INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
"IRRADIATED NUCLEAR FUEL MANAGEMENT 2002:
RUSSIAN NEW INITIATIVES"
Russia, Moscow, 8 - 12 September 2002

The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Atomic Energy and the Joint stock company "Techsnabexport" will arrange the International Conference "Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management 2002: Russian New Initiatives" in Moscow, Russia, on September 8 - 12, 2002. The main purpose of the conference is to expand international cooperation in the field of irradiated nuclear fuel management.

About 150 participants from Russian and foreign organizations and companies of the nuclear fuel cycle have expressed their interest to attend this event including IAEA, Minatom, U.S. DOS, U.S. DOE, U.S. Natural Resources Defense Council, USEC, Cogema, BNFL, E.ON Kernkraft, RWE Nukem GmbH, Cameco Corp., Exelon, Duke Energy, Enresa, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Kansai Electric Power Company, Itochu Corp., Marubeni Utility Services Ltd., JAIF, Sumitomo Corp., GKN, SKB, World Nuclear Transport Institute, TLI, NDF, NPT, Edlow International, GNSS, CKA Associates, Arius, VNIPIET, VNIINM, Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy of Bulgaria, Institute of Nuclear Physics of Uzbek Republic, Alta a.s., Internexco GmbH, Atomspetstrans and others.

The participants will be welcomed by the top-ranking Government officials from both Russia and the United States as well as prominent political and scientific figures.

The Conference will cover the following subjects:

- International perspectives on irradiated nuclear fuel management;

- International irradiated nuclear fuel market;

- Russian irradiated nuclear fuel initiative;

- Economic and political aspects of irradiated nuclear fuel management;

- Ecological risks reduction through irradiated nuclear fuel management;

- Public relations, public acceptance;

- Overview of the national spent nuclear fuel management programs;

- Regulatory perspectives;

- Storage and reprocessing technologies of irradiated nuclear fuel;

- Technical issues: packaging and transportation

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

General Sponsors:

U.S. Enrichment Corporation

Nuclear Disarmament Forum

Bank for Foreign Trade

Co-sponsors:

Itochu Corporation

Palmco Corporation

Internexco GmbH

Transport Logistics International, Inc

Nuclear Cargo + Service GmbH

NOMOS-BANK

British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.

RWE Nukem

Marubeni Utility Services, Ltd.

Globe Nuclear Services and Supply GNSS, Limited.

Language

The conference languages will be English and Russian. Simultaneous translation between these two languages will be provided.

Conference Venue

The International Conference “Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management 2002: Russian New Initiatives” will be held in the World Trade Center Moscow (WTCM). The WTCM is located 27 km away from Sheremetjevo-2 International Airport, in the center of Moscow, 4 km away from the Kremlin. In a walking distance there are the Russian Federation Government House, the US Embassy, various state institutions and the Expocentr, the largest exhibition site in Russia. The nearest metro station “Ulitsa 1905 Goda” is within 10 minutes walk. The WTCM world class Convention Center, specially designed to cater for various types and sizes of the occasions, has already successfully hosted over 6000 prestigious events.

Registration Fees

Participants registered before July 1, 2002 - $1000;

Participants registered after July 1, 2002 - $1200;

Accompanying persons - $100

Speakers are to pass the registration fee.

The Conference fee includes:

- Participation in all sessions;

- Delegate pack;

- Welcome Cocktail on Sunday night sponsored by USEC;

- Gala Dinner on Monday night sponsored by NDF;

- Official Dinner on Tuesday night sponsored by the Bank for Foreign Trade;

- Lunches sponsored by Itochu Corporation, Palmco Corporation, TLI and NCS;

- Coffee and refreshments during breaks sponsored by BNFL;

- Technical visit to Radon plant.

Cancellation

No refund can be made in case of cancellations made after August 12, 2002. An administrative charge of $70 will be deducted from refunds made before that date.

Co-sponsorship

In case your company or organization would be willing to become a co-sponsor to the Conference, please kindly inform the Organizing Committee before June 1, 2002.

