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Conference session updates Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace program

The American Nuclear Society/European Nuclear Society 2003 International Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo will commence with an opening plenary session titled, "From Atoms for Peace to Atoms for Prosperity," at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans today.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will lead keynote speakers in examining how opinions held by the public, policy makers and investors influence the future role of nuclear technologies in meeting expanding demands for the atom's various roles worldwide.

Also scheduled to speak at the opening plenary are the following officials:
  • Edward J. Tirello Jr., managing director and senior power strategist for Berenson & Company, will discuss the business side of nuclear growth.
  • Jacques Bouchard, director of the Nuclear Energy Division, Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, France will introduce a global perspective on nuclear applications.
International speakers joining the president's special session through video include:
  • Vijay Chaturvedi, chairman and managing director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Ltd.
  • Hajimu Maeda, chairman of the World Association of Nuclear Operators
  • John Ritch, director of the World Nuclear Association in London
  • Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.
The ANS/ENS International Meeting and the concurrent GLOBAL 2003 topical meeting will draw more than 1,400 people and will incorporate 750 presentations covering such issues as nuclear plant systems and decommissioning, nuclear education, environmental sciences, and non-power and emerging technologies. Representatives from leading organizations will be available to answer attendees' questions about their innovative products and services at the Nuclear Technology Expo, located in the French Market Exhibit Hall at the Hyatt Regency.

Honorary meeting chair is former Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner Greta Dicus. Entergy Nuclear's John R. McGaha and Andrej Stritar of the Nuclear Safety Administration, Slovenia, are general co-chairs of the 2003 ANS/ENS Annual Winter Meeting. Maurice J. Ades, Westinghouse Savannah River Co., serves as technical program chair.

The complete program of the ANS/ENS Winter Meeting is available on the ANS website at www.ans.org/meetings/winter.

NOTE TO MEDIA: ANS welcomes the media to sign in for complimentary conference badges. Registration forms are available at www.ans.org or on site in the Regency Foyer, located on the 3rd floor of the Hyatt Regency between 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nov. 16 and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 17-19. For additional material at the meeting, visit the meeting's Media Center in Royale Room.
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