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Seminar Announcement
These events are organized by various sub-sets of the IEEE Toronto Section.
The contact person listed below is the volunteer who has arranged this event.
Please use the e-mail link provided if you have any questions, suggestions,
or concerns.
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Nuclear Power Generation – Where are we going?
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Dr. Ian J. Hastings,
Director of Reactor Development Operations
Atomic Energy Canada Ltd.
Sheridan Research Park, Mississauga, Ontario
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Thursday, April 21, 2005, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be served
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| Location
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Old Mill Inn, Balmoral Room
21 Old Mill Road, Toronto
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(Adjacent to Old Mill Station on Bloor St. W. Subway Line)
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| Organizer
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IEEE Toronto Power Engineering Chapter
and Life Members Affinity Group
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| Contact
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Ron Chen
Please confirm your attendance by sending your full name, IEEE membership
number and employer to Ron Chen by Monday April 18, 2005.
Attendance is free to IEEE members and guests.
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| Abstract
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1. The current status of Nuclear Power Industry (NPI) in Ontario, USA and other countries
2. The challenges that face the NPI nationally and globally
3. Performance of nuclear generation units in the blackout on August 14, 2003
4. New designs - The Advanced CANDU Reactor
5. Handling of waste in Ontario, Canada and other countries
6. Where are we going from here?
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| Biography
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Dr Hastings has a BSc (Hons) and PhD in Metallurgical Science, both from
the University of Queensland, Australia. His current position is
Director, Reactor Development Operations, the AECL unit responsible for
the development of the Advanced CANDU reactor.
He joined AECL at Chalk River Laboratories in 1968, attaining Senior
Scientist level, and was Manager, Fuel Materials Branch. His primary
research interests were in fuel and fuel cycles, and fusion ceramics. Dr
Hastings is the author of more than 220 technical publications, has
edited three books on nuclear fuel, and co-edited three on lithium
ceramics for fusion applications.
He spent four years in the President's Office in Ottawa and is now based
in Sheridan Park. Dr Hastings is a Fellow of the American Ceramic
Society, a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy, and a member of both the Canadian and American Nuclear
Societies.
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Power Engineering Chair Ron Chen, Speaker Ian Hastings, and Life Members Chair Wallas Khella
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A view of the presentation
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Bob Alden presenting Ian Hastings with a token of Appreciation
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