Session 6: Siting, Waste Management & Public Acceptance

0855

Chairperson’s opening remarks
Dr. Arnold Soetrisnanto, Technology Advisor, PT MedCo Power, Indonesia

0900

INRA's strategy on national safety awareness toards utilisation of radiation and nuclear facilities
Naser Rastkhah, Head, Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Iran

0920

Overview of available waste management technologies, options and transportation
Richard Poisson, Business Manager, ANDRA, France

0940

Managing siting activities for nuclear power programme
Dr. Vincent Nkong-Njock, Senior Nuclear Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria

1010

Metropolitan siting of nuclear reactors
T.S. Gopi Rethinaraj, Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore

1030

Morning coffee break

Session 7: Financing, Contracting and Ownership

0855

Chairperson’s opening remarks
George Gibson, Partner, Norton Rose, Japan

0900

Evolving form of nuclear finance: potential new approach that is applicable to Asian NNPP’s

• Why the traditional sources of funding a NNPP must be complemented by a new approach
• New approach that will limit the reliance on government
• Using funds from the debt capital markets to fund NNPPs

Michael W. Cooper, Director Project Finance, HSBC, Malaysia

0920

Nuclear project risk profile and mitigation
Elina Teplinsky, Associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, United Kingdom

0940

What can governments do to facilitate financing for nuclear power plants

• Three key challenges to address:  1) overcoming financing as a barrier; 2) realizing comprehensive fuel services (front and backend); 3) infrastructure development
• Realizing a safe, secure and responsible access of nuclear energy through an international framework approach;
• Taking a stakeholders-wide and public-private partnership approach to nuclear energy;

Edward McGinnis, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Nuclear Energy, Policy and Cooperation,
Office of Nuclear Energy, US Department of Energy, United States of America

1000

Nuclear Malaysia as Technical Support Organization (TS0) - Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Muhamad Lebai Juri, Director General, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Malaysia

1030

Morning coffee break

Session 8: Lessons Learnt from International Experiences

1055

Chairperson’s opening remarks
Naser Rastkhah, Head, Iran Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Iran

1100

UAE’s long-term capacity building programme for nuclear power

• Building nuclear safety infrastructure in a newcomer country
• Long-term capacity building for the UAE Regulatory Authority
• Framework for technical training in nuclear safety

Jose Bastos, Manager, Operations Training, Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, United Arab Emirates

1125

French experience on assistance for developing infrastructure for Newcomers : what has change after Fukushima accident
Philippe Pallier, Director, France International Nuclear Agency, France

1150

Nurturing local conventional industries into nuclear grade industries: How Vietnam plans to involve its local industry with its NPP
Dr. Hoang Anh Tuan, Executive Director General, Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency, Vietnam
Pham Minh Tuan, Deputy Director, Ninh Thuan NPP Project Management Board - EVN, Vietnam

1215

Finance Leaders Roundtable
A key issue which emerging nuclear power countries is facing and even more so post-Fukushima is financing and risk allocation
Discussion items include:

• Public private combination financing model
• How do we make the banks comfortable with non-recourse financing of nuclear projects?
• How to make your nuclear programme attractive for equity investors?
• Promoting the right framework for nuclear financing
• How will Basel III affect the financing of large infrastructure projects, to include nuclear power projects?
• Financing a Nuclear Power Programme : Banking Risks Factors

Moderator:
Young Joon Kim, Partner, Global Project Finance Group, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, USA
Panelists:
Michael W. Cooper, Director Project Finance, HSBC, Malaysia
Carl Cho, Industry Specialist, Global Banking, Citi, USA
George Borovas, Head of International Nuclear Projects, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, United Kingdom
Fiona Reilly, Head of Nuclear Services, Norton Rose, United Kingdom

1300

Lunch (sponsored by Pillsbury)

Session 9: Knowledge Sharing Session II

1430

Delegates will have the opportunity to discuss in-depth specific themes in their interest field at one of the tables. Each table will be hosted by a specialist in the field who will allow the delegates to:

• Identify the challenges participants face
• Share experiences with experts in the field
• Evaluate possible solutions
• Formulate recommendations, needs and future action plans

Table topics include:

1530

Afternoon coffee break

Session 11: Closing Plenary

1600

Presentations on Knowledge Sharing discussions
Moderators for each of the tables during the Knowledge Sharing sessions will provide a 5 minute summary of the key discussion points

1645

Conference chair’s closing remarks
Summary of the conference and key recommendations and action points for the industry to move forward for the coming year
Dr. Vincent Nkong-Njock, Senior Nuclear Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency, Austria

1700

End of conference