The Nuclear Option for SE Europe 2015
Romania Energy Center (ROEC) with the Institute of Energy for South East Europe (IENE) have convened a one day conference in Bucharest, Romania, in May 2015, to discuss the Nuclear Option for SE Europe in the context of energy security. The conference discussed the challenges and opportunities for nuclear power development in SE Europe. Nuclear energy experts from various countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Turkey participated and shared their insight, as well as government officials, E.U. representatives and executives from major energy companies who attended the event. The conference provided an opportunity for all players involved in the energy sector to assess the prospects for nuclear power development in the region taking into consideration the social, economic and climate change aspects, and initiated a cross border public debate for the prospects and limitations of nuclear energy development in the region.
DATE: May 6, 2015
VENUE: Intercontinental Hotel, Bucharest
WORKING LANGUAGE: English
ADDITIONAL INFO: Registration Form
CONTACT: secretariat@iene.gr & energy@roec.biz
Mr. Costis Stambolis, Executive Director, Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE), Greece
Ms. Eugenia Gusilov, Director, Romania Energy Center (ROEC), Romania
Ms. Elena Popescu, General Director - General Directorate for Energy and Environment, Ministry of Energy, Small and Medium Enterprises and the Business Environment, Romania
Mr. Ayhan Evrensel, Communication Adviser, Office of the Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Energy, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna
Mr. Cantemir Ciurea, Director of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Division, National Commission for Nuclear Activities Control (CNCAN), Romania
Ms. Daniela Lulache, CEO, Nuclearelectrica, Romania
Dr. Teodor Chirica, Chief Executive Officer, EnergoNuclear, Romania/ Executive Board Member, FORATOM, Belgium
Mr. Liviu Gherghe, Senior Director, ELCOMEX IEA, ROMATOM, Romania
Mr. Pal Kovacs, Advisor to CEO, Former State Secretary for Energy Affairs, MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant Ltd., Hungary
Dr. Mladen Mitev, President, Bulgarian Nuclear Society, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Osman Sevaioglu, Dpt. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Middle East Tech. University, Ankara, Turkey
Mr. Nicholas Sofianos, Research Projects Co-ordinator, Institute of Energy for SE Europe (IENE), Greece
Ms. Mihaela Stiopol, President, Romanian Association “Nuclear Energy” (AREN), Romania
Mr. Yves Brachet, President, Westinghouse, Belgium
Mr. David Hu Zhuo, Assistant General Director, CGN, China
Mr. John Saroudis, Regional Vice President, SNC Lavalin Nuclear Inc., Candu Energy Inc., Canada
Conference Announcement
Conference Agenda