Technical Tour

Technical tour to the radioactive waste management plant of the Moscow Scientific and Industrial Association Radon (MSIA Radon) will be available to delegates on Thursday, September 12, 2002.

MSIA Radon is the head company of the regional system of radioactive waste disposal facilities, which include another 15 plants of the same name. It specializes in the management of radioactive waste generated outside the nuclear fuel cycle.

MSIA Radon has developed Russia's first automated system of radio-ecological monitoring, which covers an area of more than 22 thousand square kilometers, including all administrative districts of Moscow and seven districts of the Moscow Region.

The plant is situated close to Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region (100 km from Moscow and 25 km from Sergiev Posad) and you have an opportunity to combine the technical visit with a tour to Sergiev Posad famous for its 14th century Trinity-Sergij Lavra (see Accompanying Persons Program).

Accompanying Persons Program

Accompanying persons program includes participation in the Welcome Cocktail on September 8, the Gala Dinner on September 9 and the Official Dinner on September 10. The following range of excursions can also be organized for delegates and registered accompanying persons at additional cost upon arrival: 

Sunday, 8 September 2002
Pushkin State Museum - $19

Tuesday, 10 September 2002
Tour around Moscow + Kremlin - $32

Wednesday, 11 September 2002
Tretjakov Gallery + Cathedral
of Christ the Savior - $28

Thursday, 12 September 2002
Tour to Sergiev Posad - $42
(following the Technical Tour)

Accommodation

The Organizing Committee has arranged through the “Moscow Exhibition & Convention Agency” superb accommodation for conference delegates at the five-star hotel “Mezhdunarodnaya”.

Hotel Mezhdunarodnaya*****

Address: 123610 Russia, Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya Nab., 12

http://www.wtcmo.ru/en/hotels/mezhd/index.htm

The hotel "Mezhdunarodnaya" is a part of the World Trade Center Moscow. Overlooking the picturesque Moskva-river a 5-star Mezhdunarodnaya-1 Hotel is ideally located in a walking distance from the largest fairground of Moscow - "Expocentr".

To make reservation please fill in and fax or mail the Hotel and Excursions Reservation Form.

Our special room rates in the hotel "Mezhdunarodnaya":

Standard single $136
Standard double $164
Single (King-size bed) $164
Double (Twin) $185
Superior single $185
Superior double $221

Rates include: V.A.T. (20%), full buffet breakfast, use of Health Club "Atlantis" facilities

Delegates are urged to make their reservations for accommodation by August 5. You can reserve accommodation directly in other Moscow hotels, which are situated not far from the World Trade Center Moscow:

Hotel Golden Ring*****
www.hotel-goldenring.ru

Hotel Radisson Slavyanskaya****
www.radissonmoscow.ru/index.html

Hotel Ukraina***
http://all-hotels.ru/moscow/ukraina/index.en.html

More information regarding Moscow hotels you can get on http://hotelsguide.ru/moscow/index.html

Our Contact
TENEX
Staromonetniy per., 26, Moscow
119180 Russia
Attn.: A.E. Lebedev
Phone: (7-095) 239 2118/239 2616
Fax: (7-095) 230 2638/953 0820
e-mail: tenex@online.ru
website: www.tenex.ru

