27 May
Informal dinner for interested participants (meet in Lobby of Uniscenter Hotel)
28 May
Meet in Meeting Room #2 Uniscenter Hotel (see sign in lobby for directions)
Coffee/Tea
Welcome and Introductions – Peter HAYES, Nautilus Institute Executive Director, and Wang Yanjia, Professor, Energy Science, Tsinghua University
Brief Overview of Project and Goals for the Meeting, with an Introduction to Sessions 1 and 2-David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate
SESSION 1: Country Energy Sector/Energy Policy Updates and Summaries
Update on the ROK Energy Sector and ROK Energy Policies, CHUNG Woo-jin, Korea Energy Economics Institute
Update on the ROK LEAP Modeling Effort, David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate The Japanese Energy Sector, Energy Policies, and the Japan LEAP Modeling Effort-TAKASE Kae, Governance Design Laboratory
Working LUNCH
Update on the Chinese Energy Sector, Chinese Energy Policies, and the China LEAP Modeling Effort– WANG Yanjia and GU Alun, Tsinghua University
Update on the Japanese Energy Sector, Energy Policies, and the Japan LEAP Modeling Effort-TAKASE Kae, Governance Design Laboratory
BREAK
SESSION 2: Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Development—Updates and Recent Developments
Update on Japan’s Nuclear Energy Development and Spent Fuel Management Plans and Options- Tomoko MURAKAMI, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Update on China’s Nuclear Energy Development and Spent Fuel Management Plans and Options –LIU Xuegang, Tsinghua University
Update on the ROK’s Nuclear Energy Development and Spent Fuel Management Plans and Options -KANG Jungmin, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Country teams meet to discuss implications of reports on nuclear development and spent fuel on their country datasets
Group Dinner—Meet in Lobby of Uniscenter Hotel and walk to local restaurant
29 May
Meet in Meeting Room #2 Uniscenter Hotel
Coffee/Tea
Prospects for Deep Borehole Storage of Nuclear Fuel in Northeast Asia: An Overview of Activities for Day Two-David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate
SESSION 3: Prospects for Deep Borehole Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel
Update on the Potential for and Challenges Facing Geologic Disposal of Spent Fuel in the ROK– KANG Jungmin, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
Update on the Potential for and Challenges Facing Geologic Disposal of Spent Fuel in China-ZHOU Yun, Harvard University Managing the Atom Project
BREAK
Update on the e Potential for and Challenges Facing Geologic Disposal of Spent Fuel in Japan-Tomochika TOKUNAGA, University of Tokyo
Working LUNCH
Overview of the Status of Research and Policy on Deep Borehole Disposal of Nuclear Spent Fuel in East Asia and Elsewhere, and Comments on Session 3 Presentations-Neil CHAPMAN, Chapman & Co Consulting
Discussion on Prospects for and Challenges Facing Deep Borehole Disposal of Spent Fuel and other Nuclear Waste Materials in East Asia—Open discussion among meeting participants regarding the advantages of prospects for, and challenges to deep borehole disposal in Northeast Asia
BREAK
SESSION 4: Radiological Risk Assessment for Security Management at Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
Assessing the Risk of Radiological Attack on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities: Illustrative Assessment of the Risk of Radiological Release from an Accident at the DPRK LWR at Yongbyon, and Background and Next Steps in the Project-David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate
Spent Fuel Management and the Reduction of Radiological Risk of Accidents at or Attacks on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities: Review of Analytical Methodology Prepared for Project and Presentation of Case Study on Nuclear Facility in the United States-Gordon THOMPSON, Institute for Resource and Security Studies
Group Discussion of Methods for and Goals of Analysis of Radiological Risk of Accidents at or Attacks on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities
National Teams Discuss Integration of Updated Country Level Energy and Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities Data and Scenarios within Each Nation and Across the Region
End of Second Day of Working Group Meeting, Free Evening or Informal Group Dinner
30 May
Meet in Meeting Room #2 Uniscenter Hotel
Coffee/Tea
SESSION 5: Assessing the Risk of Radiological Attack on Nuclear Facilities
Assessing the Risk of Radiological Attack on Nuclear Facilities: An Overview of Activities and Goals for Day Three-David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute Senior Associate
Working Session to Advance Application in Each Country of Methodology for Assessment of the Radiological Risk of Accidents at or Attack on Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities, and on Coordination on LEAP implementation (including Working LUNCH)
National teams will continue the process of applying the methodology for assessing the radiological risk of attack on nuclear facilities as prepared by Gordon Thompson. This working session will likely begin with informal discussions by each working Team of their progress to date in applying the Radiological Risk Methodology. The session will continue with each Country Team working as a group to continue and refine their analyses, working with Dr. Thompson and Nautilus staff. This will involve a combination of hands-on work with the analysis workbook and other tools, as well as assessments of needs for additional data to complete or augment the analyses. As a part of this Working Session, country teams will work with the experts on Deep Borehole Disposal and Nuclear Power Development from their country to plan expansions of their LEAP datasets to further incorporate scenarios for nuclear fuel cycle management, including scenarios involving deep borehole disposal of nuclear materials, into their energy models and LEAP pathways, as well as to coordinate on tasks required to continue the updating of the LEAP model in each country and the development and analysis of key scenarios. It is expected that the session will end with a short, informal presentation by each group on their progress during the session, their plans for continuing their work, and any challenges they see in moving the project forward.
Meeting Wrap-up and Discussion, led by David VON HIPPEL, Nautilus Institute.
One element of this wrap-up will be to discuss potential Northeast Asia cooperation sscenarios for nuclear spent fuel management that the project might work collaboratively to develop, model, and summarize for policymakers. David will present draft results of previous nuclear cooperation scenarios as a point of departure for this discussion.
End of Working Group Meeting
Informal Group Dinner