Greeting / Organization
Organization

Greeting

As the General Chair of the ICAPP2017, I am delighted to invite leaders engaged in nuclear power from countries around the world.

In Japan, a great earthquake occurred off East Japan in 2011. We express our deep apologies to the people who are compelled to live in refuge because of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station resulting from this earthquake. Also, we apologize for the inconvenience that this has caused to nuclear power industries around the world, and express great appreciation for their cooperation and support for the reconstruction of Fukushima.

All nuclear power plants in Japan were shutdown following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. However, nuclear power plants that meet the strictest regulations in the world are restarting operations in sequence. At the end of this year, more nuclear power plants are expected to restart operations.

To recover trust in nuclear power generation in the future, it is important that we should autonomously and continuously improve safety beyond the regulatory framework. I expect that a wide spectrum of discussions will be held in the world, regarding countermeasures against natural disasters, such as earthquakes and tsunamis, plant life extension, and safety measures of new plants, etc.

In view of such momentum, ICAPP2017 is being held with the theme "A New Paradigm in Nuclear Power Safety," in which we can learn the latest activities around the world for safety and others. I believe that sharing and developing such knowledge will contribute to the progress of future nuclear power generation technologies around the world.

At the end of my address, I express my sincere appreciation to the nuclear societies, ANS, KNS and SFEN, that co-sponsored ICAPP2017, and associated organizations and individuals. I sincerely hope that discussions at this congress and visits to Fukui and Kyoto will be beneficial for all participants.

Organizers

Honorary Chair Mitsuru Uesaka, President of Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Professor, The University of Tokyo
Bradley Adams , Engineering Vice President, Southern Nuclear Operating Company
Joo Ho Whang, President of Korea Nuclear Society
Noël Camarcat, Special Advisor, Nuclear R&D and International Issues, EDF/Engineering and New Nuclear Projects
 
General Chair Hideki Toyomatsu, Director & Executive Vice President, Chief Nuclear Officer, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Rosa Yang, Fellow, Electric Power Research Institute
Kwan Sup Lee, President & CEO, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.
Bernard Carluec, International Expert Fellow on Safety and Licensin, AREVA NP
 
Technical
Program Chair
Takeshi Mitsugi, Senior Associate, Sector of Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Richard F. Wright, Consulting Engineer, Advanced Reactor Technology, Westinghouse Electric Company
Sunkoo Kang, Advisor, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd.
Frank Carré, Scientific Director, CEA
 
Young
Generation
Program
Co-Chair
Satoshi Konishi, Professor, Kyoto University
Brett Rampal, Nuclear Engineer, NuScale Power, LLC
Hyoung Kyu Cho, Professor, Seoul National University
Frédéric Damian, Senior Expert, Nuclear Energy Division, CEA
 
Steering
Committee
Samim Anghaie, NuTec, Inc.
Jacopo Buongiorno, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Akehiko Hoshide, Toshiba Corporation Energy Systems & Solutions Company
Kazuaki Matsui, The Institute of Applied Energy
Hisashi Ninokata, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Koji Nishida, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Goon-cherl Park, Professor, Seoul National University
Atam Rao, Principal Consultant
Atsuyuki Suzuki, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Akira Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Tomofumi Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Frédéric Damian, CEA

