Preliminary Programme (Announcement)
for the
International Conference on Knowledge Management in Nuclear
Facilities
18–21 June 2007, IAEA HQ, Vienna, Austria
It should be noted that in this preliminary programme, all listed contributions are subject to formal nomination and
registration and that the order of speakers in each session is subject to change.
The final conference programme will be distributed to all participants in advance of the conference.
Time
Name
Member
State
Function
Title [partly tentative]
18 June 2007
10:00
10:20
Conference
Opening
N.N.
IAEA
Conference
Opening
Mr. Dave
Torgerson
Canada
Conference
Opening
Opening
Remarks
Mr. Luis Echavarri
OECD/NEA
Opening
Remarks
Mr. Georges van
Goethem
EC
Opening
Remarks
Mr. John Ritch
WNA and
WNU
Opening
Remarks
5min
Mr. Eduardo
Gonzales
FORATOM
Opening
Remarks
5min
Mr. Ichiro
Nakajima
JAEA
Opening
Remarks
Ms. Carol Berrigan
NEI
Opening
Remarks
5min
5min
5min
5min
11:00
Opening
Keynotes
11:00
Mr. Dave
Torgerson
Canada
Opening
Keynote
Nuclear Knowledge Management – Challenges and
Opportunities
11:30
Mr. Hans-Josef
Zimmer
Germany
Opening
Keynote
[Title TBD]
Mr. Ravi Grover
India
Opening
Keynote
Strategy followed by India in providing trained manpower
for nuclear industry
12:00
12:30
Lunch
14:00
Policy Forum
Mr. Dave
Torgerson
Canada
15min
Mr. Y. Sokolov
IAEA
Statement
[Title TBD]
15min
Mr. Jose P.
Abriata
Argentina
Statement
[Title TBD]
15min
Mr. Luis Echavarri
OECD/NEA
Statement
[Title TBD]
Mr. Ishfaq Ahmad
Pakistan
Statement
Nuclear Knowledge Management in Member States:
Operator, Regulator and Vendor
15min
Chair of the Policy Forum
International Conference on Knowledge Management in Nuclear Facilities
Time
Name
Function
Title [partly tentative]
WNU and
WNA
Statement
[Title TBD]
Mr. Adolf
Birkhofer
Germany
Statement
[Title TBD]
Mr. Shuichi Iwata
Japan
Statement
Knowledge Dynamics upon Global Information Commons
for Science Initiative
15min
Mr. Evgeny
Velikhov
Russian
Federation
Statement
[Title TBD]
15min
Mr. Chang-Kue
Park
Republic of
Korea
Statement
[Title TBD]
15min
Ms. Marie-Pierre
Comets
France
Statement
Knowledge management in nuclear and radiation safety
regulation in France
17:30 –
19:00
Reception in the
VIC Restaurant
15min
15:30 –
16:00
15min
15min
Mr. John Ritch
Member
State
Coffee
Invited speaker: Mr. Chang-Kun Lee
19 June 2007
9:00 –
12:30
9:00
9:30
9:30
10:30
Session 1
Mr. Gustaf
Löwenhielm
Sweden
session chair
Mr. Lothar Hahn
Germany
session co-chair
Mr. Pieter de
Gelder
Belgium
session rapporteur
Mr. Marty Virgilio
USA
Keynote
A Framework for Knowledge Management in a Regulatory
Agency
Mr. David Beraha
Germany
Keynote
Managing Knowledge in Technical and Scientific Support
Organizations
Ms. Dana Drabova
WENRA
Keynote
The role of knowledge management in achieving harmonized
high level of nuclear safety
Coffee
Mr. Tomio Kawata
Japan
Paper
Knowledge Management in the Japanese High-Level Waste
Disposal Programme
11:30
Mr. Agustin
Alonso
Spain
Paper
The Loss of Knowledge in Nuclear Safety and Radiation
Protection during the Spanish Nuclear Moratorium
11:40
Mr. Georg
Schwarz
Switzerland
Paper
Implementing Knowledge Management at the Swiss Nuclear
Safety Inspectorate (HSK)
Mr. Abel Gonzales
Argentina
Paper
From Nuclear Stagnation to Renaissance: The Challenge of
Transferring Regulatory Knowledge
Mr. O. Klevtsov
Ukraine
Mr. Zainal Arifin
Indonesia
Mr. T. Viglasky
Canada
Mr. Qingsong Wang
China
Ms. Sandra G. Cruz
USA
Mr. Igor Khripunov
USA
Mr. Yuri Opanasiuk
Ms. Natalia V.
