Annual Meeting 2008

The ANNUAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY 2008 was held by the Deutsches Atomforum e.V. (German Atomic Forum) and the Kerntechnische Gesellschaft e.V. (German Nuclear Society) at the Conference Centre Hamburg on May 27 - 29, 2008. dbcm GmbH, Sankt Augustin, was responsible for the organisation. The variety of topics coverted almost all aspects of the civil use of nuclear energy. Numerous papers were presented by experts from research, industry and politics outlining viewpoints and recent research findings. The programme was arranged in three categories:

• Plenary sessions with survey lectures by prominent speakers
• Topical sessions with invited papers by renowned experts in their respective fields
• Technical sessions with specialised contributions submitted for the meeting

Opening Address
Walter Hohlefelder
President German Atomic Forum, Berlin
Video

Welcome Address of the City and State of Hamburg
Herlind Gundelach
President of the Board for Science and Research of the Free and Hanse City of Hamburg
Video

Address
Jost de Jager
State Secretary Science, Ministry of Science, Economics and Transport of the State Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
Video

Address
Ulrich Gräber
AREVA NP GmbH, Erlangen
Video

Situation of the European Energy Supply
Hans-Josef Zimmer
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG, Karlsruhe
Video

The Nuclear Energy Programme in China
Fang Chun Fa
Daya Bay Nuclear Power Operations and Management Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, VR China
Video

Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy - Contribution to Preservation of the Global Environment and Energy Security
Osamu Maekawa
Power Systems Company, Toshiba Corporation, Japan
Video

The Future of Nuclear Power Worldwide and the Role of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership
Dennis R. Spurgeon
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy, Washinton D.C., USA
Video

The Role of TÜV NORD as a German Expert Organisation in the International Nuclear Market
Guido Rettig
TÜV Nord e.V. and VdTÜV, Hanover
Video

Keynote Address: The European X-Ray Laser XFEL
Albrecht Wagner
Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron DESY, Hamburg
Video

Welcome Address of the Young Generation of the German Nuclear Society
Cora Fischer
Young Generation of the German Nuclear Society (KTG), Berlin
Video

Closing Remarks
Peter Fritz
Chairman German Nuclear Society (KTG, Berlin
Video