AESJ Organizing Committee

Honorary Chair Mitsuru Uesaka, President of Atomic Energy Society of Japan, Professor, The University of Tokyo
General Chair Hideki Toyomatsu, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
  Hiroaki Abe, The University of Tokyo
Takeshi Aboshi, Hitachi Zosen Corporation
Jun Asahara, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan
Kazushige Bunno, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Akira Deguchi, Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan
Haruo Fujimori, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Kousei Fujimoto, Electric Power Development Co.,Ltd
Hiroyuki Fukumitsu, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Masatoshi Fukura, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.
Minoru Fukutani, Institute of Nuclear Safety System, Incorporated
Daisuke Goto, Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co.,Ltd.
Tomohiko Hoshino, The Japan Atomic Power Company
Takuya Hattori, Japan Atomic Industrial Forum, Inc.
Akehiko Hoshide, Toshiba Corporation Energy Systems & Solutions Company
Kazuya Idemitsu, Kyushu University
Takao Ikeda, JGC Corporation
Shigenari Ito, Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Tetsuo Ito, Kinki University
Mikio Iwanaga, The Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center
Akimasa Iwasaki, The Chugoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Ei Kadokami, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Yoshinori Katayama, Mitsubishi Corporation
Kazuhiko Katsuumi, Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.
Kenji Kawabata, Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Noriyuki Kawanishi, Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Saburo Kikuchi, Radioactive Waste Management and Nuclear Facility Decommissioning Technology Center
Kouichi Kitazawa, Marubeni Corporation
Satoshi Konishi, Kyoto University
Akihide Kugo, Japan Nuclear Safety Institute
Bastien De Lazzari, AREVA JAPAN Co.Ltd
Eiichi Furukawa, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Kazuaki Matsui, The Institute of Applied Energy
Yoshimasa Misawa, Sojitz Corporation
Takeshi Mitsugi, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Kodai Miyamoto, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan
Hiromichi Nakahara, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Tadashi Narabayashi, Hokkaido University of Science
Hisashi Ninokata, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Koji Nishida, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Tetsuya Noda, Toshiba Corporation Power Systems Company
Masaya Ohtsuka, Hitachi,Ltd.
Yasuharu Okamura, Japan Nuclear Fuel Limited
Yoshikuni Otani, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Hiroshi Ozaki, Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Hideo Shimada, Sumitomo Corporation
Takeyoshi Sunagawa, Fukui University of Technology
Atsuyuki Suzuki, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Nobuo Tada, The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association
Toshikazu Takeda, University of Fukui
Minoru Takahashi, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Toshihiko Takahashi, Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Takeshi Tanazawa,, Westinghouse Electric Japan Ltd.
Akio Toba, JAIF International Cooperation Center
Yasushi Tomita, Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Nobuyuki Ueda, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
Takurou Ueda, The Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation
Kenji Umeda, Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel, Co., Ltd.
Tadashi Ushio, Nuclear Fuel Industries,Ltd.
Hitoshi Yamada, Kobe Steel, Ltd.
Akira Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Akio Yamamoto, Nagoya University
Tomofumi Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Shinsuke Yamanaka, Osaka University

AESJ Organizing Committee - Administrative Subcommittee

Chair Kazushige Bunno, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Jun Asahara, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan
Akehiko Hoshide, Toshiba Corporation Energy Systems & Solutions Company
Shigenari Ito, Chubu Electric Power Co.,Inc.
Satoshi Konishi, Kyoto University
Takahiro Konno, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Kazuaki Matsui, The Institute of Applied Energy
Takeshi Mitsugi, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Jinichi Miyaguchi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Kodai Miyamoto, The Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan
Hisashi Ninokata, Professor, Politecnico di Milano
Koji Nishida, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
Masaya Ohtsuka, Hitachi,Ltd.
Takako Shiraki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Atsuyuki Suzuki, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Toshihiko Takahashi, Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Yasushi Tomita, Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Akira Yamaguchi, The University of Tokyo
Tomofumi Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

AESJ Organizing Committee Secretariat

  Yasushi Arakawa, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
Kenichi Katono, Hitachi, Ltd.
Masahiro Koyama, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Takako Shiraki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Yasushi Tomita, Atomic Energy Society of Japan
Tomofumi Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

Technical Program Committee

Chair Takeshi Mitsugi, Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Co-Chair Masaya Ohtsuka, Hitachi, Ltd.
Chair Assistant Kenichi Katono, Hitachi, Ltd.
Track Leaders  
Track-1 Shigemitsu Otsuka, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Track-2 Shigeaki Nakagawa, The Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Piyush Sabharwall, Idaho National Lab
Track-3 Stéphane Beils, AREVA
Jaehyuk Eoh, KAERI
Paolo Ferroni, Westinghouse
Kazuhiro Kamei, Toshiba Corporation
Alfredo Vasile, CEA
Hidemasa Yamano, The Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Track-4 Masutake Sotsu, The Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Kosei Taguchi, Toshiba Corporation
Richard Wright, Westinghouse
Track-5 Young Seok Bang, KINS
Gianni Bruna, IRSN
Kazuaki Kito, Hitachi, Ltd.
Takehiro Kusunoki, The Japan Atomic Power Company
Wayne Marquino, GE Power
Track-6 Massimiliano Fratoni, UC Berkeley
Tadashi Ikehara, Global Nuclear Fuel-Japan Co, Ltd.
Anne Nicolas, CEA
Track-7 In Cheol Bang, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Christophe Calvin, CEA
Isabelle Flour, EDF
Thomas Kindred, Electric Power Research Institute
Kazuyuki Takase, Nagaoka University of Technology
Track-8 Yoshihiko Horikawa, Nuclear Engineering, Ltd.
Taek Kim, Argonne National Lab
Luc Van den Durpel, AREVA
Track-9 Kunihiro Ito, Nuclear Development Corporation
Djmel Kaoumi, North Carolina State University
Françoise Touboul, CEA
Track-10 Sama Bilbao y Leon, Virginia Commonwealth University
Kazuaki Matsui, The Institute of Applied Energy