AtomEco'2013 To Include Panel Discussion "Processing Nuclear Waste Products as Safety Strategy of Choice"

The panel will discuss various approaches to radioactive waste management strategies as one of the safest ways of safe management of radioactive waste: panel discussion moderators believe that processing (not burial or storage) is the safest and most effective way of managing radioactive waste.

The panel will view this issue from several points of view: (а) radioactive equivalency of nuclear waste buried in the ground; (b) providing for long-term safety; (c) economic efficiency; (d) taking care of future generations, etc. Additionally, the panel will examine the current state of affairs and future development programs of radioactive waste management at leading Russian enterprises.

The panel discussion will be a part of the business program of AtomEco'2013, 7th International Forum. The panel discussion will be attended by leading experts and specialists in the sphere of nuclear waste processing. Russian and international experts in the sphere of nuclear waste management, representing specialized institutions and enterprises, will share their vision of nuclear waste management programs. The Forum will be attended by representatives of the Russian Radium Institute, AREVA Company (France), National Radioactive Waste Management National Operator Company (Russia), the US Department of Energy, FGUP PO Mayak and FGUP GHK (Russia), etc.

BACKGROUND: In 2012 the International Forum AtomEco 2013 was attended by about 1,000 participants. 56 companies participated in the exhibition. More than 150 speakers with presentations and reports gave talks at round-table discussions and breakout sessions. The event was covered by more than 50 representatives of Russian and foreign mass media.

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