OREANDA-NEWS. June 17, 2008. The forum is being organized by SBCD Expo with the support of Rosatom and Rostekhnadzor.

The objective of "ATOMCON 2008" was to demonstrate the innovative potential and the development prospects of Russia’s nuclear power industry, to develop international cooperation, to establish new business contacts and to conclude contracts with foreign companies.

Over 500 companies and organizations from 50 countries, including IAEA, Toshiba Corp., IHI Corp., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd, e-Energy Corp., Sempel AG, Siemens, Wenutec GmbH, Tractebel Engineering, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, AREVA NP GmbH, AVEVA Group IT Services, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have been invited to take part in the event.

Rosatom and Atomenergoprom are going to exhibit all of their projects and all of their reactors, including KLT-40C and WBER-300 (vessel-type pressurized water reactor).

"ATOMCON 2008" will have the following sections: rector technologies of the fourth generation; designing, construction and operation of nuclear power plants; mobile nuclear power plants; nuclear power equipment construction; uranium mining and fuel production; ecological and fire safety; automated control systems and information technologies; control and measuring systems; infrastructure (labor protection, telecoms, recruitment and training of personnel, investments); decommissioning and disposal.

Nuclear.ru is the information sponsor of "ATOMCON 2008".