Programme for SI 2009

 Venue 
 

Sat 4 Jul

All day

Fellows arrival and registration

WNU & College staff

Sun 5 Jul

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome from coordinators, mentors, WNU staff

SI Program committee, mentors

 

09:30 – 10:15

Overview of SI Concept and 2009 Program

E. and D. Klevans (ex. Penn State U.)

 

10:30 – 12:00

Fellows self-introductions – Part 1

Fellows

 

13:30 – 15:30

Fellows self-introductions – Part 2

Fellows

 

15:45 – 16:00

Announcements

Klevanses

 

16:00 – 18:00

Getting Acquainted: Walking tour of Oxford or other activities with working group A members

Fellows and mentors

Week 1: Global Setting

Mon 6 Jul

08:05 -  09:30

WNU and the Summer Institute

J. Ritch (WNU)

 

09:45 – 11:00

World Energy Demand & Supply - The Situation

R. Schock (WEC)

 

11:15 -  12:30

World Energy Demand & Supply-Looking Forward

R. Schock (WEC)

 

13:45 – 17:30

Team Project Presentations and Judging

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

19:00 – 22:00

Welcome Reception (on Steamboat)

All

Tue 7 Jul

08:05 -  09:15

Climate Change: Scientific basis and impact

J. Cobb (WNA)

 

09:30 – 10:30

Climate Change: Adaptation and vulnerability

J. Cobb (WNA)

 

10:45 -  11:45

Global water issues and nuclear desalination.

T. Konishi (ex-Hitachi)

 

11:45 – 12:30

Plenary Q and A

Morning speakers

 

13:45  - 17:30

Self Presentations in Working Group

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Wed 8 Jul

08:05 -  09:30

Mitigation of climate change

J. Cobb (WNA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Renewable Energy Sources and Policies

D. Elliott (OU - UK)

 

11:15 -  12:30

New Technologies: Hydrogen

C. Forsberg (MIT)

 

13:45  - 17:15

Self Presentations in Working Group

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

17:30 – 18:30

Invited Leader Presentation - An environmentalist’s case for nuclear power

 P. Moore (Greenspirit Strategies)

 

18:30  - 20:00

Informal social hour

All – Exhibition Area

Thu 9 Jul

08:05 -  09:30

Global Survey of Nuclear Energy Politics

B. Barre (Areva)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Global Survey of Nuclear Energy Politics  (cont.)

B. Barre (Areva)

 

11:15 – 12:15

Invited Leader Presentation

L. Echavarri (OECD/NEA)

 

13:30 – 17:30

Nuclear Energy Politics in Fellows own country

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Fri 10 Jul

08:05 -  09:30

Overview of Non-power applications of nuclear tech.

A. Waltar (ex-PNNL)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Medical Applications of Nuclear Sciences

R. Chhem (IAEA)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Leadership in the Nuclear Field

S. Berg (ex-INPO)

 

13:45 – 17:00

Applying leadership principles and practices

Working Groups A: 1-10

Sat 11 Jul

 

Recreational opportunities - Punting & Picnic

 TBD

Sun 12 Jul

 

Free time

 

Week 2: Nuclear Industry

Mon 13 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

World Nuclear Fuel Market

S. Kidd (WNA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Uranium Mining and Operations

J. Slezak (IAEA)

 

11:15 – 12:15

Invited Leader Presentation

S. Massart (EDF)

 

13:30 – 16:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Tue 14 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

Next generation nuclear reactors

F. Carre (CEA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Next generation nuclear reactors (cont.)

F. Carre (CEA)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

13:30 – 14:45

Plenary session with Carre

All

 

15:00 – 16:15

Choosing a Gen III concept

S. James (NIA - UK)

Wed 15 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

Decommissioning

D. Bradbury (SME Bradtec)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Nuclear Transport

M. Hartenstein (TN International)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

13:45 – 14:45

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

15:00 – 16:00

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

16:30 – 17:30

Invited Leader Presentation

A.White (WNA Chair; Trilliant Inc)

