35th International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors

The U.S. Department of Energy / National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Global Threat Reduction will host the “RERTR 2013 International Meeting on Reduced Enrichment for Research and Test Reactors” with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The meeting is being organized by Argonne National Laboratory and Idaho National Laboratory and will be held in Chicago, IL USA from October 27-30, 2013. This will be the 35th annual meeting in a series on the same general subject regarding conversion of reactors within the Global Threat Reduction Initiative.

Information will be exchanged on the progress of national and international programs to develop low-enriched uranium (LEU) fuels and conversion analysis studies to convert research and test reactors to the use of such fuels.

Meeting topics:

The meeting technical subjects will include:

• development of new LEU fuels,
• design and safety analyses for reactor conversions,
• transportation and storage of spent fuels, and
• HEU minimization for Global Threat Reduction

Target Audience: Technical and policy experts.

Meeting venue:

The meeting venue will be at the Embassy Suites Chicago - Downtown/Lakefront Hotel. Block of rooms are available at this hotel. All room reservations must be made on-line by October 3, 2013 using the reservation link provided to obtain the reduced rate. Details and online reservation link are to be found at the Hotel Information page.

For further details and contact information visit the RERTR 2013 webpage.

Meeting registration:

Please register now to reserve a seat at this exciting event. Online registration for the RERTR-2013 meeting is due by October 15, 2013. Registration for RERTR-2013 is free.
A support page on on-line registration (including list of terms, step-by-step instructions, Frequently Asked Questions) is available at the RERTR-2013 web site.

Links:

• RERTR 2013 webpage
  Home of RERTR-2013 meeting
  
• List of Documents
  Documents for the meeting (available in different formats for your convenience)
• Step-by step instructions and deadline calendar
  to help you keep track of important upcoming deadlines for timely completion of needed forms and documents
• Visa and Passport Requirements for the U.S.
  including some Health and Vaccination Information.

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Questions?
Please contact Dr. John Holland at:
rertr@anl.gov or +1 (630) 252-3079.

See you this fall in Chicago,
~ The RERTR 2013 Organizing Committee