11:00
12:00
Poster
Perspectives of developing and using of knowledge base on
NPP’s I&C for expert activity support
Poster
Challenges to implementation of knowledge management on
drafting of nuclear regulation in Indonesia
Poster
Canadian approach on regulatory issues regarding ageing
management, long-term operation and plant life management
Poster
Management of registration nuclear safety engineer of China
Poster
Records/Knowledge Management in a Nuclear Facility’s
Industrial Hygiene Laboratory
Poster
Nuclear Security Culture: Tools for Development, Promotion
and Strengthening
RF
Poster
MPC&A Culture program in KI RRC
RF
Poster
Knowledge preservation for successful development of nuclear
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Time
Name
Member
State
Function
power (using the best practice of RTA “Nonproliferation” in
structure of FSI RRC “Kurchatov Institute”)
Saraeva
12:30
14:00 –
17:30
Title [partly tentative]
Mr. Olexander
Gaidar
Ukraine
Mr. Ismai Badawy
Egypt
Mr. Serban Valeca
Romania
Mr. M. Claxton
U.K.
Mr. A.I.
Sapozhnikov
RF
Ms. Y. Runova
RF
Mr. Hiroshi Noda
Japan
Mr. Mark
Kuznetsov
RF
Mr. Dimitris
Karagiannis
Austria
Poster
The geo-information system for the ecological impact
assessment of nuclear facilities under decommissioning
Poster
Transferring Nuclear Knowledge – An International Partnership
Poster
Nuclear Safety based on nuclear knowledge – a Romanian
approach
Poster
Digital Preservation Techniques to Facilitate Knowledge
Management in the Nuclear Sector
Poster
Knowledge Management for Improved of Emergency
Preparedness and Response at Nuclear Facilities
Poster
The management of knowledge, acquired in the management of
radioactive waste – the result of previous activities
Poster
JANTI Activities
Poster
Role of technical support organizations in development and
maintaining knowledge management systems for Russian
regulatory body
Poster
Knowledge Management Approach to Emergency Procedures in
Nuclear Facilities
Lunch
Session 2
Ms. Gail Marcus
USA
Ms. Basma
Shalaby
Canada
session co-chair
Mr. Pascal Pezzani
France
session rapporteur
14:00
Mr. Peter Fritz
Germany
Keynote
[Title TBD]
14:30
Mr. John
deGrosbois
Canada
Keynote
Linking Knowledge Management Practices to Nuclear
Power Plant Organizational Performance
15:00
Mr. Pascal Pezzani
France
Keynote
To effectively adapt and renew workforce competences
15:30
Coffee
16:00
Ms. Gail Marcus
USA
Paper
Knowledge management and the nuclear renaissance
Ms. Jiang Huan
China
Paper
Retention of Knowledge and Experience from Experts in
Near-Term Operating Plants
16:40
Mr. Klaus Joachim
Schmatjko
Germany
Paper
Knowledge management as an element in realizing nuclear
technology
17:00
Mr. Ashok
Thadani
USA
Paper
The NEA Knowledge Management Project
16:20
session chair
20 June 2007
9:00 –
12:30
Session 2
(continued)
9:00
Mr. Yanko Yanev
IAEA
Keynote
The IAEA Nuclear Knowledge Management Programme
Mr. Donald
Hoffman
USA
Keynote
9:30
Knowledge Management's Contribution to Maintaining
Sustained Nuclear Facility Optimum Performance and
Economics
Mr. John Ritch
WNU and
WNA
Keynote
[Title TBD]
10:00
10:30
Coffee
10:00
Mr. Ravinder
Mago
India
Paper
An Overview of Knowledge Management Activities in
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL)
11:20
Mr. Marius Condu
Romania
Paper
Knowledge capture and preservation at Cernavoda Unit 2
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Time
Name
Member
State
Function
Title [partly tentative]
Project
11:40
12:00
Mr. Steve Manton
U.K.
