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The international Thorium Energy Conference - ThEC15 - will be held in Mumbai, India during October 12-15, 2015. Mumbai, the financial center of India with more than 20 million people, is also the country’s atomic energy hub. Anushakti Nagar, a part of Mumbai called the “Atomic Power City”, is home to the event and its hosts:
BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) - leader of the Indian Thorium Energy Program
NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited) – constructor of the resulting reactors
HBNI (Homi Bhabha National Institute) – a deemed university dedicated to research and development in frontier areas of nuclear science and technology.
ThEC15 will be the largest conference to date, with even more participants and speakers expected to contribute to the event. There will be a reception, a conference banquette, a visit to BARC facilities at Trombay and the Power Reactor at Tarapur and much more.
The conference will involve plenary and invited talks by eminent professionals from India and abroad who have made significant contribution in development of technologies towards Thorium utilization. The conference also invites contributed papers from prospective authors for poster presentation during the conference.
The conference is intended for scientists, engineers, academicians, industries and research students working in various areas of nuclear fuel fabrication, spent fuel reprocessing, waste management, nuclear reactor design and reactor thermal hydraulics and safety for current and new generation thorium based reactor systems. The goal is to focus on technological challenges for harnessing thorium for power generation on commercial scale.
BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) - leader of the Indian Thorium Energy Program
NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited) – constructor of the resulting reactors
HBNI (Homi Bhabha National Institute) – a deemed university dedicated to research and development in frontier areas of nuclear science and technology.
ThEC15 will be the largest conference to date, with even more participants and speakers expected to contribute to the event. There will be a reception, a conference banquette, a visit to BARC facilities at Trombay and the Power Reactor at Tarapur and much more.
The conference will involve plenary and invited talks by eminent professionals from India and abroad who have made significant contribution in development of technologies towards Thorium utilization. The conference also invites contributed papers from prospective authors for poster presentation during the conference.
The conference is intended for scientists, engineers, academicians, industries and research students working in various areas of nuclear fuel fabrication, spent fuel reprocessing, waste management, nuclear reactor design and reactor thermal hydraulics and safety for current and new generation thorium based reactor systems. The goal is to focus on technological challenges for harnessing thorium for power generation on commercial scale.
Organizers
The following honorary chairs and committee members have the important task to do the vital work of organizing ThEC15 in Mumbai so that it is a pleasure for you to attend.
The four distinguished Honorary Chairs are all leaders of their respective organizations.
The following honorary chairs and committee members have the important task to do the vital work of organizing ThEC15 in Mumbai so that it is a pleasure for you to attend.
The four distinguished Honorary Chairs are all leaders of their respective organizations.
Honorary Chairs
R. K. Sinha
Chairman DAE
India
Chairman DAE
India
S. Basu
Director BARC
India
Director BARC
India
K. C. Purohit
Chairman and
Managing Director NPCIL
India
Chairman and
Managing Director NPCIL
India
R. B. Grover
Director HBNI
India
Director HBNI
India
The organizing committees are comprised of members selected from internationally leading scientific institutions and leading organizations in India active in fields related to Thorium Energy.
The roles of the committees are to give advice on the scientific content and assist with the organization of this year’s Thorium Energy Conference – ThEC15 in Mumbai in India.
The roles of the committees are to give advice on the scientific content and assist with the organization of this year’s Thorium Energy Conference – ThEC15 in Mumbai in India.