 

17:30 – 19:00

Informal Social Hour

All – Exhibition Area

Thu 16 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

Deep geological nuclear waste disposal

C. McCombie (Arius)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Societal factors in waste management

T. Issacs  (LLNL)

 

11:15 – 12:15

Invited Leader Presentation

P. Pradel (CEA)

 

13:30 – 16:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Fri 17 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

Advanced Nuclear Fuel Cycle

M. Salvatores (CEA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Waste Management: Back end options

P. Bernard (ex-CEA; Counselor, Fr. Embassy, Russia)

 

11:15 – 12:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

13:30 – 14:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups A: 1-10

 

14:30 – 15:30

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

15:30 – 17:00

Orientation to the French Nuclear Tour

TBD

Sat 18 Jul

 

Free day

 

Sun 19 Jul 

 

Start Technical Tour

 

 

Week 3: Tour of French Nuclear Facilities

 

Week 4: Public Communication – Nuclear Safety – Nuclear Law

Mon 27 Jul

08:05 – 11:45

Public Communications: Building Public Support

A. Bisconti (Bisconti Research), S. Peterson (NEI)

 

12:00 – 13:30

Fellow self-introductions in new working groups

Lunch –Working Groups B: 1-10

 

13:30 - 17:30

Case study preparation

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Tue 28 Jul

08:05 – 12:15

Case Study Presentations

Bisconti, Peterson, Fellows

 

13:30 – 15:30

Case Study Presentations (cont.)

Bisconti, Peterson, Fellows

 

15:30 – 16:00

Review and Summary of Case Study Experience

Bisconti, Peterson

 

16:15 - 17:30

Initial meeting of Forum Issues Group

Working Groups FI: 1-10

Wed 29 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

IAEA Safety Standards and Their Applications

M. El-Shanawany (IAEA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

The Role of the Regulator in the Licensing and Operation of Nuclear Facilities

J. Merrifield (Shaw Group)

 

11:15 – 12:15

Invited Leader Presentation

M. Weightman (Chief Nuclear Inspector, U.K.)

 

13:30 – 16:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

18:00 – 20:00

Croquet  Competition in Master’s Garden CC

All

Thu 30 Jul

08:05 - 09:30

Comparative Risk Assessment

R. Budnitz (LBNL)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Nuclear Safety: Feedback on operating experience

P. Wakefield (WANO)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Safety Culture

G. Hutcherson (INPO)

 

13:45 – 16:15

Preparation of case study

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session:  case study review and summary

All

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Fri 31 Jul

08:05 - 09:15

Nuclear Law: Environmental and Liability Issues

J. Schwartz (OECD/NEA)

 

09:30 – 10:30

Nuclear Law: Safety and Security

W. Tonhauser (IAEA)

 

10:45 – 11:15

Plenary session on Nuclear Law

Schwartz and Tonhauser

 

11:30 – 12:30

Invited Leader Presentation

L. Stricker (WANO)

 

13:45 - 17:30

Forum Issues Preparation

Working Groups FI: 1-10

Sat  1 Aug

 

Free time

 

Sun 2 Aug

 

Free time

 

Week 5: Nuclear Economics – Radiation Protection – Non-proliferation and Safeguards

Mon 3 Aug

08:05 - 09:30

Economic Background to Nuclear Power

A. Ham (ex- UK NIA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Structuring Nuclear Projects for Success

S. Kidd (WNA)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Case Studies in Strategic Energy Investment

A. Ham & S. Kidd

 

13:45 – 16:15

Preparation of Case Studies

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session: Case Studies Presentations

All

 

17:30 – 18:30

Invited Leader Presentation:  Nuclear Power Safety

J. Ellis (INPO)

Tue 4 Aug

08:05 - 09:30

Setting up Nuclear Programs in the Arabic Peninsula

I. Al-Qaradawi (Qatar U.)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Radiation Protection: Epistomology of Radiation Effects

