Thursday 11th October 2012 at 09.00 - 16.30
The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and supported by The Central England Branch of the Nuclear Institute are jointly organising a "Business Opportunities for UK plc from Fusion & ITER" event at Culham Science Centre. The objective of this event is for UK companies to understand the procurement process and procurement opportunities that are arising from the construction of the International Tokamak Experimental Reactor (ITER) which is being built at Cadarache, France at a cost of over 12 BEuros. ITER will take 10 years to build and will require conventional and also specialist engineering expertise.
Programme
The event will provide ideal opportunity for UK companies seeking to enter fusion/ITER programme along with an opportunity for pre-registered companies to have 1:1 meeting with the Commercial Team from ITER-IO and from F4E. Tours of the accessible areas will also be available for pre-registered individuals to see JET (Europe's flagship programme and the world's largest fusion reactor) and MAST (UK's own fusion reactor) in which UK industry has played a big role. Please view the event PROGRAMME.
‘Nuclear Institute - Central England Branch - Annual Dinner’
The Central England Branch of the Nuclear Institute will be holding its Annual Dinner on the evening of the 11th October commencing around 19:30 at the Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel. Professor Sir David King, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment will provide the after dinner speech - “Confusion around global debt and global energy”.
The dinner event will provide an ideal opportunity for networking with many of the contributors from the industry day. Please contact CEB Secretary, Dr Antonio Guida (antonio.guida@amec.com) tel: 07809 512 271, for more information concerning sponsorship opportunities and table/ticket reservations.
Travel Information
The UK Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Science Centre is situated 10 miles south of Oxford. It can be reached from Oxford by train (10 minutes journey), by bus, or by car.
Registration
To apply to the meeting please fill in the REGISTRATION FORM and forward it to : Lynda.Parker@uk-atomic-energy.org.uk or send to Mrs Lynda Parker at UK Atomic Energy Authority, Building K2, Culham Science Centre, Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 3DB, UK.
NOTE: The registration fee (£60) is for the event only. This is NON REFUNDABLE and outside the scope of VAT. Registration will NOT be accepted until receipt of payment. Closing date for both registration + payment is Friday 28th September 2012.
