Past Presentations

Presentations given to ANA and the Nuclear Engineering Panel, Engineers Australia

These presentations remain the property of the individual speakers and copyright permission must be sought directly from the speaker.

Introduction to the Rolls-Royce UK SMR technology and consortium – Slides for Webinar presentation by Alan Woods, Rolls Royce UK, on 21 October 2020 

Licensing the First Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates – Slides for webinar presentation by Ian Grant Ottawa on 1 October 2020 

Hydrogen Production and Nuclear Power – Slides for webinar presentation by Warner Priest, Siemens Australia on 15 July 2020 

New Builds and R&D in Nuclear Power – Webinar presentation by Dr Mark Ho on 28 May 2020. A  video of the webinar is at https://youtu.be/T5cImciiwjI .

Nuclear Energy: A New Beginning? and what role it might play in Australia – Presentation by Professor Jacopo Buongiorno (Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)) on 28 Jan 2020.

Nuclear Waste Management – Moving Forward Toward Better Days – Presentation by Dr Charlotta Sanders (World Nuclear Association) on 22 Nov 2019.

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ANA2019 Conference

The thirteenth biennial Australian Nuclear Association Conference on Nuclear Science and Engineering in Australia was held on Friday, 27th September 2019 at the Aerial UTS Function Centre, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW.

Session 1 – Energy Policy in Australia and around the World

OPENING

• Hon John Barilaro MP, Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional New South Wales, Industry and Trade.
• Decarbonising Energy Transition in China [Keynote]
  Dr Jiang Kejun, Director Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing, China.
• Framework for Decarbonising Australian Energy (abstract) [Keynote]Prof Stephen Wilson, Centre for Energy Futures, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland

SESSION 2 – Advances in Nuclear Power

• NuScale SMR – Progress towards Deployment [Keynote]
  Tom Mundy, Chief Commercial Officer, NuScale Power
• Advanced Reactor Development in China
  Jiang Kejun, Director Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing, China
• Benefits of Nuclear for Australia
  Robert Parker, Vice President, Australian Nuclear Association

SESSION 3 – Nuclear Technology in Australia (1) 

• Neutron Scattering for Industrial Materials (abstract) – Vanessa Peterson, Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering, ANSTO
• Neutron Capture Enhanced Therapy: A new frontier in hadron therapy –  Mitra Safavi-Naeini, ANSTO
• Nuclear Organisations

               Australia Young Generation Nuclear (AusYGN) – Alex Borovskis
               UNSW Students for Nuclear Energy (SFNE) – Lillian Caruana
               Women in Nuclear (WiN) – Joanne Lackenby

• Nuclear Education (5 min each)

                AINSE Ltd – Michelle Durant
                UNSW Nuclear Engineering – Jean Larosee

SESSION 4:  Nuclear Technology in Australia (2)

• Synroc Waste Treatment Facility (abstract)
  Daniel Gregg, ANSTO Synroc Technologies Program
• National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (abstract)
  Rebecca Mackenzie, National Radioactive Waste Management Facility Taskforce

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Nuclear Propulsion Roadmap for Australia: a faster way ahead? – Presentation by Christopher Skinner on 17 July 2019

NuScale SMR – On Track for Deployment – Presentation by Tony Irwin on 26 June 2019.

Nuclear Power for Space Applications – Presentation by Mark Ho on 17 April 2019.

Climate Change – the Nuclear Solution – Presentation by Robert Parker on 26 March 2019.

Nuclear Liability and Insurance – Presentation by Ron Cameron on 27 March 2019.