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China's 8th National Nuclear Confrence commences tomorrow.



Agenda at A Glance:

17 May 2012

18 May 2012
AM

Session 1. World nuclear energy prospect
session 2. 2012: Restart of china nuclear energy program

Session 4. Localization v.s self-reliance: how to grow with china nuclear energy industry?



PM

Session 3. China nuclear projects update and international experience?

Session 5. Uranium supply and demand in the world session 6. the future of nuclear energy



WHAT'S HAPPENING to global nuclear power industry post fukushima?

Policy makers are asking for reviews of safety regulations, publics are expressing concern, and it appears likely that some of the planned construction will be curtailed. The politics of nuclear power is likely to be more contentious even in places where public support has been strong (or irrelevant). As a result, in the coming decade, nuclear power may make less of a contribution to the mitigation of carbon emissions than it otherwise might have, (though even before the current crisis its role in overcoming the climate change challenge was a minor one).