Call for Papers
On September 9-13, 2007, GLOBAL 2007, the seventh in the meeting series, will be held at the Boise Centre on the Grove in Boise, Idaho. The GLOBAL series of international conferences cover future nuclear energy systems with emphasis on their associated advanced fuel cycles. This truly international meeting rotates between Asia, Europe, and North America. The 2007 meeting follows the successful 2005 meeting in Tsukuba, Japan. The conference organizers encourage submission of papers on new nuclear systems that are in various stages of conceptualization, research, development, demonstration, and early application. Reviews and discussion of significant national decisions and policies affecting the future of nuclear energy comprise a recurring theme. Plenary sessions discussing national policies will be interspersed among detailed technical sessions. These national reviews have traditionally included progress on establishing national waste repositories, requirements for an acceptable nonproliferation regime for an advanced nuclear fuel cycle, and national plans for expanding nuclear energy production.
With the increasing public acceptance and political endorsement of nuclear energy, it is a pivotal time for nuclear energy research. New international initiatives, like the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, are addressing critical issues to support the growth of nuclear power to meet the world's increasing energy needs. A major focus of these future nuclear energy systems addressed at GLOBAL will be support of the ongoing renaissance of nuclear power internationally.
The conference will be held in the "City of Trees" - Boise, Idaho. With a river flowing through the heart of the city and a 25-mile greenbelt connecting numerous urban parks, the city is a blend of natural beauty and urban attractions.
Technical Program Topics:
- Advanced Integrated Fuel Cycle Concepts
- Spent Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
- Advanced Reprocessing Technology
- Advanced Fuels and Materials
- Advanced Waste Management Technology
- Novel Concepts for Waste Disposal and Repository Development
- Advanced Reactors
- Partitioning and Transmutation
- Nuclear Production of Hydrogen
- Developments in Nuclear Nonproliferation Technology, Policy, and Implementation
- Sustainability and Expanded Global Utilization of Nuclear Energy
- International Cooperation on Nuclear Energy
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