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Sustainable Development: A Role for Nuclear Power?
Conference Room C, Austria Center
28 - 29 September 1999

Detailed Programme

Tuesday, 28 September 10:00-13:00
Opening Statement by the Director General of the IAEA, Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei
Session 1: Energy and Sustainable Development
Moderator: Mr. Reinhard Loosch, Former Chairman, IAEA Board of Governors (1987-88)
Topic 1: Nuclear Power in the World Energy Outlook
Mr. Robert J. Priddle, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
Topic 2: Sustainable Energy Development, Economics and Externalities
Mr. Hans-Holger Rogner, IAEA
Topic 3: Global Development and Nuclear Power in the 21st Century
Mr. E.O. Adamov, Minister of the Russian Federation for Atomic Energy
Tuesday, 28 September 15:00-18:00
Session 2: The Nuclear Option in Perspective
Moderator: Mr. David Nicholls, ESKOM, South Africa
Topic 4: Electric Power and Sustainable Development
Prof. Mohan Munasinghe, Sri Lanka
Topic 5: Comparing Alternative Electricity-Generating Options and their Impact on the Environment
Ms. Maureen T. Koetz, Nuclear Energy Institute, USA
Topic 6: Nuclear Waste and Energy Sustainability: Are the Two Compatible?
Prof. Alan E. Waltar, Texas A&M University, USA
Topic 7: Public Information
Mr. Wolf-J. Schmidt-Küster, Secretary General, FORATOM
Wednesday, 29 September 10:00-13:00
Session 3: The Future Role of Nuclear Power in Member States
Moderator: Mr. Ishfaq Ahmad, Chairman, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Topic 8: The Role of Nuclear Power for the OECD - Present Issues and Future Perspectives
Mr. Luis E. Echávarri, Director General, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Topic 9: A Role for Nuclear Power in Developing Countries?
Mr. Ronaldo A.C. Fabrício, President, Eletronuclear-Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A., Brazil
Topic 10: The Role of Nuclear Power in Transition Economies (FSU and CEE)
Mr. Yuri Shcherbak, Presidential Adviser, Ukraine
Wednesday, 29 September 15:00-18:00
Concluding Panel on Nuclear Power in the Energy-Environment Policy Debate and the Role of International Cooperation
Moderator: H.E. Mr. John B. Ritch III, Resident Representative to the IAEA, USA
Panellists: Mr. William Magwood IV, Director, Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology at the US Dept. of Energy
Mr. Rajagopala Chidambaram, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, India
Mr. Gerald Doucet, Secretary General, World Energy Council
H.E. Ms. Helga Hernes, Ambassador to Austria, Norway
Mr. Luis E. Echávarri, Director General of NEA/OECD
Mr. Rémy Carle, Vice President, World Association of Nuclear Operators
Mr. Donald L. Guertin, The Atlantic Council, USA
Mr. Ronaldo Fabrício, President, Eletronuclear-Eletrobrás Termonuclear S.A., Brazil
Mr. Tetsuya Endo, Commissioner, Japan Atomic Energy Commission
Mr. In Soon Chang, President, Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute, Republic of Korea
Mr. Manfred Heindler, Managing Director of Austrian Energy Agency (EVA)
Mr. Dominique Maillard, Director General for Energy and Raw Materials at the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, France

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