Contact Expert Group
Eleventh Contact Expert Group (CEG) Meeting
(Cherbourg, France, 25-27 October 2000)
AGENDA
| Wednesday, 25 October 2000 | |
| 09:00-09:10 | Opening of the meeting |
| 09:10-09:30 | Welcoming Statement, by Phelippe Thiebund, Director Division for International Affaris, Commissariate a l'Energie Atomique (CEA), France |
| 09:30-09:40 | Adoption of the Agenda, by CEG Chairman |
| 09:40-10:00 | Introducation of Participants, by Heads of Delegates |
| 10:00-10:30 | Overview of implementation of Russian Federao Programmes on radwastes and spent nuclear fuel management, by Victor Kovalenko, Deputy head, Department of Ecology and Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities, MINATOM, Russia |
| 10:30-10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50-11:20 | Presentation of the most urgent projects requiring international support, by Mr. Evgeny Krykov, Assistant to Deputy Minister |
| 11:20-11:40 | Plant on co-operative UK-RF projects on spent nuclear submarine fuel handling in North West Russia, by Paul Pennell-Buck, Assistant Director, Nuclear Industries Directorate, Department of Trade and Industry, United Kingdom |
| 11:40-12:00 | Presentation of current status and future plans for Japan-RF co-operative projects, by Ms. Kyoko Tomoda, Chief Official for International Cooperation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
| 12:00-12:20 | Plans on cooperation between RF and IG (Industrial Group) on spent nuclear submarine fuel handling in NW Russia, by Mr. Bo Gustafsson, Senior Vice President, Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) |
| 12:20-12:40 | Improvement of the Safety of the Management of Radioactive Waste in the North West Region of Russia - Disposal of Radioactive Waste - Project TACIS NUCRUS 95 410, by Mr. Bernard Come, Ingenieur Civil des Mines, Direction Stockages, ANTEA, France |
| 12:40-13:00 | Status of ISTC projects and it's Industrial Partner Program, by Mr. Uwe Meyer, Deputy Executive Director, Environment Program Coordinator, International Science and Technology Center (ISTC), Russia |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-14:50 | Information on the Meeting onthe Karachay Lake Issues: Plans and Perspectives of future activities in this area, by Mr. Lucien Cecille, Principal Administrator, Nuclear Safety, Regulation and Radioactive Waste Management, European Commission, Directorate-General Environment, Belgium |
| 14:50-15:20 | New US law, L 106-255, 106th Congress, "Cross-Border Cooperation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act of 2000," by Ms. Tnaya Shamson, U.S. Congress House Committee on International Relations, USA |
| 15:20-16:00 |
CEG Secretariat's reports on: a) CEG Secretariats's activities (May - October, 2000) b) Realization of the 10th CEG meeting decisions c) Provisional Financial Report of the CEG Secretariat for 2000 d) Updating of the CEG co-operation projects Data Base e) Status of co-operation projects by the CEG Executive Secretary |
| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20-16:40 |
Presentation of the SWG activities on: a) finalisation of the SWG R3&R4 reports, by Mr. Christopher Watson, Business Development Manager, Central and Eastern Europe Group, AEA Technology plc, United Kingdom |
| 16:40-17:00 | b) development of task descriptions in the recommended by the SWG three priority Programme Areas, by Mr. Mark Dutton, Business Manager, Environmental and Radiological Division, NNC Ltd, United Kingdom |
| 17:00-17:20 | c) further working papers - R6: Research reactors, RADONs and Uranium Facilities, by Mr.Christopher Watson, Business Development Manager, Central and Eastern Europe Group, AEA Technology plc, United Kingdom |
| Thursday, 26 October 2000 | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Discussion of future plans for SWG activities,by Mr. Lucien Cecille, Principal Administrator, Nuclear Safety, Regulation and Radioactive Waste Management, European Commission, Directorate-General Environment, Belgium |
| 09:30-10:00 | Presentation of the Executive Summary on RG strategy on management of radwaste and SNF, by Mr. Hans J. Engelmann, Manager, Waste Management Division, Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern fur Abfallstoffe mbH (DBE), Germany |
| 10:00-10:30 | Discussion of the Executive Summary, by the CEG members |
| 10:30-10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50-12:30 | Round table discussion on main achievements and problems in implementation of co-operative projects, by the CEG members and observers |
| 12:30-13:00 | The CEG Strategy: Its Activities, Achievements and Future, by Mr. Randall Scott, Director, Office of Environmental Management, Untied States Department of Energy, USA |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break |
| 14:30-15:50 |
Discussion on the role, the mandate and the working methods of the CEG, by the CEG Chairman |
| 15:50-16:00 | Time and place of the next CEG Meeting, by the CEG Chairman |
| 16:00-16:20 | Election of the CEG Chairman for current term of the CEG operation, by the CEG members |
| 16:20-16:40 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20-17:00 |
Preparation of a draft Chairman's Summing Up, by the CEG Executive Secretary |
| 17:00-17:20 | Summing Up of the Meeting, by the CEG Chairman |
| Friday, 27 October 2000 | |
| 08:00-17:00 | Technical visit to COGEMA and ANDRA Facilities in the morning and Cherbourg Dismantling Shipyard in the afternoon |