International Scientific Advisory Committee
P. K. Vijayan, BARC, India
S. G. Ghadge, NPCIL, India
B. K. Dutta, HBNI, India
P. Chellapandi, IGCAR, India
Waclaw Gudowski, KTH, Sweden
Alexander Stanculescu, INL, USA
G. K. Dey, BARC, India
K. L. Ramakumar, BARC, India
S. B. Roy, BARC, India
R. Cywinski, Uni. of Huddersfield, UK
Toshinobu Sasa, JAEA, Japan
Yacine Kadi, CERN, Switzerland
R. K. Gargye, NPCIL, India
Jean-Pierre C. Revol, iThEC, Switzerland
Rafael Gimalov, iThEC, Switzerland
P. K. Vijayan, BARC, India
S. G. Ghadge, NPCIL, India
B. K. Dutta, HBNI, India
P. Chellapandi, IGCAR, India
Waclaw Gudowski, KTH, Sweden
Alexander Stanculescu, INL, USA
G. K. Dey, BARC, India
K. L. Ramakumar, BARC, India
S. B. Roy, BARC, India
R. Cywinski, Uni. of Huddersfield, UK
Toshinobu Sasa, JAEA, Japan
Yacine Kadi, CERN, Switzerland
R. K. Gargye, NPCIL, India
Jean-Pierre C. Revol, iThEC, Switzerland
Rafael Gimalov, iThEC, Switzerland
National Advisory Committee
S. S. Bajaj, AERB, India
P. R. Vasudeva Rao, IGCAR, India
P. D. Gupta, RRCAT, India
P. S. Parihar, AMD, India
D. K. Srivastava, VECC, India
N. Saibaba, NFC, India
A. K. Kohli, BRIT, India
Rajnish Prakash, HWB, India
D. Acharya, UCIL, India
R. N. Patra, IREL, India
P. Sudhakar, ECIL, India
P. K. Vijayan, BARC, India
Y. S. Mayya, BARC, India
Arun Kumar, BARC, India
B. N. Jagatap, BARC, India
R. C. Sharma, BARC, India
J. K. Chakravartty, BARC, India
K. N. Vyas, BARC, India
R. K. Singh, BARC, India
P. D. Krishnani, BARC, India
R. J. Patel, BARC, India
S. P. Dharne, NPCIL, India
N. Nagaich, NPCIL, India
U. C. Muktibodh, NPCIL, India
S. F. Vhora, NPCIL, India
S. G. Markandeya, BARC, India
S. Duraisami, AERB, India
S. S. Bajaj, AERB, India
P. R. Vasudeva Rao, IGCAR, India
P. D. Gupta, RRCAT, India
P. S. Parihar, AMD, India
D. K. Srivastava, VECC, India
N. Saibaba, NFC, India
A. K. Kohli, BRIT, India
Rajnish Prakash, HWB, India
D. Acharya, UCIL, India
R. N. Patra, IREL, India
P. Sudhakar, ECIL, India
P. K. Vijayan, BARC, India
Y. S. Mayya, BARC, India
Arun Kumar, BARC, India
B. N. Jagatap, BARC, India
R. C. Sharma, BARC, India
J. K. Chakravartty, BARC, India
K. N. Vyas, BARC, India
R. K. Singh, BARC, India
P. D. Krishnani, BARC, India
R. J. Patel, BARC, India
S. P. Dharne, NPCIL, India
N. Nagaich, NPCIL, India
U. C. Muktibodh, NPCIL, India
S. F. Vhora, NPCIL, India
S. G. Markandeya, BARC, India
S. Duraisami, AERB, India
Local Organizing Committee
A.K. Nayak, BARC, India (Convener)
Mukesh Singhal, NPCIL, India (Co-Convener)
L. R. Jangra, GCNEP, India
J. Chattopadhyay , BARC, India
V. Kain, BRNS, India
D. Roy, BRNS, India
V. Joemon, BARC, India
A Rama Rao, BARC, India
I. V. Dulera, BARC, India
B. V. Shah, BARC, India
V. Bhasin, BARC, India
S. Raghunathan, BARC, India
K. Umashankari, BARC, India
S. Ganju, BARC, India
Naveen Kumar, BARC, India
A.J. Gaikwad, AERB, India
H.P. Rammohan, NPCIL, India
Nalini Mohan, NPCIL, India
R. R. Sahaya, NPCIL, India
Manoj Kansal, NPCIL, India
Kalyan Krishnan, NFC, India
K. Velusamy, IGCAR, India
C. K. Asnani, IREL, India
A. K. Dureja, HBNI, India
A.K. Nayak, BARC, India (Convener)
Mukesh Singhal, NPCIL, India (Co-Convener)
L. R. Jangra, GCNEP, India
J. Chattopadhyay , BARC, India
V. Kain, BRNS, India
D. Roy, BRNS, India
V. Joemon, BARC, India
A Rama Rao, BARC, India
I. V. Dulera, BARC, India
B. V. Shah, BARC, India
V. Bhasin, BARC, India
S. Raghunathan, BARC, India
K. Umashankari, BARC, India
S. Ganju, BARC, India
Naveen Kumar, BARC, India
A.J. Gaikwad, AERB, India
H.P. Rammohan, NPCIL, India
Nalini Mohan, NPCIL, India
R. R. Sahaya, NPCIL, India
Manoj Kansal, NPCIL, India
Kalyan Krishnan, NFC, India
K. Velusamy, IGCAR, India
C. K. Asnani, IREL, India
A. K. Dureja, HBNI, India
Scope
The purpose of ThEC15 is to review and update the status of thorium energy technologies, including R&D efforts as well as industrial developments.
The conference intends to cover topics such as front-end and back-end of the thorium fuel cycle, the use of thorium in critical reactors and in Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) etc.
The aim is to bring together all experts involved in the development of thorium energy systems so as to promote scientific exchange and open avenues for cooperation. The deliberations of the conference will cover the following topics:
The purpose of ThEC15 is to review and update the status of thorium energy technologies, including R&D efforts as well as industrial developments.
