2013 Nuclear Academics Meeting Agenda

2013 Nuclear Academics Discussion Meeting Agenda

 

September 18th 2013
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee/Registration/Poster and Slide Hand-In
11:00 – 11:30 Introduction and Welcome by Neil Bateman, Robin Grimes and Mark Read
11:30 – 13:00 Talks Concerning the Evolution of the UK Nuclear Landscape
Beddington Review Chris Darby (Government Office for Science)
NNUF Bob Williamson (NNL)
EPSRC Neil Bateman (EPSRC)
NERC Richard Shaw (BGS)
Q&A
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Stakeholder Skill Setting Talks Part I
Sellafield Mike James
RWMD Cherry Tweed
EDF Neil Thomson
15:00 – 15:15 Break
15:15 – 16:00 Stakeholder Skill Setting Talks Part II
 NNL  Graham Fairhall
 CCFE  Damian Brennan
 16:00 – 16:15  CIEMAT  Enrique Gonzalez
 16:15 – 18:00 Poster Session with Wine and Beer Reception sponsored by Elsevier
(A Selection of the Finest Midlands’ Refreshments)
19:00 Dinner

 

September 19th 2013
9:00 – 9:15 Breakout Sessions Organisation and Objectives
9:15 – 10:15 Breakout Sessions I
1. NNUF – Results of the Consultation Process
2. Courses/Skills for Next Generation SMEs – How Do We Create the Pipeline for Industry and National Laboratories?
3. Sustainable Academic Expertise
4. Postgraduate Education
5. Nuclear Information Security
10:15 – 11:15 Breakout Sessions II
1. NNUF – Results of the Consultation Process
2. Courses/Skills for Next Generation SMEs – How Do We Create the Pipeline for Industry and National Laboratories?
3. Sustainable Academic Expertise
4. Postgraduate Education
5. Nuclear Information Security
11:15 – 11:30 Tea and Coffee
11:30 – 11:45 Stakeholder Skill Setting Talks Part III
ONR Andy Hall
11:45 – 12:45 Academic Views on the R&D Topics in the Roadmap
1. Environmental and Geological
2. Fuel & Spent Fuel including Recycling
3. Materials, Structural
4. Wasteforms and Decommissioning
5. New Build (PWR and BWR)
6. Future Nuclear (GEN IV, SMR) and Fusion
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Breakout Sessions Feedback and Presentations
14:30 – 15:00 Wrap Up Session

 

15:00 – 16:00

Research Councils UK Energy Strategy Fellowship Nuclear Universities Contact Session
Further details are available here