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)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
24 Sept 2023
25 Sept 2023
26 Sept 2023
27 Sept 2023
28 Sept 2023
AM
07:20
Click on DETAILLED VIEW For more details (until 07:30) ()
07:30
Conference check-in continuation (until 09:00) ()
09:00 Conference outlook - by President of iThEC - Jean-Christophe De Mestral (iThEC)   ()
09:15 Welcome - by CERN Director General - Fabiola Gianotti (CERN)   ()
09:30 Societal energy issues and pathways to a clean energy future   ()
10:05 Energy and sustainability, a role for nuclear energy - by IAEA representative   ()
10:40
Conference Photo (until 10:55) ()
10:55 --- Coffee / Conference Photo ---
11:15 Nuclear energy in the future of America - by DOE representative   ()
11:50 Nuclear energy in the future of Europe - by EURATOM representative   ()
09:00
Specific Thorium Projects (until 11:00) ()
09:00 Thorium in GEN IV / SMR Physics   ()
09:30 Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / China   ()
10:00 Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / USA   ()
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
10:55
Conference Photo (until 11:00) ()
11:00
Specific Thorium Projects (until 12:45) ()
11:00 Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / France   ()
11:30 Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / Denmark   ()
09:00
Technology Development (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Thorium Fuel Fabrication / Thor Energy   ()
09:30 Thorium Fuel Fabricatiion / IGCAR India   ()
10:00 Innovative Thorium Fuel   ()
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
11:00
Technology Development (until 13:00) ()
11:00 Thorium Reporcessing: Pyro   ()
11:30 Thorium Reporcessing: Thorex   ()
09:00
Licensing and economic of thorium systems (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Safety aspects and licensing of thorium fuel   ()
09:30 Proliferation aspects of uranium versus thorium fuel cycles   ()
10:00 Economic aspects of thorium systems   ()
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
11:00
Societal issues (until 11:45) ()
11:00 Societal issues and acceptance of innovative technologies   ()
11:45
Concluding remarks, and a look into the future - Jean-Christophe de Mestral (i) (until 12:15) ()
PM
17:00
Reception cocktail and Conference check-in at Hotel President Wilson (until 20:00) (Hotel President Wilson, Quai Wilson 47, 1211 Genève)
12:25 Thorium in the future of India - by representative of AEC   ()
13:00 --- Lunch Break ---
14:30 Thorium historical review and resources - by a geologist from Norway   ()
15:00 Thorium Chemistry & Physical property review   ()
15:30 History of nuclear reactors having used thorium   ()
16:00 --- Coffee Break ---
16:30 Thorium fuel cycle - by IAEA representative - Mr Kailash Agarwal (IAEA)   ()
17:00 Thorium prospects in Turkey   ()
17:30 Women in Nuclear   ()
19:30
Globe public event: on the theme Energy, Thorium and Society: the role of Science / Evènement public: sur le thème Energie, Thorium et Société: le rôle de la Science (until 21:00) ()
12:00 Other Reactors using Thorium   ()
12:30 The Newcleo Project   ()
13:00 --- Lunch Break ---
14:30 Introduction to ADS and the MYRRHA project   ()
14:30
Specific Thorium Projects (until 17:30) ()
15:00 The Transmutex Project   ()
15:30 China ADS   ()
16:00 --- Coffee Break ---
16:30 The KIPT ADS   ()
17:00 Development and demonstration of a small ADSR using an electron accelerator - Prof. Roger Barlow Ganapati Mineni Asiya Saad Rumana   ()
19:30 --- Conference cocktail and banquet at Hotel President Wilson, Geneva ---
22:40 Slot to be filled   ()
12:00 Slot to be filled   ()
12:30 Slot to be filled   ()
13:00 --- Lunch Break ---
14:30 Present and future of Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: An international perspective - Arjan Koning (IAEA)   ()
14:30
Thorium Physical Data (until 16:30) ()
15:00 The neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF) at CERN: From fundamental physics to advanced nuclear technologies - Alberto Mengoni (IAEA)   ()
15:30 Neutron capture and fission on Thorium: Impact of accuracy and uncertainties on future technologies - Frank Gunsing (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))   ()
16:00 Thorium Data - 2   ()
16:30 --- Coffee Break ---
17:00
Round Table Discussion: Critical issues with thorium technologies (until 18:00) ()
12:15
Closing Ceremony -Mr Jean-Christophe De Mestral (iThEC) Jean-Pierre Revol (Yonsei University (KR)) (until 12:30) ()
12:30 --- Lunch Break ---
14:00
CERN Visit (until 17:00) ()