Name: International Thorium Energy Conference 2023 – CERN, Geneva (Postponed to September 1 to 5, 2024)
Start: 2023-09-24T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-28T19:00:00+02:00
Location: No location set

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

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