Western Focus Seminar
30th Annual CNS Conference & 33rd Annual CNS/CNA Student Conference
"New Nuclear Frontiers"
Calgary Telus Convention Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, May 31 - June 03
Introduction
Two of Canada's Western provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan are home to a
vast oil resource. The tar sands, or oil sands as some call them, contain some
170 trillion barrels of recoverable oil. Massive mining and in situ operations
are in place and more are being developed. These represent massive investments
in infrastructure on a scale commensurate with investments in nuclear energy.
Currently fossil fuels are used to process the oil sands. The possibility of
using nuclear energy has been long contemplated. With current concerns over
carbon dioxide emissions from oil sands production, and the potential to make
more fossil fuel available for other purposes, nuclear energy's time in sustainable development
process involving the oil sands may have arrived.
This "Western Focus Seminar" was organized as an integral part of the
CNS Annual conference. Invited presentations focused on issues
relevant to the introduction of nuclear energy into western Canada for both
electricity production and for steam to process the oil sands. Topics include
electrical system and industrial energy requirements, alternative reactor
concepts, infrastructure needs, nuclear service industry standards, education,
and community support. The presentations posted here will be
of interest to entrepreneurs, managers, industry executives, government
officials, professionals and members of the general public looking for an opportunity to learn more about
nuclear energy.
The conference also attracted over one hundred technical papers which will be included in the conference proceedings. Readers are referred to the Canadian Nuclear Society website for more general conference information.
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Program
Monday June 1, 13:50 to 16:50, Plenary Session WF1 – Introduction to New Nuclear Frontiers
Co-Chairs: D. Pendergast (Alberta Branch of CNS), L. Simpson
(Manitoba Branch of CNS)
Introductory Remarks
D. Pendergast Bio Speaking Notes
J. Harvie Bio Speaking Notes
H. McFarlane Bio Speaking Notes
Comparing the Market for Nuclear Power in
Alberta and Saskatchewan
D. Bratt, (Mount Royal College)
Bio Paper Oral Presentation Only
Should Manitoba Go Nuclear?
L. Simpson, B. Skinner (Former Mayor and Mayor, Pinawa, Manitoba)
Total Energy Supply for Remote Human
Habitations: Nuclear North of 60
J. Harris (Bruce Branch of CNS)
Energy for Oil Sands Production
S. Asgarpour (Petroleum Technology Alliance of Canada)
Tuesday, June 2, 8:00 to 11:30, Parallel Session WF2 –
Nuclear Reactors and the Oil Sands
Co-Chairs: D. Bratt, (Mount Royal College), R. Oberth ( AECL)
Small Nuclear Steam Generators for Alberta's
Bitumen Resources
I. J. Potter (Alberta Research Council), H. McFarlane (Idaho National
Laboratory)
Bios Presentation ARC Website INL Website
Hydrogen, Nuclear and the Oil Sands: “The Next
Economically Viable Step in a Sustainable Future”
D. S. Scott (Retired from U of T and U. Vic.) , N. Alexander
(Presenter, Organization of CANDU Industries)
Hybrid Nuclear-Fossil Systems for Low-Emission
Production of Synthetic Fuels
R. S. Cherry ( Idaho National Laboratory)
CANDU Nuclear Plant Configured for Multiple
Oil Sands and Power Applications
R. Oberth, S. Kuran, R. Duffey, and C. Cottrell (AECL)
Bios Presentation AECL Website
Nuclear Hydrogen Applications for the
Production of Synthetic Crude
D. Ryland, S. Suppiah (AECL)
Bios Presentation AECL Website
Tuesday, June 2, 8:00 to 11:30, Parallel Session WF3 – New
Reactor Concepts
Co-Chairs: D. Meneley, (UOIT), C. Voutsinos (Alberta Branch of CNS)
Energy to Save the World: Use of Portable
Nuclear Energy
for Hydrocarbon Recovery, Electrical Generation, and Water Reclamation
J. R. Deal (Hyperion Power Generation)
Applicability of Small Fast Reactor "4S" for
Oil Sands Recovery
S. Matsuyama, Y. Nishiguchi, Y. Sakashita, S. Kasuga, K. Arie , (Toshiba)
M. Kawashima (Aitel Corp.). T. Grenci ( Westinghouse)
Toshiba 4S Reactor Applications: Economic Case
Studies
J. N. O'Brien, P. O. Moor (SASOR Canada and Tetra Tech)
Modular Helium Reactor (MHR) for Oil Sands
Extraction
A. Shenoy and A. Telengator (General Atomics)
Electric and Thermal Power Sources Based on
Nuclear Shipbuilding Technologies
K. B. Veshnyakov, Yu. P. Fadeev, Y. Panov, V. Polunichev (OKBM, Rosatom, Russia)
Compact, Transportable Nuclear Power Systems
For Rapid Deployment To Remote Locations
for Industry, Oil Recovery, Municipalities And Disaster Relief
J. R. Powell and J. P. Farrell (Brookhaven Technology Group, Inc.)
Bios Paper Presentation BTG Website
Wednesday, June 3, 8:00 to 11:30, Parallel Session WF4 –
Licensing, Construction, Education, Research
Co-Chairs: P. Hinman (Alberta Branch of CNS), J. Whitlock (AECL)
Technology Neutral Licensing Requirements:
Have we been successful?
T. Jamieson (Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission)
Qualifications Needed to Design, Construct and
Manufacture Nuclear Systems and Equipment
C. Voutsinos (Alberta Branch of CNS)
Pursuit of Nuclear Science and Technology
Education in the Prairies
C. Rangacharyulu (University of Saskatchewan)
Energy Research and Public Policy Advice: A
Bridge to Canada’s Future
L. Hoye (Professor Emeritus, University of Lethbridge)
Synchrotron Radiation Based Techniques For
Nuclear Power Research
Josef Hormes (Canadian Lightsource Inc., Saskatchewan)
Nuclear Energy And Health: And the Benefits of
Low-dose Radiation Hormesis
J. M. Cuttler (Cuttler & Associates Inc, Ontario)
M. Pollycove (M.D., School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco,
USA)
Bios Summary Paper Published paper Presentation
Wednesday, June 3, 8:00 to 11:30, Parallel Session WF5
New Reactor Concepts and Community Support
Co-Chairs: R. Duffey (AECL), R. Varty (Consultant in Engineering Science)
NuScale Power: A New Approach to Commercial
Nuclear Power
J. N. Reyes, Jr., P. Lorenzini (NuScale Power Incorporated, USA)
Bios Presentation NuScale Website
The Nuclear Industry – How a Community
Benefits
N. Alexander, (Organization of CANDU Industries)
Why CAREM?: Bias Towards Smaller Sized NPP
R. Mazzi ( INVAP, Argentina)
Bio Presentation INVAP Website
Nuclear Power in the Snowmobile Capital of
Alberta
T. Thain ( Mayor, Whitecourt, Alberta)
Bio Handout Oral Presentation Only
The End
(Prepared 09/06/18 DRP)
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