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International Conference on Topical Isues in Nuclear Safety

Vienna, Austria
3 - 6 September 2001

PROGRAMME

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MONDAY, 3 SEPTEMBER 2001
OPENING SESSION
(Chairperson: A. Carnino, IAEA)
08:00-10:00 Registration
10:00-10:15 Welcoming and Opening Address:
M. El Baradei, Director General, IAEA
10:15-10:40 General Chairperson’s Address:
J. Brons, USA
 
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10:40-11:10 "From endurance to excitement: advancing safety and safety culture"
(C. Packer, Canada)
11:10-11:40 "Communicating nuclear energy to the public"
(K. Daifuku, FORATOM)
11:40-12:10 "Safety in the nuclear fuel cycle industry"
(R. Coates, UK)
 
----- Lunch Break -----
  Topical Issue Papers
Risk informed decision making (247k)
Influence of external factors on safety (57k)
Safety of fuel cycle facilities (102k)
Safety of research reactors (84k)
Safety performance indicators (91k)

Links to Presentations
and Summaries
TOPICAL ISSUE 1: RISK-INFORMED DECISION MAKING
(Chairpersons: S. Chakraborty, Switzerland; & E. Hollo, Hungary)
14:00-14:40 Rapporteur’s Report
(L. Morales, Spain)
14:40-15:10 Keynote 1: Risk-informed regulatroy/safety decision making - a USNRC perspective
(S. Collins, USA)
15:10-15:40 Keynote 2: Views of the French Nuclear Safety authority on risk-informed approaches and on the use of PSA
(A-C. Lacoste, France)
 
----- Coffee Break -----
16:10-16:20 Lead in Discussion 1
(M. Lipar, Slovakia)
16:20-16:30 Lead in Discussion 2
(G. J. Caruso, Argentina)
16:30-16:40 Lead in Discussion 3
(S. K. Chande, India)
16:40-17:30 General Discussion
18:00 Cocktail
TUESDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2001
TOPICAL ISSUE 2: INFLUENCE OF EXTERNAL FACTORS ON SAFETY
(Chairpersons: I. Hinovski, Bulgaria; & J. Laaksonen, Finland)
09:00-09:30 Rapporteur’s Report
(C. Packer, Canada)
09:30-10:10 Keynote 1: Meeting challenges for nuclear safety during phasing out the commercial use of nuclear power in Germany
(W. Renneberg, Germany)
10:10-10:40 Keynote 2: Safety in a changing environment: Can we draw lessons from some other industrial sectors?
(C. Frantzen, France)
 
----- Coffee Break -----
11:10-11:20 Lead in Discussion 1
(D. Drabova, Czech Republic)
11:20-11:30 Lead in Discussion 2
(R.A. Laurie, USA)
11:30-11:40 Lead in Discussion 3
(S. Urbonavichius, Lithuania)
11:40-12:30 General Discussion
 
----- Lunch Break -----
TOPICAL ISSUE 3: SAFETY OF FUEL CYCLE FACILITIES
(Chairpersons: P. Govaerts, Belgium; & Tianshu Li, China)
14:00-14:40 Rapporteur’s Report
(P. Addision, UK)
14:40-15:10 Keynote 1: Regulatory activities for fuel cycle facilities in Japan
(M. Fujitomi, Japan)
15:10-15:40 Keynote 2: Approaches to reduction of risks at nuclear fuel cycle facilities
(A. Chilikin, Russia)
 
----- Coffee Break -----
16:10-16:20 Lead in Discussion 1
(R. A. da Silva, Brazil)
16:20-16:30 Lead in Discussion 2
(M.C. White, Canada)
16:30-16:40 Lead in Discussion 3
(F.Y. Barbry, France)
16:40-17.30 General Discussion
WEDNESDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2001
TOPICAL ISSUE 4: SAFETY OF RESEARCH REACTORS
(Chairpersons: M. Antonpoolos-Domis, Greece; & M. A. Lichtenberg Villarroel, Chile)
09:00-09:40 Rapporteur’s Report
(D. MacNab, Australia)
09:40-10:10 Keynote 1: Saftey status of Russian nuclear research facilities
(M.S.I. Morozov, Russia)
10:10-10:40 Keynote 2: Safety aspects of shutting down and decommissioning the EWA reactor and operating the Maria reactor
(A. Golab, Poland)
 
----- Coffee Break -----
11:10-11:20 Lead in Discussion 1
(M. Ridwan, Indonesia)
11:20-11:30 Lead in Discussion 2
(M.S. Rahman, Pakistan)
11:30-11:40 Lead in Discussion 3
(F. Wijtsma, Netherlands)
11:40-12:30 General Discussion
 
----- Lunch Break -----
14:00-15:30 POSTER SESSION
15:30-17.30 PANEL DISCUSSION: "MAINTAINING COMPETENCE"
Chairperson: J. Watterson, South Africa
 

    Members:
  • L. Hahn, Germany
  • J.L. Head, UK
  • A. Stritar, Slovenia
  • M. Fujitomi, Japan
  • J. Gutteridge, US
  • O. Mykolaichuk, Ukraine
THURSDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2001
TOPICAL ISSUE 5: SAFETY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
(Chairpersons: S. Eun, Korea, Rep. of; & L. Biro, Romania)
09:00-09:30 Rapporteur’s Report
(A.I. Gomez Cobo, UK)
09:30-10:10 Keynote 1: Safety indicators - initiators for learning and action
(T. Cervin, Sweden)
10:10-10:40 Keynote 2: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's experience with performance indicators in its revised reactor oversight process
(W. Dean, USA)
 
----- Coffee Break -----
11:10-11:20 Lead in Discussion 1
(J. Laaksonen, OECD/NEA)
11:20-11:30 Lead in Discussion 2
(Chunfa Fang, China)
11:30-11:40 Lead in Discussion 3
(J. Toth, Hungary)
11:40-12:30 General Discussion
 
----- Lunch Break -----
FINAL SESSION: ANOTHER VIEW AT MANAGING RISKS
14:00-14:30 "Risk management in the chemical industry"
(Ms. M. Caboara, ICCA)
14:30-15:00 "Evaluation of risk from a property insurance perspective"
(G. Wilks, USA)
SUMMARY AND CLOSING SESSION
15:30-16:30 Technical Sessions Chairpersons’ Report
16:30-16:45 Communicating meeting results to the public
(K. Daifuku, FORATOM)
16:45-17.00 General Chairperson’s closing report
(J. Brons, USA)
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