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Thursday, February 27, 2020

World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2020 April 20-22, 2020


World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2020

20-22 April 2020, Stockholm, Sweden

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On 20-22 April, over 200 industry professionals, including Utility Fuel Managers, Executives, Government Policymakers and Regulators, will come together in Stockholm to discuss issues influencing the commercial nuclear fuel cycle, with a focus on enhancing the economic competitiveness of the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear energy.
 
Leading industry experts will provide information and insights that will help you and your company navigate successfully through the complex and changing fuel marketplace.
 

Programme

The programme will feature discussions on the uranium market, including a junior miners' panel, an investors session, and an executive panel with the CEOs from Cameco, Kazatomprom, and Orano Mining.
 
Other anticipated topics include, the status of nuclear power operation, the future of the nuclear fuel cycle and managing the back-end of nuclear fuel cycle.
 

New speakers confirmed

• Hans Blix, Former Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (1981-1997)
• Torbjörn Wahlborg, Senior Executive Vice President, Vattenfall
• Michael Pacilio, Executive Vice President and COO, Exelon Generation Company
• Lyudmila Zalimskaya, Advisor to Director General, Rosatom
• Peter Bacchus, Chairman of Bacchus Capital and Founder of Yellow Cake PLC
 
The World Nuclear Fuel Cycle (WNFC) conference also provides many opportunities to network with high-level industry executives and features technical visits.
 
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Technical tours

Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB


On Monday 20 April, in advance of the conference, Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB will offer a tour of its fuel factory or its fuel development test facility in Västerås.
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Oskarshamn


A tour of the Oskarshamn Canister and Äspö Hard Rock Laboratory will take place on Thursday 23 April*.
*Delegates will travel from Wednesday 22 April and spend one night in a hotel.
 
Limited spaces available.
Allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
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Accommodation


WNFC will be held at Stockholm Waterfront Conference Center, housed in the same building as the Radisson Blu Waterfront hotel where we have negotiated a special rate for delegates.
 
Located in central Stockholm, the hotel and Congress Centre offer a convenient location and are adjacent to the Central Station, allowing easy access to the city and surrounding region. The waterfront location invites you to soak up the tranquil views of the waterways that make Stockholm so stunning and relax at the end of a day of meetings or sightseeing.
 
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World Nuclear Fuel Cycle (WNFC) conference provides an international forum for the discussion of issues affecting the commercial nuclear fuel cycle, with a focus on enhancing the economic competitiveness of the nuclear fuel cycle and nuclear energy.
 
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Gold sponsor - welcome reception


Silver sponsor - lunch

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