A. Gonzalez (ICRP)

 

11:15 – 12:30

International Radiation Protection Paradigms

A. Gonzalez

 

13:45 – 16:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Wed 5 Aug

08:05 - 09:30

Non-proliferation and Safeguards: Legal Framework

L. Rockwood (IAEA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Export Controls

R. Stratford (U.S. DOS)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Safeguards Implementation: Review of Hot Cases

B. Pellaud (ex-IAEA)

 

13:45 – 16:15

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

16:30 – 17:30

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

Thu 6 Aug

08:05 - 09:30

Non-proliferation Analysis of the Fuel Cycle

B. Pellaud (ex-IAEA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Safeguards Implementation: Concepts & Practices

K. Chitumbo (ex-IAEA)

 

11:15 – 12:30

The Management of Nuclear Security

R. Howsley (WINS)

 

13:45 – 16:00

Review of morning lectures and plenary preparation

Working Groups B: 1-10

 

16:15 – 17:15

Plenary session with morning presenters

All

 

17:15 – 18:15

Invited Leader Presentation

G. Frank (IAEC)

 

18:15 – 20:00

Informal social hour

All  - Exhibition Area

Fri 7 Aug

 8:05 –  10:45

Forum Issues Preparation

Working Groups FI: 1-10

 

11:00 – 12:15

Controlled Fusion Power

S. Cowley (UK AEA Culham)

 

13:30 - 17:30

Forum Issues Preparation

Working Groups FI: 5-10

 

13:30 - 17:30

4 FI Working Groups tour fusion facilities

Culham Laboratory FI 1-4

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Sat 8 Aug

TBD

Recreational opportunities - Tour of Warwick Castle

 All

Sun 9 Aug

 

Free time

 

Week 6: Setting Up Nuclear Programs – Knowledge Management – Forum Issues – Summing Up

Mon 10 Aug

08:05 - 09:30

Setting up Nuclear Programs: International Support

A.Omoto (IAEA)

 

09:45 – 11:00

Overview of Central European Nuclear Programs

R. Skoda (Czech Tech U.)

 

11:15 – 12:30

Knowledge Management

Y. Yanev (IAEA)

 

13:45 - 17:30

Forum Issues Preparation

Working Groups FI: 1-4, 8-10

 

13:30 – 17:30

3 FI Working Groups tour fusion facilities

Culham Lab FI 5-7

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Tue 11 Aug

08:05 – 9:15

Invited Leader Presentation

M. Lawrence (UK NNL)

 

9:30 – 10:00

Action Planning Overview

D. Klevans (ex Penn State U.)

 

10:00 – 12:15

Individual and Group Action Planning

Fellows

 

13:30 - 17:30

Forum Issues Preparation

Working Groups FI: 1-7

 

13:30 – 17:30

3 FI Working Groups tour fusion facilities

Culham Laboratory FI 8-10

Wed 12 Aug

08:00 – 17:00

Forum Issues Preparation

Working Groups FI: 1-10

 

17:45 – 19:00

Mentors Meeting

Mentors and Coordinators

Thu 13 Aug

08:00 – 17:00

Forum Issues Presentations

All

Fri 14 Aug

08:05 – 09:00

Invited Leader Presentation

H. Blix

 

09:00 – 09:45

Invited Leader Presentation

Z. Pate

 

10:00 – 10:45

Invited Leader Presentation

J. Ritch

 

10:45 - 11:30

Round Table Discussion

Blix, Pate, and  Ritch

 

11:45 - 12:30

Assessment of Summer Institute

Fellows, Mentors, Coordinators

 

Afternoon

Free time & Pack for Shipping

All

 

19:00 – 23:00

Farewell Dinner and Certificate Ceremony @ Rhodes House

All

 

Sat 15 Aug

 

Morning

 

Check out.  Bon Voyage.  Stay in touch.

 

All

 

 

 

 

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