Paper
Refocusing Knowledge and Intellectual Property
Management within the UK Nuclear Industry
Mr. Toshio
Kitamura
Japan
Paper
Nuclear Knowledge Management in Japanese Nuclear
Industry
Ms. Rapieh
Aminuddin
Malaysia
Mr. Pedro Ortega
Prieto
Spain
Ms. Claudia Vetere
Argentina
Mr. Shinichi
Kawamura
Japan
Mr. Andreas Ehlert
Germany
Mr. C.W. Turner
Canada
Mr. Tae-Ju Chun
RoK
Ms. Rapieh
Aminuddin
Malaysia
Ms. Naima Argani
Belgium
Mr. Mike Kelleher
U.K.
Mr. Mahammad
Safuan Bin
Sulaiman
Malaysia
Mr. Taswanda
Taryo
Indonesia
Mr. Rufus Buschart
Germany
Mr. Edward Truch
U.K.
Mr. Brad
Williamson
USA
Mr. Shahid Mallik
Pakistan
Mr. Blake Melnick
Canada
Poster
Poster
Initiating The Knowledge Management Journey In The
Malaysian Nuclear Agency
Knowledge management in José Cabrera Nuclear Power Plant
Poster
KM Implementation on the restart of the NPP construction
Poster
Integration of knowledge management in plant support
engineering processes at TEPCO
Poster
Implementation of knowledge management in the
decommissioning of nuclear power stations of E.ON Kernkraft
GmbH
Poster
A Knowledge-Based Decision Support System for Effective
Plant Operation
Poster
Changes in the Nuclear Power Plant Organizational Structure to
Support Knowledge Management and Innovation
Poster
Competency Development Information System – Knowledge
Management Based Competency Development Management
Tool
Poster
Expertise management in nuclear engineering business
Poster
A knowledge management journey at BNG Sellafield:
challenges and opportunities
Poster
Portal project implementation in nuclear Malaysia to support
knowledge management activities
Poster
Application of knowledge management in BATAN nuclear
facilities in Indonesia
Poster
Knowledge Integrated Management System for Maintenance
Service at NPP ISAR
Poster
Enhancing the Value of KM Programmes within the Nuclear
Industry through Improved Strategic Fit
Poster
A New Taxonomy for Configuration Management:
Requirements, Technology, and the Design Bases of Nuclear
Power Plants
Poster
Mapping Nuclear Knowledge Domains and Designing
Knowledge Portals
Poster
Case Study: Atlantis Systems International – Using KM
principles to drive productivity and performance, prevent critical
knowledge loss and encourage innovation
Poster
Benefits and opportunities for applying Integrated Management
Systems (IMS) strategies in the nuclear industry
Poster
The Role of the National INIS Center in Presenting Macedonian
Nuclear and Nuclear Related Sciences
Job Aid Methodology: A Critical Tool for Knowledge Transfer
Mr. Kevin Gribbin
USA
M. SejmenovaGicevska
Macedonia
Mr. C.L. Turner
USA
Poster
Mr. R. Versaci
Argentina
Poster
Competences And Life Management Programmes
Mr. Clive Bright
U.K.
Poster
A Pragmatic Approach To Conducting Knowledge Audits
Mr. E. Kimaro
Tanzanina
Poster
Knowledge management in nuclear facilities: The case of
Tanzania
Ms. Brigitte Faust
Switzerland
Poster
Implementation of Tacit Knowledge Preservation and Transfer
Methods
Ms. Fabiane Braga
Brazil
Poster
Nuclear Knowledge Portal: Information Management making
possible the knowledge management
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Time
12:30
14:00 –
17:30
Name
Member
State
Mr. Carl Turner
Canada
Mr. Günter Koch
Austria
Function
Title [partly tentative]
Poster
Comparative Analysis of Methods and Tools for Nuclear
Knowledge Management
Poster
Nuclear Knowledge Economics
Lunch
Session 3
Mr. Baldev Raj
India
session chair
Mr. Andrei
Gagarinski
RF
Mr. Agustin
Alonso
Spain
14:00
Mr. Baldev Raj
India
Keynote
Knowledge Management in a Nuclear Research Centre
14:30
Mr. Jacques
Bouchard
France
Keynote
[invited/to be confirmed]
15:30
Mr. Jean Jacquinot
France
Keynote
[invited/to be confirmed]
15:30
Coffee
16:00
Mr. Peter
Bleasdale
U.K.
