Conference Scope

In keeping with the 12 year history of this conference, GLOBAL 2007 will focus on future nuclear energy systems and fuel cycles. With the increasing public acceptance and political endorsement of nuclear energy, it is a pivotal time for nuclear energy research. Significant advances have been made in development of advanced nuclear fuels and materials, reactor designs, partitioning, transmutation and reprocessing technologies, and waste management strategies. In concert with the technological advances, it is more important than ever to develop sensible nuclear proliferation policies, to promote sustainability and to continue to increase international collaboration. To further these aims, GLOBAL 2007 will highlight recent developments in the areas of:

1. Advanced integrated fuel cycle concepts
2. Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing
3. Advanced reprocessing technology
4. Advanced fuels and materials
5. Advanced waste management technology
6. Novel concepts for waste disposal and repository development
7. Advanced reactors
8. Partitioning and transmutation
9. Developments in nuclear nonproliferation technology, policy, and implementation
10. Sustainability and expanded global utilization of nuclear energy
11. International collaboration on nuclear energy

Conference sites rotate between North America, Europe and Asia. Principals from Japan, France, and the U.S. opted to hold Global 2007 in the United States rather than Europe, due to new nuclear initiatives emphasized by the Bush Administration of late, notably GNEP. The conference will be held in the "City of Trees" - Boise, Idaho. Boise is located within four hours of Idaho National Laboratory, a major hub for advanced nuclear fuel development and the primary sponsor of Global 2007.

Participating countries include:

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