International Thorium Energy Conference 2023 – CERN, Geneva (Postponed to September 1 to 5, 2024)
from
Sunday, 24 September 2023 (08:00)
to
Thursday, 28 September 2023 (19:00)
Monday, 18 September 2023
Tuesday, 19 September 2023
Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Thursday, 21 September 2023
Friday, 22 September 2023
Saturday, 23 September 2023
Sunday, 24 September 2023
17:00
17:00 - 20:00
Room: Hotel President Wilson, Quai Wilson 47, 1211 Genève
Monday, 25 September 2023
07:20
07:20 - 07:30
07:30
07:30 - 09:00
09:00
Conference outlook - by President of iThEC
-
Jean-Christophe De Mestral
(
iThEC
)
Conference outlook - by President of iThEC
Jean-Christophe De Mestral
(
iThEC
)
09:00 - 09:15
09:15
Welcome - by CERN Director General
-
Fabiola Gianotti
(
CERN
)
Welcome - by CERN Director General
Fabiola Gianotti
(
CERN
)
09:15 - 09:30
09:30
Societal energy issues and pathways to a clean energy future
Societal energy issues and pathways to a clean energy future
09:30 - 10:05
10:05
Energy and sustainability, a role for nuclear energy - by IAEA representative
Energy and sustainability, a role for nuclear energy - by IAEA representative
10:05 - 10:40
10:40
10:40 - 10:55
10:55
Coffee / Conference Photo
Coffee / Conference Photo
10:55 - 11:15
11:15
Nuclear energy in the future of America - by DOE representative
Nuclear energy in the future of America - by DOE representative
11:15 - 11:50
11:50
Nuclear energy in the future of Europe - by EURATOM representative
Nuclear energy in the future of Europe - by EURATOM representative
11:50 - 12:25
12:25
Thorium in the future of India - by representative of AEC
Thorium in the future of India - by representative of AEC
12:25 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Thorium historical review and resources - by a geologist from Norway
Thorium historical review and resources - by a geologist from Norway
14:30 - 15:00
15:00
Thorium Chemistry & Physical property review
Thorium Chemistry & Physical property review
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
History of nuclear reactors having used thorium
History of nuclear reactors having used thorium
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Thorium fuel cycle - by IAEA representative
-
Kailash Agarwal
(
IAEA
)
Thorium fuel cycle - by IAEA representative
Kailash Agarwal
(
IAEA
)
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Thorium prospects in Turkey
Thorium prospects in Turkey
17:00 - 17:30
17:30
Women in Nuclear
Women in Nuclear
17:30 - 18:00
19:30
19:30 - 21:00
Tuesday, 26 September 2023
09:00
09:00 - 11:00
Thorium in GEN IV / SMR Physics
Thorium in GEN IV / SMR Physics
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / China
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / China
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / USA
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / USA
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 10:55
10:55
10:55 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 12:45
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / France
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / France
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / Denmark
Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / Denmark
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Other Reactors using Thorium
Other Reactors using Thorium
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
The Newcleo Project
The Newcleo Project
12:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Introduction to ADS and the MYRRHA project
Introduction to ADS and the MYRRHA project
14:30 - 15:00
14:30 - 17:30
15:00
The Transmutex Project
The Transmutex Project
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
China ADS
China ADS
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
The KIPT ADS
The KIPT ADS
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
Development and demonstration of a small ADSR using an electron accelerator
-
Roger Barlow
Ganapati Mineni
Asiya Saad Rumana
Development and demonstration of a small ADSR using an electron accelerator
Roger Barlow
Ganapati Mineni
Asiya Saad Rumana
17:00 - 17:30
19:30
Conference cocktail and banquet at Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
Conference cocktail and banquet at Hotel President Wilson, Geneva
19:30 - 23:30
Room: Geneva
22:40
Slot to be filled
Slot to be filled
22:40 - 23:25
Wednesday, 27 September 2023
09:00
09:00 - 10:30
Thorium Fuel Fabrication / Thor Energy
Thorium Fuel Fabrication / Thor Energy
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Thorium Fuel Fabricatiion / IGCAR India
Thorium Fuel Fabricatiion / IGCAR India
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Innovative Thorium Fuel
Innovative Thorium Fuel
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 13:00
Thorium Reporcessing: Pyro
Thorium Reporcessing: Pyro
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Thorium Reporcessing: Thorex
Thorium Reporcessing: Thorex
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Slot to be filled
Slot to be filled
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
Slot to be filled
Slot to be filled
12:30 - 13:00
13:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30
14:30
Present and future of Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: An international perspective
-
Arjan Koning
(
IAEA
)
Present and future of Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: An international perspective
Arjan Koning
(
IAEA
)
14:30 - 15:00
14:30 - 16:30
15:00
The neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF) at CERN: From fundamental physics to advanced nuclear technologies
-
Alberto Mengoni
(
IAEA
)
The neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF) at CERN: From fundamental physics to advanced nuclear technologies
Alberto Mengoni
(
IAEA
)
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Neutron capture and fission on Thorium: Impact of accuracy and uncertainties on future technologies
-
Frank Gunsing
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
Neutron capture and fission on Thorium: Impact of accuracy and uncertainties on future technologies
Frank Gunsing
(
Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
)
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Thorium Data - 2
Thorium Data - 2
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:00
17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Thursday, 28 September 2023
09:00
09:00 - 10:30
Safety aspects and licensing of thorium fuel
Safety aspects and licensing of thorium fuel
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Proliferation aspects of uranium versus thorium fuel cycles
Proliferation aspects of uranium versus thorium fuel cycles
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Economic aspects of thorium systems
Economic aspects of thorium systems
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 11:45
Societal issues and acceptance of innovative technologies
Societal issues and acceptance of innovative technologies
11:00 - 11:45
11:45
11:45 - 12:15
12:15
12:15 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 17:00