International Thorium Energy Conference 2023 – CERN, Geneva (Postponed to September 1 to 5, 2024)

from Sunday, September 24, 2023 (8:00 AM) to Thursday, September 28, 2023 (7:00 PM)


        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Sep 24, 2023
Sep 25, 2023
Sep 26, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
Sep 28, 2023
AM
7:20 AM
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7:30 AM
Conference check-in continuation (until 9:00 AM) ()
9:00 AM Conference outlook - by President of iThEC - Jean-Christophe De Mestral (iThEC)   ()
9:15 AM Welcome - by CERN Director General - Fabiola Gianotti (CERN)   ()
9:30 AM Societal energy issues and pathways to a clean energy future   ()
10:05 AM Energy and sustainability, a role for nuclear energy - by IAEA representative   ()
10:40 AM
Conference Photo (until 10:55 AM) ()
10:55 AM --- Coffee / Conference Photo ---
11:15 AM Nuclear energy in the future of America - by DOE representative   ()
11:50 AM Nuclear energy in the future of Europe - by EURATOM representative   ()
9:00 AM
Specific Thorium Projects (until 11:00 AM) ()
9:00 AM Thorium in GEN IV / SMR Physics   ()
9:30 AM Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / China   ()
10:00 AM Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / USA   ()
10:30 AM --- Coffee Break ---
10:55 AM
Conference Photo (until 11:00 AM) ()
11:00 AM
Specific Thorium Projects (until 12:45 PM) ()
11:00 AM Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / France   ()
11:30 AM Thorium Molten Salt Reactors / Denmark   ()
9:00 AM
Technology Development (until 10:30 AM) ()
9:00 AM Thorium Fuel Fabrication / Thor Energy   ()
9:30 AM Thorium Fuel Fabricatiion / IGCAR India   ()
10:00 AM Innovative Thorium Fuel   ()
10:30 AM --- Coffee Break ---
11:00 AM
Technology Development (until 1:00 PM) ()
11:00 AM Thorium Reporcessing: Pyro   ()
11:30 AM Thorium Reporcessing: Thorex   ()
9:00 AM
Licensing and economic of thorium systems (until 10:30 AM) ()
9:00 AM Safety aspects and licensing of thorium fuel   ()
9:30 AM Proliferation aspects of uranium versus thorium fuel cycles   ()
10:00 AM Economic aspects of thorium systems   ()
10:30 AM --- Coffee Break ---
11:00 AM
Societal issues (until 11:45 AM) ()
11:00 AM Societal issues and acceptance of innovative technologies   ()
11:45 AM
Concluding remarks, and a look into the future - Jean-Christophe de Mestral (i) (until 12:15 PM) ()
PM
5:00 PM
Reception cocktail and Conference check-in at Hotel President Wilson (until 8:00 PM) (Hotel President Wilson, Quai Wilson 47, 1211 Genève)
12:25 PM Thorium in the future of India - by representative of AEC   ()
1:00 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:30 PM Thorium historical review and resources - by a geologist from Norway   ()
3:00 PM Thorium Chemistry & Physical property review   ()
3:30 PM History of nuclear reactors having used thorium   ()
4:00 PM --- Coffee Break ---
4:30 PM Thorium fuel cycle - by IAEA representative - Mr Kailash Agarwal (IAEA)   ()
5:00 PM Thorium prospects in Turkey   ()
5:30 PM Women in Nuclear   ()
7:30 PM
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 9:00 PM) ()
12:00 PM Other Reactors using Thorium   ()
12:30 PM The Newcleo Project   ()
1:00 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:30 PM Introduction to ADS and the MYRRHA project   ()
2:30 PM
Specific Thorium Projects (until 5:30 PM) ()
3:00 PM The Transmutex Project   ()
3:30 PM China ADS   ()
4:00 PM --- Coffee Break ---
4:30 PM The KIPT ADS   ()
5:00 PM Development and demonstration of a small ADSR using an electron accelerator - Prof. Roger Barlow Ganapati Mineni Asiya Saad Rumana   ()
7:30 PM --- Conference cocktail and banquet at Hotel President Wilson, Geneva ---
10:40 PM Slot to be filled   ()
12:00 PM Slot to be filled   ()
12:30 PM Slot to be filled   ()
1:00 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:30 PM Present and future of Nuclear Data for Science and Technology: An international perspective - Arjan Koning (IAEA)   ()
2:30 PM
Thorium Physical Data (until 4:30 PM) ()
3:00 PM The neutron time-of-flight facility (n_TOF) at CERN: From fundamental physics to advanced nuclear technologies - Alberto Mengoni (IAEA)   ()
3:30 PM Neutron capture and fission on Thorium: Impact of accuracy and uncertainties on future technologies - Frank Gunsing (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))   ()
4:00 PM Thorium Data - 2   ()
4:30 PM --- Coffee Break ---
5:00 PM
Round Table Discussion: Critical issues with thorium technologies (until 6:00 PM) ()
12:15 PM
Closing Ceremony -Mr Jean-Christophe De Mestral (iThEC) Jean-Pierre Revol (Yonsei University (KR)) (until 12:30 PM) ()
12:30 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:00 PM
CERN Visit (until 5:00 PM) ()