Paper
The Challenge of Knowledge Management in a Newly –
Formed National Laboratory
16:30
Mr. Andrei
Gagarinski
RF
Paper
Knowledge Management and Attitude Towards Nuclear
Energy: The Russian Dimension
16:50
Mr. Costel Danut
Bujoreanu
Romania
Paper
Nuclear knowledge management overview at ICN
Mr. Wickham
U.K.
Paper
The IAEA International Database on Irradiated Nuclear
Graphite Properties: A Success Story for both New Build
and Life Extension of Commercial Power Plants
Mr. Rehana
Mukhtar
Pakistan
Mr. A.C.O. Barroso
Brazil
Mr. V. Kouprianov
RF
Mr. Yoshiharu
Fukuzawa
Japan
Mr. Andrzej G.
Chmielewski
Poland
Mr. Ramiro Guerra
Valdés
Cuba
Mr. Akira Hasegawa
OECD/NEA
Ms. Ainul Daud
Malaysia
T. Meehan
session co-chair
session rapporteur
17:10
17:30 –
18:30
Poster
Knowledge Management in Nuclear R&D Institutes
Poster
Research network involving retired experts as a means to keep
alive relevant knowledge – the case of IPEN in Brazil
Poster
Knowledge Management in Nuclear Facilities
Poster
A theoretical approach and problem definition to knowledge
management in the field of advanced nuclear reactor
development
Poster
Role Of Research In Knowledge Management And Preservation
Poster
Standardized analysis of reserch areas and key concepts of
nuclear science and technology at Cubaenergia
Poster
OECD/NEA Data Bank and Nuclear Science Activities in
Support of Knowledge Preservation and Transfer for Innovation
Poster
Knowledge Transfer of Radiation Processing Technology in
Malaysia
USA
Poster
Case Study of FFTF Legacy Nuclear Knowledge Management
Mr. I. Mirsaidov
Tadjikistan
Poster
Ways of nuclear knowledge preservation in Tadjikistan
Ms. K.
Namazkulova
Kazakhstan
Poster
Kazakhstan nuclear innovation projects and problems of
education and personnel training
YG Panel
Ms. Lisa StilesShell
USA
panel chair
Mr. Marco Streit
Switzerland
Rumyana Djingova
- Kostadinova
Bulgaria
academia co-chair
Mr. Stewart Lynas
U.K.
panel rapporteur
panel co-chair
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Time
Name
Member
State
Function
Title [partly tentative]
Mr. Sam
Thugwane
South Africa
participant
Ms. Petra Lehtinen
Finland
participant
Mr. Brent
Williams
Canada
participant
Ms. Natalia
Saraeva
RF
participant
Ms. Mari Uematsu
Japan
participant
Mr. Wang
Quingsong
China
participant
21 June 2007
9:00 –
12:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
Session 4
Mr. Boris Onykiy
Russian
Federation
session chair
Mr. Phung Van
Duan
Vietnam
Mr. Georges van
Goethem
EC
Mr. Georges van
Goethem
EC
Keynote
Synergy between nuclear research, education and
innovation: The Euratom approach to NKM and application
in Community RTD framework programmes
Mr. Marcel
Miglierini
Slovakia
Keynote
ENEN Association and its Role in Strengthening Nuclear
Education and Training
Ms. B.-J. Min
Republic of
Korea
Keynote
Future perspectives of human resources in nuclear
technology – the Korean case
session co-chair
session rapporteur
Coffee
Ms. Valerie Caillot
France
Paper
Shaping talent for sustainable business development
Nuclear training practices
11:20
Ms. Fiona Ware
U.K.
