PROGRAM

14^th Annual Conference on Nuclear Power  – NE•RS 2022
Tuesday, June 14, 2022, Prague, Autoklub ČR Palace

NEW NUCLEAR BUILD IN CZECHIA – TEST OF THE EUROPEAN CAPABILITY TO DECARBONIZE THE ELECTRICITY GENERATION

Program

Morning Sessions (9:00 – 11:00)
Jiří MAREK   NE•RS 2022 Conference Chairman – opening the Conference and introductory speech

Josef MIŠÁK   Vice President for Strategy, Nuclear Research Institute in Řež and IAEA expert
SAFETY – FUNDAMENTAL IMPERATIV OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

Jiří HŮLKA   State Institute for Radiation Protection, Emeritus Deputy Director
THE APPLICATION OF RADIATION PROTECTION MEASURES GUARANTEES SAFE OPERATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND VIRTUALLY ZERO IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; COMPARISON WITH NATURAL RADIATION

Jiří ŽĎÁREK   Vice President for Business Development, Integrity and Technical Engineering Division of the Nuclear Research Institute in Řež
RESULTS OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ON REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL INTEGRITY EVALUATION DURING SEVERE ACCIDENT

Jiří MAREK   President of the Nuclear Veterans Association and NE•RS 2022 Conference Chair
MYTHS ABOUT RADIOACTIVE WASTE AND HOW TO DISPROVE THEM

Radek TRTÍLEK   Director of the RAW Dept. of the Nuclear Research Institute in Řež
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE FIELD OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE – EVIDENCE OF SAFETY ALONG THE WHOLE CHAIN FROM TREATMENT TO DISPOSAL

Jan ŽIŽKA   journalist & analyst of energy sector
ROLE OF PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE IN NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT – HOW TO UNDERSTAND NUCLEAR SAFETY AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT?

coffee break

Morning Sessions (11:15 – 13:15)
Daneš BURKET   President of the Czech Nuclear Society, Chairman of Technological Session
Chairman’s note: BASIC ATTRIBUTES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CZECH NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY

Petr ZÁVODSKÝ   CEO and Chairman of the Board of Dukovany New Build II
PREPAREDNESS OF CEZ TO NEW BUILDS AND ITS COMPETENCE TO BE A LEADING NUCLEAR INVESTOR

Sarah ILLOUZ   Offer Director – Czech Republic New Build Offer at EDF / International New Nuclear Development / Engineering and New Nuclear Projects, EDF
EDF EPR1200 TECHNOLOGY: THE EUROPEAN SOLUTION FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Won Seok YANG   Senior Manager, KHNP
INTRODUCTION TO APR1000 DESIGN AND ADVANCED REACTOR TECHNOLOGIES IN KOREA

Julie GORGEMANS   Project Engineering Manager, EMEA New Plants, Westinghouse
THE WESTINGHOUSE AP1000 PLANT, A SAFE, SIMPLE AND PROVEN SOLUTION FOR THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Daniel PROCHÁZKA   Executive Director, Doosan Škoda Power, member of Board of the Czech Power Industry Alliance
TRADITION, LONG-TERM EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ENGINEERING MANPOWER – THE CZECH INDUSTRY AS THE BEST PARTNER FOR THE NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY

lunch break

Afternoon Session (14:15 – 16:45)
Jan SKOPEČEK   Deputy Speaker, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of the Czech Republic
Chairman’s note: LONG-TERM STRATEGY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN QUICK GAIN

William D. MAGWOOD, IV   Director General, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
THE ROLE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY IN THE DRIVE TOWARDS NET ZERO

Yves DESBAZEILLE   Director General, nucleareurope
TAXONOMY: WHAT DO THE TECHNICAL SCREENING CRITERIA MEAN FOR NUCLEAR – AND HOW TO COMPLY WITH THEM?

Sama BILBAO Y LEÓN   Director General, World Nuclear Association
WORKING TOGETHER TO ACCELERATE NUCLEAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

Tomáš EHLER   Deputy Minister for Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade
STATE ENERGY POLICY AND ROLE OF NUCLEAR POWER

Andrzej SIDŁO   Chief Expert, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland
ONLY AN AMBITIOUS NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT PLAN CAN ENSURE MEETING OF POLAND’S CLIMATE TARGETS

As usual – after the end of official sessions, the Conference will continue by the social meeting – networking