Nuclear Spent Fuel Strategy Forum, Europe
There is now more demand than ever for supply chain services to support, maintain and enhance the existing base of the back end fuel cycle. There is ample capacity in the emerging global market that will boost investment, and a diverse range of players in the market will encourage innovation. New suppliers of nuclear-grade components need to gain the required certification to support the nuclear back end industry:
•Learn best practice from EDF, CEZ, Kozloduy NPP, Electrabel and Vattenfall on innovative ways to reduce overall cost, implement latest R&D to further understanding and improve vendor performance
•In depth forecast from GE Hitachi, Areva and Westinghouse as to what the latest technologies are that will improve the back end fuel cycle
•European Commission update with clear cut guidelines on future strategy and OECD NEA on implementing latest SF storage and transportation recommendations
•Gain a pan-European perspective from on going projects in U.K., France, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria and Czech Republic