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IAEA-CN-176 International Conference on Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles - Challenges and Opportunities (FR09) 7-11 December 2009 Kyoto, Japan Organized by the International Atomic Energy Agency Hosted by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS 1. INTRODUCTION Renewed interest in nuclear energy is driven by the need to develop carbon free energy sources, by demographics and development in emerging economies, as well as by security of supply concerns. It is expected that nuclear energy will deliver huge amounts of energy to both emerging and developed economies. However, acceptance of large scale contributions would depend on satisfaction of key drivers to enhance sustainability in terms of economics, safety, adequacy of natural resources, waste reduction, non-proliferation and public acceptance. Fast spectrum reactors with recycle enhance the sustainability indices significantly. This has led to the focus on fast spectrum reactors with recycle in the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) and the International Project on Innovative Nuclear Reactors and Fuel Cycles (INPRO) initiative of the IAEA. It is expected that 2009 will register major events in the domain of fast spectrum reactors, that is, the restart of Monju in Japan, the first criticality of the China Experimental Fast Reactor in China, as well as new insights through end-of-life studies in Phénix, France. New fast reactors are expected to be commissioned in the near future: the 500 MW(e) Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor in India and the BN-800 unit in the Russian Federation. Moreover, China, France, India, Japan, Republic of Korea and the United States of America are preparing advanced prototypes/ demonstrations and/or commercial reactors for the 2020–2030 horizon. The necessary condition for successful fast reactor deployment in the near and mid- term is the understanding and assessment of innovative technological and design options, based on both past knowledge and experience, as well as on ongoing research and technology development efforts. In this respect, the need for in-depth international information exchange is underscored by the fact that the last large international fast reactor conference was held as far back as 1991. Since then, progress in research and development, as well as in design, has not been reported in a coordinated manner, which has made planning and implementation of expensive research and technology development programmes rather difficult. There is a perceived need for an appropriate forum to achieve the twin objectives of exchanging experience and innovative ideas among experts, and of sharing knowledge and mentoring, whereby experienced scientists and technologists, as well as fast reactor programme managers, would share their perspectives with the future generation of young scientists and technologists, helping them to choose research problems of eminence and pursue their careers to meet the challenges of the development of fast reactors with recycle. After almost 20 years, this is also the appropriate time, as fast reactor programmes are currently on an accelerated growth path in many countries of the world. It is in light of this, that the IAEA is convening, on 7–11 December 2009 in Kyoto, Japan, the International Conference on “Fast Reactors and Related Fuel Cycles - Challenges and Opportunities (FR09)”, hosted by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency. This conference aims at promoting the exchange of information on national and multinational programmes and new developments and experience, with the goal of identifying and critically reviewing problems of importance, and stimulating and facilitating cooperation, development and successful deployment of fast reactors in an expeditious manner. 2. CONFERENCE BODIES The Conference General Chair and Co-Chair and Honorary General Chair are Messrs Toshio Okazaki (JAEA President), Jacques Bouchard (Advisor to the CEA Chairman and GIF Chairman) and Yoichi Fuji-ie (Former Chairman, Atomic Japan Energy Commission), respectively. The International Advisory Committee is chaired by Mr. Massimo Salvatores, and consists of the following senior representatives from Member States having fast reactor programmes (from both R&D and industrial organizations) and from international organizations: Xu Mi, China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), China Yu Hong, China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), China Jean-Louis Carbonnier, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Saclay, France Jean-Michel Delbecq, Electricité de France (EDF) R&D, France Massimo Salvatores, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Cadarache, France Joachim U. Knebel, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Germany Anil Kakodkar, Atomic Energy Commission, India 2 Baldev Raj, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), India Srikumar Banerjee, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), India Shreyans Kumar Jain, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), India Yutaka Sagayama, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan Satoru Tanaka, University of Tokyo, Japan Takashi Nagata, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan Yuji Takahashi, Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC), Japan Keizo Okada, Mitsubishi FBR Systems, Inc., Japan Moon Hee Chang, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Republic of Korea Soon Heung Chang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea Vladimir S. Kagramanyan, State Scientific Center Russian Federation - Institute for Physics and Power Engineering (SSCRF – IPPE), Russian Federation Mikhail N. Lysenko, Rosatom, Russian Federation Vladimir M. Poplavsky, State Scientific Center Russian Federation - Institute for Physics and Power Engineering (SSCRF – IPPE), Russian Federation Anatoly V. Zrodnikov, State Scientific Center Russian Federation - Institute for Physics and Power Engineering (SSCRF – IPPE), Russian Federation Phillip Finck, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), United States of America Sal Golub, US Department of Energy, United States of America Roland Schenkel, European Commission, EU Thierry Dujardin, Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD/NEA Alexander Stanculescu, NE/NENP, FR09 Scientific Secretary, IAEA Chaitanyamoy Ganguly, NE/NEFW, FR09 Scientific Secretary, IAEA The International Scientific Programme Committee is chaired by Mr. Toshikazu Takeda, and consists of the following senior experts from Member States having fast reactor programmes (from both R&D and industrial organizations), as well as from international organizations: Yijun Xu, China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), China Lixia Ren, China Institute of Atomic Energy (CIAE), China Bernard Boullis, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – VELRHO, France Yannick Guerin, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Cadarache, France Christian Latge, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Cadarache, France Jacques Rouault, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Saclay, France Jean-Paul Serpantié, AREVA NP Lyon, France Gian-Luigi Fiorini, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Saclay, France Alain Zaetta, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique (CEA) – Cadarache, France Concetta Fazio, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Programm NUKLEAR, Germany Werner Maschek, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institut für Kern- und Energietechnik, Germany Perumal Chellapandi, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, India Raigiri Narayana Jayaraj, Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad, India Hattandadi Suresh Kamath, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, India Jyesthraj Joshi, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai University, India Tarun Kumar Mitra, Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), Kalpakkam, India Toshikazu Takeda, Osaka University, Japan Hirotake Moriyama, Kyoto University, Japan Kazumi Aoto, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan Tomoyasu Mizuno, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan Takashi Namekawa, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Japan Akira Yamaguchi, Osaka University, Japan Naoto Kasahara, University of Tokyo, Japan Hideki Yagi, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Japan Do-Hee Hahn, Korea Atomic Energy Institute (KAERI), Republic of Korea Joo-Hyun Moon, Dongguk University, Republic of Korea Kee-Chan Song, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), Republic of Korea 3 Yury M. Ashurko, State Scientific Center, Russian Federation - Institute for Physics and Power Engineering (SSCRF – IPPE), Russian Federation Alexander V. Bychkov, Scientific Research Institute for Atomic Reactors (SSC RIAR), Dimitrovgrad, Russian Federation Yury S. Fedorov, Khlopin Radium Institute (KRI), St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Boris A. Vasiliev, Federal State Unitary Enterprise “OKB Mechanical Engineering” (OKBM), Nizhny Novgorod, Russian Federation Tim Abram, University of Manchester, United Kingdom Robert Hill, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), United States of America Kemal Pasamehmetoglu, Idaho National Laboratory (INL), United States of America Andrew Siegel, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), United States of America John Sackett, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) (consultant), United States of America Earl Saito, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Ltd., United States of America Georges Van Goethem, European Commission, EU Didier Haas, European Commission, EU Claes Nordborg, Nuclear Energy Agency, OECD/NEA Alexander Stanculescu, NE/NENP, FR09 Scientific Secretary, IAEA Chaitanyamoy Ganguly, NE/NEFW, FR09 Scientific Secretary, IAEA The Local Organizing Committee is chaired by Mr. Yoshiaki Oka and consists of the following senior representatives from academia, research