OREANDA-NEWS. May 7, 2009. Free Meeting Scheduling System has been opened at the web-site of ATOMEXPO 2009 International Forum. There (http://2009.atomexpo.ru/en/matchmaking) you can plan your business meetings and negotiations during the Exhibition in advance.

The online registration of visitors of the forum is underway.

The managers of such foreign companies as Alstom Power, Ansaldo Nucleare, Areva NP, BHP Billiton, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), Fortum, General Electric-Hitachi, Kazatomprom, NAEC Energoatom, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., Nukem Technologies, Siemens AG have already confirmed their participation in the plenary session of the congress and the roundtables.

ATOMEXPO 2009 international forum will take place at the Expo center in Moscow, on May 26–28, 2009. The key event of the forum is international congress “Nuclear Power: Development Through Cooperation,” which will offer state agencies and manufacturing companies an opportunity to discuss the prospects of nuclear energy development and international cooperation in the face of the global financial crisis.

The forum will be opened by Director General of Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation Sergey Kiriyenko.

The program of the congress consists of plenary sessions: "Role of nuclear power in meeting energy needs of developed and developing countries in the XXI century," "The world’s needs in nuclear power plants and conditions of the infrastructure," "NPP Safety Ensurance" and roundtable discussions:
International cooperation in the nuclear fuel market as a factor of supply security improvement
Russia’s nuclear power and industry complex: trends and development prospects
NPP construction engineering and project management
International science and technology cooperation, building up the base of knowledge
Decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Radwaste management
Information and communications technologies for nuclear power
Human resources for nuclear power

For information on the terms of participation in ATOMEXPO 2009, contact the directorate of the forum: tel: +7 495 645 23 27, fax: +7 495 952 9949, Е-mail: atomexpo@rosatom.info or visit www.2009.atomexpo.ru.