W18 Developments in International Nuclear Safety Research

This session will focus on the latest developments in international nuclear safety research. Each panelist will have the opportunity to discuss its country’s current activities, priorities, and visions for the future. Research activities have become ever more collaborative and international as the industry globalizes. This session will demonstrate just a few ways in which the NRC and its international counterparts will benefit from continuing and increasing their participation in international nuclear safety research activities.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Brian Sheron, Office Director, NRC/RES

SPEAKERS/PANELISTS:

• Introductory Remarks

  Brian Sheron Office DirectorNRC/RES

• Current Areas of Safety Research at the U.S. NRC

  Brian Sheron Office DirectorNRC/RES

• Nuclear Safety Research in Japan – Current Activities, Priorities, and Future Perspective

  Masashi Hirano Director GeneralNuclear Safety Research CenterJapan Atomic Energy Agency

• Overview of the Planned Safety Research Program at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Halden Research Project (HRP) for 2012-2014

  Fridtjov Owre General ManagerOECD HRP and Research DirectorInstitute for Energy Technology Sector Safety - Man-Technology-Organization (MTO)

• Update on the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) Nuclear Safety Research

  Jacques Repussard Director GeneralThe French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety

• Nuclear Safety Research in Germany

  Frank-Peter Weiss, Technical and Scientific Director, GRS, mbH

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Donna-Marie Sangimino, NRC/RES, tel: (301) 251-7673, e-mail: donna-marie.sangimino@nrc.gov