Nuclear Power Europe 2010 Conference Programme

Day 1 – Tuesday 8 June

JOINT OPENING KEYNOTE SESSION
Room: Ground Floor, Auditorium, Congress Centre

09:30 – 11:00

Join your fellow power industry professionals for the scene-setting joint opening Keynote Session prior to the opening of the exhibition. This year’s Keynote Session speakers are thought leaders who will offer their individual visions for the power sector from three entirely different standpoints.

Host: Nigel Blackaby, Director of Conferences, PennWell International Power Group, UK

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Ruud Lubbers

Former Dutch Prime Minister, The Netherlands

Frank Wouters

Chief Executive Officer, Masdar Power, UAE

Joost van Dijk

Chief Executive Officer, E.ON Benelux, The Netherlands

12:30 – 14:00: Delegate Lunch

Session 1: Generation III+ Reactor Technologies

Room: NPE

14:00 – 15:30

The opening session examines the latest commercially available nuclear reactors, widely known as ‘Generation III+’ technology. These reactors feature improved fuel technology, thermal efficiency, longer lifetimes, passive safety systems and standardized design for reduced maintenance and capital costs. The session features three reactors widely expected to comprise the European nuclear renaissance: Areva’s European Pressurized Reactor/Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR), Westinghouse’s AP-1000 and GE Hitachi’s Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR).

Chair: Donald Hoffman, President & CEO, EXCEL Services Corporation, USA

Co-Chair: Ilari Raisanen, Risk Manager, Fortum Corporation, Finland

Generation III/III+ commercial nuclear power plants - evolution, main characteristics and current status

Johann Lindner, Director Business Development - Europe, Excel Services Corporation, USA

Westinghouse AP 1000: passive safety technology

Paolo Gaio, Chief Advisor, Westinghouse Electric Company, Belgium

The Areva reactor portfolio

Antoine Verdier, Business Development Director, Areva, France

ESBWR features and licensing status

Chris Maslak, Vice President, New Unit Sales, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, USA

15:30 – 16:00: Coffee Break

Session 2: Progress Report: Nuclear Plants Under Construction

Room: NPE

16:00 – 17:30

This session will update delegates on the progress of new ‘Generation III+’ reactors currently under construction. With a detailed examination of the pioneering, but problem-stricken Olkiluoto 3 project in Finland, this session promises to provide a fascinating insight into the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of new build nuclear construction. Westinghouse’s work in China with their AP1000 reactor will also feature.

Chair: Graham Fagence, Business Development, Hitachi Power Europe, UK

Co-Chair: Johann Lindner, Director Business Development Europe, Excel Services Corporation, USA

Status of the AP1000 plant construction in China

Monica Frogheri, Safety Advisor, Ansaldo Nucleare, Italy

Co-Author:

Paolo Gaio, Chief Advisor, Westinghouse, Belgium

Olkiluoto 3, from construction to commissioning of the first-of-a-kind EPR

David Emond, Olkiluoto 3 Deputy Project Director, Areva NP, Finland

Experiences from construction of Olkiluoto 3 plant

Jukka Laaksonen, Director General, STUK, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Finland

17:30 – 19:30: Networking Reception