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Chairman: B. Bigot

Session 1:

Session 2:

Session 3:

Nuclear FuelCycle Issues andChallenges

Scientific Forumduring the 48th Regular Session of the IAEA General ConferenceConference Room C, Austria Center, Vienna21-22 September 2004

“For nuclear power to be sustainableas a global source of emissions-freeenergy, it is essential that thenuclear fuel cycle also remainssustainable. To achieve this goalwould require continued innovationin both technology and policy.”

M. ElBaradei, Director General, IAEA

Advanced Fuel Cycles and Reactor ConceptsTuesday, 21 September 2004, 10:00 a.m.

Waste and Spent Fuel Management Issues Tuesday, 21 September 2004, 3:00 p.m.

Research Reactor Fuel Cycle and Related IssuesWednesday, 22 September 2004, 10:00 a.m.

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Session 1:Advanced Fuel Cycles andReactor Concepts

Tuesday, 21 September 2004, 10:00 a.m.

Session 2:Waste and Spent FuelManagement Issues

Tuesday, 21 September 2004, 3:00 p.m.

Session 3:Research Reactor Fuel Cycleand Related Issues

Wednesday, 22 September 2004, 10:00 a.m.

Moderator: A. Kakodkar

Keynote Speakers: · R.T.H. Mayson; Key Issues in Fuel

Cycle Options· R. Cir imel lo; Achievements and

Prospects for Advanced ReactorDesign and Fuel Cycle

· Y. Akimoto; Hol ist ic Considerat ionof Fuel Cycle Systems forSustainable Development

· A. Kakodkar; Key Issues requir ingResearch and DevelopmentProgrammes

Panel l ists: above mentionedpart ic ipants,R. Bennett , I . S. Chang

Moderator: L. Shephard

Keynote Speakers: · P. Bernard; Advances in Treatment

of Wastes from Reprocessing ofSpent Fuel: Transmutat ion,Sol idi f icat ion

· A. Majorshin; Advances inReprocessing of Spent Fuel:Part i t ioning

· L. Shephard; Spent Nuclear FuelManagement

Panel l ists: above mentionedpart ic ipants,E. Dowdeswel l , V. Ryhanen, C. Zhu,J. Maior ino

Moderator: S.K. Sharma

Keynote Speakers: · A. Travel l i ; Fuel Issues:

Replacement of HEU (Conversion ofResearch Reactors, High DensityFuel Developement, Repatr iat ion ofFuel)

· C. Piani; Research ReactorUt i l izat ion: A Just i f icat ion forExistence?

· S. Tőzsér; Spent Fuel Management:Semi-dry Storage

· R. Lockwood; Research ReactorDecommissioning

Panel l ists: above mentionedpart ic ipants,N. Arkhangelski , H. Boeck, I . Smith