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X INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Semipalatinsk Test Site: Legacy and Prospects for Scientific-Technical Potential Development

Kurchatov, Republic of Kazakhstan, 12 - 14 September 2023

CONFERENCE ORGANISERS

  • Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
  • RSE “National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan” and branches:
    • “Institute of Radiation Safety and Ecology”
    • “Institute of Atomic Energy”
    • “Institute of Geophysical Research”
  • JSC “NAC “KAZATOMPROM”
  • RSE “Institute of Nuclear Physics”
  • JSC “Park of Nuclear Technologies”
  • Kazakh Physical Society
  • Association “Nuclear Society of Kazakhstan”

https://sts2023.nnc.kz

 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman:

Erlan Gadletovich Batyrbekov  – Director General, RSE NNC RK

Vice-Chairman:

V.A. Vityuk – Deputy Director General for Science, RSE NNC RK

Organizing Committee Members:

S.A. Berezin         –  Deputy Director General, RSE NNC RK, Senior Manager of IGR, RSE NNC RK

S.K. Sakhiyev       –  Director General, RSE INP

A.N. Borissenko   –  Chairman of Board JSC “Park of Nuclear Technologies”

I.L. Tazhibayeva  –  Chairman of Board, Association “Nuclear Society of Kazakhstan”

S.S. Lokshtanov   –  Chief Engineer, RSE NNC RK

V.V. Baklanov      –  First Deputy Director of IAE, RSE NNC RK

A.O. Aidarkhanov –  Director, IRSE, RSE NNC RK

N.N. Mikhailova  –  Deputy Director, IGR NNC RK

M.K. Mukusheva  –  Director, office of RSE NNC RK in Astana

L.A. Yerygina       –  Academic Secretary, IAE, RSE NNC RK

N.V. Larionova    –  Academic Secretary, IRSE, RSE NNC RK

N.O. Utenkova     –  Head of Department of Scientific and Analytical Information and International Cooperation, RSE NNC RK

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

A.M. Satkaliyev (Kazakhstan)

M.T. Gabdullin (Kazakhstan)

A.A. Garibov (Azerbaijan)

T.M. Zhantikin (Kazakhstan)

P.A. Zaytsev (Russia)

B.M. Ibrayev (Kazakhstan)

A.F. Ilyuschenko (Belarus)

K.K. Kadyrzhanov (Kazakhstan)

Ye.I. Karpenko (Russia)

A.I. Kiyevitskaya (Belarus)

T.A. Kozhamkulov (Kazakhstan)

Yu.F. Kopnichev (Russia)

Ye.Zh. Mukanov (Kazakhstan)

F. Rakhimi (Tajikistan)

I.Yu. Rodin (Russia)

N.I. Sanzharova (Russia)

N.N. Spasskiy (Russia)

Sh.T. Tukhvatulin (Russia)

Yu.S. Cherepnin (Russia)

V.S. Shkolnik (Kazakhstan)

B.S. Yuldashev (Uzbekistan)

Akehashi K. (Japan)

Bolshinsky I. M. (USA)

Florou H. (Greece)

Hecker S. (USA)

Hou X. (Denmark)

Hulka J. (Czech Republic)

Koguchi M. (Japan)

Mackey K. (USA)

Meral Ö. (Austria)

Мerola М. (France)

Salbu B. (Norway)

Stevens J. (USA)

Stohr P. (France)

Taiwo T. (USA)

Usui H. (Japan)

Wieleba W. (Poland)

Yusan S. (Turkiye)

CONFERENCE VENUE

The Conference will be held in Kurchatov, Abai Region, Republic of Kazakhstan, at the premises of the Republican State Enterprise “National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan”. The conference program includes tours to the “Experimental Field” and “Atomic Lake” sites of Semipalatinsk Test Site (STS), experimental facilities (research reactors – IGR and IVG.1M, Kazakhstan material testing tokamak KTM, etc.), STS exhibition hall. The conference will be held in-person.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE

Working languages of the Conference is Kazakh, Russian and English.