PROGRAM OF THE CONFERENCE

Date, time	Session	Speaker
8 September 2002
17.00 – 19.00	Registration in the lobby of the Mezhdunarodnaya-1 Hotel, World Trade Center Moscow
19.00	Welcome Cocktail sponsored by U.S. Enrichment Corporation on board the ship “Alexander Block” in the restaurant “Briz” (Address: Krasnopresnenskaya naberezhnaya, 12A)
9 September 2002
8.00 – 9.00	Registration on the second floor of the Congress-Hall, World Trade Center Moscow
9.00 – 9.10	Welcome Address	Minister A. Rumjantsev, Minatom, Russia
9.10 – 9.20	Welcome Address	Mr. J. Russell Dyer, US DOE
9.20 – 9.30	Welcome Address	Mr. K. Fukuda, IAEA, Austria
9.30 – 9.40	Welcome Address	Mr. Yu. Vishnevskiy, Gosatomnadzor, Russia
9.40 – 9.50	Welcome Address	Mr. N.P. Laverov, Russian Academy of Science
9.50 – 10.10	Russian and International Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Market	Mr. M. Solonin, Minatom, Russia
10.10 – 10.30	- / -	Mr. V. Grachev, State Duma, Russia
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break sponsored by BNFL, U.K.
11.00 – 11.20	Russian and International Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management Market	Mr. F. Sokolov, IAEA, Austria
11.20 – 11.40	- / -	Mr. W. Timbers, USEC, USA
11.40 – 11.55	- / -	Mr. A. Bykov, NDF, Switzerland
11.55 – 12.15	- / -	Mr. V. Smirnov, TENEX, Russia
12.15 – 12.40	- / -	Mr. J. Malone, Exelon, USA
12.40 – 13.00	- / -	Mr. R. Newman, NPT, USA
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch sponsored by Itochu Corporation, Japan, in the Restaurant “Evropeisky” of the World Trade Center Moscow
14.30 – 15.00	Russian and International Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management Market	Mr. V. Korotkevich, Minatom, Russia
15.00 – 15.30	- / -	Mr. Broeskamp, E.ON Kernkraft GmbH, Germany
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break sponsored by BNFL, U.K.
16.00 – 16.20	Russian and International Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management Market	Mr. P. Pradel, Cogema, France
16.20 – 16.40	- / -	Mr. D. Collier, NAC, USA
16.40 – 17.00	- / -	Dr. Perschmann, GKN, Germany
19.00	Gala Dinner sponsored by NDF, Switzerland, in the restaurant “YAR” (Address: Leningradskij prospect, 32/2)
10 September 2002
9.00 – 9.05	Welcome Address	Dr. E.J. Monitz, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
9.05 – 9.10	Welcome Address	Mr. Igor Finogenov, NOMOS-BANK, Russia
9.10 – 9.30	Economic and Political Aspects of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management	Mr. S. Baxter, BNFL, UK
9.30 – 9.50	- / -	Dr. V. Ivanov, Nuclear Society of Russia
9.50 – 10.10	- / -	Mr. L. Corbier, Cogema, France
10.10 – 10.30	- / -	Mr. T. Cochran, Natural Resources Defense Council, USA
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break sponsored by BNFL, U.K.
11.00 – 11.15	Economic and Political Aspects of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management	Mr. I. Bolshinsky, U.S. DOE
11.15 – 11.35	- / -	Mr. V. Babkin, State Duma, Russia
11.35 – 11.55	- / -	Prof. V. Keondzan, Association “Non-proliferation and ecologic improvement”
11.55 – 12.10	Overview of the National Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management Programs	Mr. R. Weh, GNS, Germany
12.10 – 12.30	- / -	Ms. T. Delcheva, Ministry for Energy and Energy Resources, Bulgaria
12.30 – 13.00	- / -	Mr. J. Russell Dyer, U.S. DOE
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch sponsored by Palmco Corporation, U.S.A., in the Restaurant “Evropeisky” of the World Trade Center Moscow
14.30 – 14.50	Overview of the National Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management Programs	Mr. D. Jones, Duke Energy, USA
14.50 – 15.10	- / -	Mr. Jose A. Gago, Enresa, Spain
15.10 – 15.30	- / -	Mr. C. McCombie, Arius, Switzerland
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break sponsored by BNFL, U.K.
16.00 – 16.30	Overview of the National Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management Programs	Mr. V. Pesic, The “Vinca” Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Yugoslavia
16.30 – 17.00	Ecological Risks Reduction through Irradiated Nuclear Fuel Management	Mr. R. Arutjunjan, IBRAE, Russia
17.00 – 17.30	Regulatory perspectives	Mr. A. Kislov, Gosatomnadzor, Russia