The conference intends to cover topics such as front-end and back-end of the thorium fuel cycle, the use of thorium in critical reactors and in Accelerator Driven Systems (ADS) etc.
The aim is to bring together all experts involved in the development of thorium energy systems so as to promote scientific exchange and open avenues for cooperation. The deliberations of the conference will cover the following topics:
Thorium exploration, mining and processing
Thermo-physical and chemical properties of thorium based fuels
Nuclear data for thorium based fuels
Challenges in fabrication of thorium based fuels
Irradiation experience of thorium based fuels
Innovative reactor concepts with thorium based fuel
Physics design of thorium based reactors
Thermal hydraulics and safety of thorium based reactors
Material challenges for thorium based reactors
I&C issues and challenges for advanced reactor concepts
ADS Systems and Spallation Neutron Source design
Reprocessing of thorium based spent fuels
Economics of thorium based fuel cycles
Non-nuclear applications of thorium
Thermo-physical and chemical properties of thorium based fuels
Nuclear data for thorium based fuels
Challenges in fabrication of thorium based fuels
Irradiation experience of thorium based fuels
Innovative reactor concepts with thorium based fuel
Physics design of thorium based reactors
Thermal hydraulics and safety of thorium based reactors
Material challenges for thorium based reactors
I&C issues and challenges for advanced reactor concepts
ADS Systems and Spallation Neutron Source design
Reprocessing of thorium based spent fuels
Economics of thorium based fuel cycles
Non-nuclear applications of thorium
Registration
To secure a place at the conference, we advise you to register as soon as possible. Early registrants also benefit from a discounted conference fee.
Early registration fee, applicable until June 30, 2015, or when 200 participants have signed up, amounts to 250 EURO for delegates (other than Indians) and INR 10.000 for Indian delegates. After June 30, 2015, a full registration fee of 350 EURO is to be paid.
Conference fee includes the reception, banquette, lunches, coffee and visit to BARC facilities at Trombay and the Power Reactor at Tarapur.
To secure a place at the conference, we advise you to register as soon as possible. Early registrants also benefit from a discounted conference fee.
Early registration fee, applicable until June 30, 2015, or when 200 participants have signed up, amounts to 250 EURO for delegates (other than Indians) and INR 10.000 for Indian delegates. After June 30, 2015, a full registration fee of 350 EURO is to be paid.
Conference fee includes the reception, banquette, lunches, coffee and visit to BARC facilities at Trombay and the Power Reactor at Tarapur.
Dates
As you plan for your participation in ThEC15, please keep the following important dates and deadlines in mind:
As you plan for your participation in ThEC15, please keep the following important dates and deadlines in mind:
Poster and Papers
The conference invites technical papers from prospective authors for poster presentation during the conference.
The theme of the poster should be in line with the theme of the conference. Desirous participants may submit an extended abstract (maximum two pages including figures and minimum one page) of the work which they plan to present in the poster session during the conference.
The conference invites technical papers from prospective authors for poster presentation during the conference.
The theme of the poster should be in line with the theme of the conference. Desirous participants may submit an extended abstract (maximum two pages including figures and minimum one page) of the work which they plan to present in the poster session during the conference.
KEY DATES FOR POSTER PAPERS
Submission of abstracts: March 15, 2015
Notification for acceptance: April 30, 2015
Submission of full paper: July 31, 2015
Submission of abstracts: March 15, 2015
Notification for acceptance: April 30, 2015
Submission of full paper: July 31, 2015
The Organizing Committee reserves the rights to decide the acceptance of the abstracts. The acceptance of the papers will be communicated by April 30, 2015. Inclusion of the papers and participations of the authors in the scientific program are subject to payment of registration fee. Full paper, not exceeding 6 pages should be submitted upon acceptance of the abstract by July 31, 2015. Posters are not required to be submitted during registration; but authors are required to display the posters in the conference.
Please send you proposal to: ThEC15@itheo.org
Please send you proposal to: ThEC15@itheo.org
Sponsorship Opportunities
IThEO addresses the need for open discussion, research, collaboration and competition between different Thorium Energy alternatives to provide best possible Thorium Energy for the world. The Thorium Energy Conference provides an important platform to reach this goal. Your sponsorship helps build a financial foundation for the conference and community.
For you as a sponsor, the conference presents a unique opportunity to build awareness and make contacts. Various opportunities of sponsorship are available in the conference. The tariff payable for each category and the benefits accruing to them are listed in the table below. Besides, a commemorative souvenir will be brought out for the event containing the details of technical events and abstracts of all the talks including contributed papers. The souvenir will be distributed to all the participants. Advertisements are invited for printing on selected pages of the souvenir. The following opportunities are offered.
IThEO addresses the need for open discussion, research, collaboration and competition between different Thorium Energy alternatives to provide best possible Thorium Energy for the world. The Thorium Energy Conference provides an important platform to reach this goal. Your sponsorship helps build a financial foundation for the conference and community.