Paper
The Capability Conundrum
11:40
Ms. Carol Berrigan
USA
Paper
Center for Energy Workforce Development
12:00
Mr. Phung van
Duan
Vietnam
Paper
Transfer of Nuclear Engineering Knowledge at Hanoi
University of Technology: Lessons Learned and Challenges
Mr. Eui-Jin Lee
Republic of
Korea
Mr. Ivan Videnovic
Serbia
Mr. Behrooz
Bazargan Sabet
France
Mr. Povilas Vaisnys
EC
Mr. M. Sbaffoni
Argentina
Ms. H. Jiang
China
Mr. E.H.K. Akaho
Ghana
Mr. Martin Ricardo
Chahab
Argentina
Ms. Marta Contreras
Izquierdo
Cuba
Gert Van den Eynde
Belgium
Poster
The Belgian Nuclear Education Network, 5th academic year
Mr. Michèle Coeck
Belgium
Poster
Assessment of radiation protection training needs and
11:00
Poster/online
The ANENT webportal and cyber learning
Poster
Nuclear human resources management in Serbia
Poster
Transfer of radioactive waste disposal knowledge to future
generations: A stiff challenge for universities.
Poster
Improvement of NPP Training to Ensure a Transfer of Critical
Knowledge
Poster
Human resources development: capabilities and experience of
CNEA and its institutes in Argentina
Poster
Retention of knowledge and experience from experts in nearterm operating plants
Poster
Postgraduate programmes in nuclear and allied sciences for
human resources development in Ghana and Africa
Poster
Education of knowledge resulting from interviews with the
experts in Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ARN) in Argentina
Poster
Study on the attitude of nuclear technique users
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Time
Name
Member
State
Function
Title [partly tentative]
capabilities in Europe: results of the ENETRAP survey
12:30 –
13:00
Mr. Michèle Coeck
Belgium
Mr. Alexei
Kazennov
IAEA
Mr. Xoubi
Jordan
Mr. Sam Thugwane
South Africa
Mr. Hak-Soo Kim
Republic of
Korea
Ms. Niina Rintala
Finland
Mr. Angel Nanev
Bulgaria
Mr. Ratih Langenati
Indonesia
Mr. Yuri Opanasiuk
RF
Mr. John Gutteridge
USA
Mr. Vladimir Slugen
Slovakia
Mr. Marin
Constantin
Romania
Mr. V. Balaceanu
Romania
Ms. R. DjingovaKostadinova
Bulgaria
Mr. Constantin
Stroe
Romania
Mr. Joël
Rajaobelison
Madagascar
Mr. Helmuth Böck
Austria
Dallas Frey
USA
Poster
A transdisciplinary approach to education and training in
radiological protection and nuclear engineering
Poster
Evolution Of NPP Personnel Training: Trends, New Needs And
Performance Improvement Focus
Poster
Development Of Nuclear Engineering Education Program In
Jordan
Poster
The South African Young Professionals on Skill Transfer and
Knowledge Management
Poster
A New Approach to Public Understanding of Nuclear Science:
A Case Study of Radiation
Poster
The Nature of Expertise and HR Functions Supporting Expertise
in Nuclear Industry Organizations
Poster
Some Aspects Of Development And Implementation Of ELearning In Nuclear Industry
Poster
Sustaining nuclear fuel science and technology base
Poster
Russian Navy personnel training in Nuclear Material
Accounting, Control and Physical Protection
Poster
New Directions In University Nuclear Engineering Support
Poster
Ways to Preservation and Management of Nuclear Knowledge
on WWER Reactor Pressure Vessels
Poster
Analysis of the Motivations of the Retiring Experts for KT in
INR
Poster
Romanian Knowledge Transfer Network in Nuclear Physics and
Engineering- REFIN
Poster
Education in nuclear chemistry at the university of Sofia
Poster
The legislation – communication report regarding public
acceptance in the nuclear field
Poster
Training and Research Strategy — Impacts on the Industrial
Development of Madagascar
Poster
Management of Nuclear Knowledge on an International Scale
using a Small University Research Reactor
Poster
Westinghouse Knowledge Management: Winning by
Developing People
Closing
Ceremony
Conference
rapporteur
Presentation of the Conference Closing Statement
Conference
president
Closing Remarks
Scientific Secretary
Closing of the conference
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