Status of Accelerator Driven Systems Research and Technology Development

Session

Session 1: introduction

Feb 7, 2017, 1:30 PM

6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin (CERN)

Conveners

Session 1: introduction

• Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)

Description

keynote presentations

10. Welcome session

Maurizio Vretenar (CERN)

2/7/17, 1:30 PM

11. Workshop introduction: ADS and the environment

Maurice Bourquin (iThEC)

2/7/17, 1:45 PM

The energy and climate challenge can be summarized with the four statements: we live in a world where the demand for electricity is increasing, where the use of fossil fuels is threatening the environment, where the use of fossil fuels is not sustainable, and thus we need innovative technological solutions to meet the “decarbonization challenge”. Innovative nuclear power should include...