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- Affiliation : Executive Director of the International Science and Technology Centre
- Affiliation : Associate Professor, Head of Department, Nuclear Safety Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
- Position : Associate Professor
- Affiliation : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (retired), Associate Professor, International Law Department, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
International Seminar "Nuclear Energy and the Development of Nonproliferation Culture: Covering New Regions" 23.06.2011
On June 23, 2011 The PIR Center held an international seminar called "Nuclear Energy and the Cultural Development of Nonproliferation: Covering New Regions" at the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) The seminar was attended by representatives of over 20 countries, including high-ranking members of the diplomatic corps and the management of national nuclear companies and research institutions.
After the occurrences at the Japanese nuclear power plant "Fukushima-1" there were concerns that the development of nuclear power in the world would abruptly stop. However, this thesis has not been seriously developed. As Director of International Cooperation Department of the State Corporation "Rosatom" Mikhail Lysenko noted: "Statements about curtailing national peaceful nuclear programs were made by countries that have either already planned such measures, or have not yet started to develop nuclear energy. At the same time, all the other key players - the United States, Russia, and even Japan - have said they will continue to develop nuclear energy. This is the first and most important conclusion from the Ministerial Conference held in Vienna."
It is noteworthy that in the world today there is a consensus about the need for atomic energy. According to the Deputy Chairman of the National Atomic Energy Agency of Indonesia, Tasvandy Tario, "For the majority of states the establishment of nuclear power plants will contribute to diversification of the energy sources and strengthen their resources for energy security and climate change mitigation. Construction of nuclear power plants should not only allow for an optimum structure for national power, but should also mitigate market pressures generated by the demand for oil and natural gas, as well as to promote the objectives of sustainable development. "
Agenda
June 23, 2011
Moscow
10.00 – 10.15
Opening remarks
- Dr. Vladimir Orlov - The Issues of Establishing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Culture and the Development of Nuclear Power Industry
- Adriaan van der Meer - Nuclear Energy and the Development of the Nonproliferation Culture: Covering New Regions
10.15 – 11.15
Panel discussion 1 – The development of the nonproliferation culture
Chairman – Sergey ANTIPOV – Deputy Director,Institute ofProblems of Nuclear Power Safe Development, RAS,Moscow,Russia
- Dr. Vladimir Orlov - The Issues of Establishing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Culture and the Development of Nuclear Power Industry
- Volodymyr YELCHENKO – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofUkraine to theRussian Federation. Chair of the Second Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference
- Boniface CHIDYAUSIKU – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of theRepublic ofZimbabwe to theRussian Federation. Chair of the Third Session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference
11.15 – 12.00
Q&A session and discussion
12.00 – 13.15
Panel discussion 2 – Regional issues of the nonproliferation's culture development
Chairman – Mikhail LYSENKO – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Director of International Cooperation Department, State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom”, Moscow, Russia
- Dr. Taswanda Taryo - The Role of Nuclear Energy in the Optimum Energy Mix
- Awadh ALBADI– Director of the Department of Research and Studies, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Yulia LEBEDEVA – Counselor, First Department of the CIS, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
- Sergey Yurchenko - The Role of JSC NAC KAZATOMPROM in the Development of Atomic Energy and Industry in the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Andrey Baklitskiy - Russia's Prospects in the Middle East Nuclear Energy Market
13.15 – 14.00
Q&A session and discussion
14.00 – 15.30
Lunch
15.30 – 16.30
Panel discussion 3 – Education in the nonproliferation culture
- Patricia MOORE NICHOLAS – Project Manager, International Program, Carnegie Corporation,New York,USA
- Dmitry KOVCHEGIN – Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.,Moscow,Russia
- Dr. Vladimir Artisyuk - Russian Nuclear Education & Training: Experience to Share with Potential Recipients of Russian Nuclear Power Technology and the Issue of Non-proliferation
16.30 – 17.15
Q&A session and discussion
17.15 – 17.30
Conclusions