For you as a sponsor, the conference presents a unique opportunity to build awareness and make contacts. Various opportunities of sponsorship are available in the conference. The tariff payable for each category and the benefits accruing to them are listed in the table below. Besides, a commemorative souvenir will be brought out for the event containing the details of technical events and abstracts of all the talks including contributed papers. The souvenir will be distributed to all the participants. Advertisements are invited for printing on selected pages of the souvenir. The following opportunities are offered.
Stall and Presentation
1. A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products.
2. Full page advertisement on the back page of the Souvenir.
3. Entry for 4 persons (2 for the conference and 2 for arrangement of the exhibition.
4. Time slot for presentation.
Indian Rs. 10 lakhs / Euro 12500
1. A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products.
2. Full page advertisement on the back page of the Souvenir.
3. Entry for 4 persons (2 for the conference and 2 for arrangement of the exhibition.
4. Time slot for presentation.
Indian Rs. 10 lakhs / Euro 12500
Stall and Page
1. A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products / Time slot for presentation.
2. Full page advertisement on the inside back page of the Souvenir.
3. Entry for 4 persons (2 for the conference and 2 for arrangement of the exhibition.
Indian Rs. 8 lakhs / Euro 10000
1. A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products / Time slot for presentation.
2. Full page advertisement on the inside back page of the Souvenir.
3. Entry for 4 persons (2 for the conference and 2 for arrangement of the exhibition.
Indian Rs. 8 lakhs / Euro 10000
Stall and Entry
1. A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products / Time slot for presentation.
2. Entry for 2 persons.
Indian Rs. 5 lakhs / Euro 6250
1. A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products / Time slot for presentation.
2. Entry for 2 persons.
Indian Rs. 5 lakhs / Euro 6250
Stall
A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products / Time slot for presentation / Full page advertisement on the inner page of the Souvenir (Colour)
Indian Rs. 3 lakhs / Euro 3750
A 3m x 3m stall to display and demonstrate products / Time slot for presentation / Full page advertisement on the inner page of the Souvenir (Colour)
Indian Rs. 3 lakhs / Euro 3750
Page
Special page advertisement (B/W).
Indian Rs. 2 lakhs / Euro 2500
Special page advertisement (B/W).
Indian Rs. 2 lakhs / Euro 2500
Distribution
Distribution of company brochure (e.g. product catalogue supplied by the sponsor) along with conference kit.
Indian Rs. 1 lakhs / Euro 1250
Distribution of company brochure (e.g. product catalogue supplied by the sponsor) along with conference kit.
Indian Rs. 1 lakhs / Euro 1250
Patrons
We encourage patrons to sponsor Pre-conference dinner or Banquet. The invitation leaflet for the event will bear the name of sponsor and sponsor will be entitled to a full page advertisement inside the Souvenir.
To learn about the different sponsorship packages available, please contact us at ThEC15@itheo.org
We encourage patrons to sponsor Pre-conference dinner or Banquet. The invitation leaflet for the event will bear the name of sponsor and sponsor will be entitled to a full page advertisement inside the Souvenir.
To learn about the different sponsorship packages available, please contact us at ThEC15@itheo.org
Visas
As per the norms of Department of Atomic Energy, copies of passports of all non-Indian participants is requested before July 7th, 2015. Upon receipt of copy of passport and clearance, the organizers of ThEC15 will issue Invitation Letters to participants to facilitate visa approval by respective Indian embassies.
As per the norms of Department of Atomic Energy, copies of passports of all non-Indian participants is requested before July 7th, 2015. Upon receipt of copy of passport and clearance, the organizers of ThEC15 will issue Invitation Letters to participants to facilitate visa approval by respective Indian embassies.
Travel
Participants will be responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation. Travel and hotel information will be made available.
Participants will be responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation. Travel and hotel information will be made available.
CORRESPONDENCE
Dr. A. K. Nayak
Convener – ThEC15
Reactor Engineering Division,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay, Mumbai – 400085, India
Email: arunths@barc.gov.in or ThEC15@itheo.org
Tel: +91-22-25591557
Dr. A. K. Nayak
Convener – ThEC15
Reactor Engineering Division,
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
Trombay, Mumbai – 400085, India
Email: arunths@barc.gov.in or ThEC15@itheo.org
Tel: +91-22-25591557
LOCATION
Should you have any questions regarding speech or topic proposals, registration, payment, visa application or any other conference-related matter, please don’t hesitate to contact us atThEC15@itheo.org
We look forward to yet another successful conference, see you all in Mumbai!
The ThEC15 Team
We look forward to yet another successful conference, see you all in Mumbai!
The ThEC15 Team