Announcement

One-day Seminar on
The Accident at Fukushima
and the Future of Nuclear Power
 

Organized by
Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association (ENPA)

On
17 May 2011

Chairman of the Seminar
Prof.Dr. M.N.H. Comsan
Coordinator of the Seminar
Prof.Dr. A.A. El-Kady

Venue
Ain-Shams University Guest House
Cairo, Egypt

About the Seminar
    Nuclear power constitutes appreciable component of world electricity generation. The number of currently operating nuclear units is 403 producing ~16% of the global installed power. In view of the increased depletion of fossil resources and the deterioration of environmental indicators, more reliance on alternative energy resources is underway including the nuclear power.
    The nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi presented a turning point because of the simultaneous destruction of the plant's units, the magnitude of emitted hazardous radiation, and the extent of environment contamination spreading far beyond the 30 km exclusion zone. The accident recalls fears on the safety of nuclear units for electricity generation deeply enrouted in human beliefs since the Chernobyl disaster, putting in storm the mere future of nuclear power.
    Realizing the importance of the subject, the Directory Board of the Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association (ENPA) took the initiative to invite selected group of Egyptian scientists and specialists to give invited talks and professional lectures covering different aspects on the extent of disaster, its impact on the future of nuclear power, along with other related issues.
    ENPA Directory Board welcomes participation in the seminar by presenting contributions, and taking part in discussions. We are looking for ideas and comments aiming to formulate appropriate recommendations on the subject.
   Talks and lectures can be presented in Arabic or English. We hope to collect the seminar activities on a CD and distribute it to registered participants.
Seminar Topics
- Status of world nuclear power generation.
- The nuclear accident at Fukushima- causes, consequences and risks.
- Nuclear safety issues after Fukushima.
- Towards a balanced energy mix.
- An outlook to the future.
Participation
    ENPA Directory Board cordially invites interested persons to participate in the seminar activities. The participation fee for Egyptians is:
50 EGP for ENPA members and 100 EGP for non-ENPA members.
The participation fee for non Egyptians is 100 US$.
The fee covers seminar printed material and tea/coffee break. The fee is to be paid before 12 May 2011 to the account of the Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association, No. 159/1/48993, Bank Misr, Nasr City Branch, Cairo, Egypt. Or to be paid in cash at the seminar registration.
Contribution
    Manuscripts were to be submitted ready for camera reproduction on high quality white papers A4 size, laser printed or of at least 300 dpi printing resolution. The printed area is 16 cm wide and 24 cm depth, margins are equal left-right, and 2.5 cm top. Maximum 12 pages all included. An electronic version  written in MS Word should also be provided on CD.
    Times New Roman with the following sizes were to be used:

with

 Manuscript title
Author names
Author affiliation
Others
1st level heading 
2nd level heading
3rd level heading 		 14 BOLD, all capitals, centered
14 Bold, cap/lowercase, centered
12 italic, cap/lc, centered
12 cap/lc, justified,
as BOLD, all caps
Bold, cap/lc
Italic, cap/lc
    For Arabic text, traditional arabic with appropriate sizes is to be used.
Correspondence
Prof.Dr. M.N.H. Comsan,
President of the Egyptian Nuclear Physics Association,
2 Elnasr St., Nasr City, Cairo
Postal Code 11371, Egypt.
Tel: +(2011)3226007
E-mail: comsanmn@hotmail.com, or comsanmn@gmail.com
Web site_http://www.physicsegypt.org/enpa/fukushima.html
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Last updated: 1 April 2011