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BNS Conference
1970-2010 - 40 Years BNS !
“60 Years of Nuclear Science in Belgium:
Inspiring History, Exciting Future”
§ Tuesday March 2, 2010
§ Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels
§ Online registration: www.bnsorg.be
§ Organized by the Belgian Nuclear Society
Objectives
This conference is aimed at making Belgian Nuclear expertise and activities better known and will show you that the nuclear community and industry in Belgium has achieved outstanding results for a small country, and that it is active, attractive and even growing. In respect, it is more than ever actively participating in the emergence of a sustainable future in the fields of energy and other advanced applications.
Intended Audience – Who should attend ?
Members of the nuclear industry and research, technical experts, members of the teaching community and all members of the general public and decision makers who are concerned by the nuclear science and its contribution to a sustainable future.
Updated programme
| 9:00 | 9:10 | Welcome | Mr. Jean Van Vyve | Past BNS Chairman | |
| 9:10 | 9:30 | Opening address | Pr. Francis Delannay | Dean of the Louvain School of Engineering | |
| 9:30 | 11:00 | Session 1 | 60 Years of nuclear in Belgium: an outstanding Journey | ||
| Chairman | Ir. Marcel Maris | BEL V | |||
| speaker 1 | “1957-2007 : From pioneering nuclear engineering to industrial MOX fabrication” | Mr. Jean Van Vliet / Mr. Alain Michel | BELGONUCLEAIRE | ||
| speaker 2 | “Historical development, current situation and future prospects of the Belgium nuclear power programme” | Mr. Marcel Gaube | GDF Suez | ||
| speaker 3 | “VENUS: more than 50 years at the forefront of nuclear R&D” | Mr. Pierre D'Hondt / Mr. Peter Baeten | SCK-CEN | ||
| 11:00 | 11:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11:30 | 13:00 | Session 2 | An important, highly educated and growing community | ||
| Chairman | Mr. Wim Uyttenhove | SCK-CEN | |||
| Vice-Chairman | Mr. Christiaan Dierick | AGORIA | |||
| speaker 1 | “BNEN, the Interuniversity Programme leading to your Master in Nuclear Engineering” | Pr. Jean-Marie Noterdaeme | President BNEN (Belgian Nuclear higher Education Network) | ||
| speaker 2 | “Evolution in nuclear training within ELECTRABEL GDF SUEZ” | Mr. Serge Powis | Electrabel Advisor Nuclear Safety | ||
| speaker 3 | “Upgrading – Industrial training” | Mr. Fred Limbort | Atelier de La Meuse | ||
| 13:00 | 14:30 | Lunch | |||
| 14:30 | 16:00 | Session 3 | Research, Safety, Innovation and Advanced Applications | ||
| Chairman | Mr. Didier Haas | EC | |||
| speaker 1 | “Pioneering in nuclear research: an ongoing journey” | Mr. Eric Van Walle | General manager SCK | ||
| speaker 2 | “30 years of R&D supporting a decision towards a safe and feasible long term management of high-level and long-lived radioactive waste in Belgium” | Mr. Peter De Preter | ONDRAF | ||
| speaker 3 | “New applications in health care” | Mr. Richard Zimmermann | IBA | ||
| 16:00 | 16:30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 16:30 | 18:00 | Panel Session | The Challenge of communicating about sciences and techniques to the general public | ||
| Chairman | Mr. Jean Van Vyve | Electrabel | |||
| Panelist | Dr. Johan Albrecht | Senior Fellow of Itinera Institute | |||
| Panelist | Mr. Jean-Pol Poncelet | Areva – Senior VP Sustainable development and continuous Improvement | |||
| Panelist | Mr. Stijn Ombelets | Directeur Communication Agoria | |||
| 18:00 | 18:30 | Closing remarks and celebration of 40 Years of BNS | |||
| 18:30 | 19:30 | Cocktail | |||
Conference language: English
Steering and organization committee
BNS Belgian Nuclear Society ASBL/VZW
| Mr. D. Haas | BNS Chairman |
| Mr. J. Van Vyve | BNS Past chairman |
| Mr. M. Maris | BNS Excom member |
| Mr. C. Dierick | BNS Excom member |
| Mr. P. Wouters | BNS Young Generation – Chairman |
| Mr. W. Uyttenhove | BNS Young Generation – Past chairman |
| Mr. S. Vanmarcke | BNS YG Young Generation |
| Ir. M. Pardoen | BNS Excom member |
Registration
Please register before February 21, 2010 online on www.bnsorg.be and follow the link.
Participation fee are:
| BNS members: | 190.00 EUR |
| Non BNS members: | 240.00 EUR |
| Students (without professional activities and upon presentation of a valid student card): | 40.00 EUR |
| Retired BNS members: | 90.00 EUR |
This fee must be paid by bank transfer after personal registration on the Conference website.
After online registration you will receive by email an invitation to pay your fee with all the needed information.
This fee includes standing lunch, coffee breaks, cocktail and online access to the material presented at the Conference.
Your reservation will be confirmed after payment of your participation fee.
Please indicate if you want to receive an invoice and mention the invoicing address and data.
BNS Belgian Nuclear Society
Mission
The Belgian Nuclear Society BNS, a member of the European Nuclear Society ENS and an associated member of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), promotes the advancement of science and engineering related to peaceful applications of nuclear energy.
History
The Society was founded in 1970 as an academic society for the advancement of science and engineering related to the atomic nucleus' and as a meeting point for the Belgians involved with nuclear energy in various organizations. During its first ten years the society was a local section of the ANS - American Nuclear Society; in 1980 it became the 'Belgian Nuclear Society' and was linked to the European ENS - European Nuclear Society which had been created in Paris in 1975. Today the ENS is a Federation of 24 national societies including several Eastern Europe national societies.
Venue
Conference room « Royal »
Rue du Fosse-aux-Loups 47
B-1000 Brussels - Belgium
The conference will be held in Brussels’ downtown, very close to the historical, cultural and commercial area of Brussels.
- Arriving by car : many public parkings are available near the conference location
- Arriving by train : the conference location is at 400 m of Brussels Central station
- Arriving by plane : Brussels intl Airport is connected by train to Brussels Central station
- Arriving by public transport: Metro “Brouckère”