CONFERENCE THEME

1.CURRENT TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT

  • Nuclear power safety
  • Radiation material science and solid state physics
  • SNF and RW management

2.PROSPECTS OF HYDROGEN ENERGY AND CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR FUSION DEVELOPMENT

  • Controlled thermonuclear fusion: facilities and research
  • Hydrogen technology
  • Materials for thermonuclear and hydrogen power

3.RADIATION ECOLOGY AND MEDICINE

  • Radioecological studies and risk assessment for human and ecosystem
  • Monitoring of the former test sites and other radiation hazardous objects
  • Remediation of territories, exposed to technogenic radioactive contamination
  • Nuclear and radiation technologies in industry and medicine

4.STRENGTHENING THE NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION REGIME

  • Elimination of nuclear weapon test infrastructure and consequences
  • Support and strengthening the nuclear nonproliferation regime, minimizing the use of highly enriched uranium in civil sector
  • Monitoring of nuclear tests and its consequences using geophysical methods
  • STS territory for CTBT verification regime capacity building

PAPER ABSTRACTS

The electronic version of paper abstract shall be submitted by August 7, 2023 via e-mail: conf2023@nnc.kz

The abstract should not be longer than 1 page, А4 format (210×297 mm) with the margins:
upper, left, down – 25 mm; right – 15 mm.

Typestyle – Times New Roman in height - 12, single space.

The paper title should be typed with capital letters, below the title – initials and surnames of authors, name of organization, city and state they represent.

The proceedings of paper abstracts will be issued by the beginning of the Conference.

SCHEDULE

September 11, Monday – arrival of the conference participants.

September 12, Tuesday – opening of the conference, sessions.

September 13, Wednesday – sessions.

September 14, Thursday – closing of the conference, technical tours.

September 15, Friday – departure of conference participants.

REGISTRATION FEE

Standard registration fee for the participation is 100 US Dollars in KZT in accordance with MICE rate as of the date of payment.

The fee may be transferred until September 1, 2023 to the operating accounts of RSE “National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan:

in KZT:

071100, Abai Region, Kurchatov, Beibyt Atom Str., 2B
TIN 511800000504, BIN 990240001722, Beneficiary code 16
IIC KZ826017261000000005 in JSC “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan”

BIC HSBKKZKX

in USD:

JSC Halyk Bank
40, Al-Farabi ave., А26М3К5, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Swift code: HSBKKZKX
IBAN KZ216017261000000133

in RUB:

JSC “Halyk Bank of Kazakhstan” the Republic of Kazakhstan
BIC HSBKKZKX, IIC KZ216017261000000036

Once you have paid the registration fee, please send a scanned copy of the payment document.

The registration fee can be paid in cash when registering on the day of the conference opening.

CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS’ ARRIVAL AND ACCOMMODATION

The conference participants shall inform the conference secretariat of the date and number of flight (or train trip details) when they intend to arrive to the airport closest to Kurchatov town (Semey, Pavlodar) or rail ticket details to Degelen station by September 1, 2023 via e-mail sent to the address conf2023@nnc.kz. All the participants, who arrive to the conference, will be provided with transfer from the airport, railway station and delivered to the hotel. The Secretariat will provide assistance with hotel room booking. The Organizational committee does not guarantee accommodation or meeting of participants who do not provide their arrival information. The participants are also encouraged to take care of a return ticket in advance and report data on the departure to the Secretariat of the Organizing Committee.

INFORMATION FOR THE PARTICIPANTS

The time limit for the papers on the first day of plenary session is 20 minutes, second and third day – 15 minutes, including Q&A session. There will be a poster session on the second day. The poster paper shall contain 1–2 sheets, format А1. Duration of the poster session is 0.5 of a day.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided at the conference sessions.

To ensure good quality of simultaneous interpretation, the speakers should submit their presentations in advance via e-mail to the Organizing Committee or upon their arrival to Kurchatov.

VISA SUPPORT

Should the conference participants and accompanying persons need visa support, please address to the conference Secretariat via e-mail conf2023@nnc.kz no later than August 1, 2023.

CONTACT DETAILS OF THE CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

RSE “National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan”,
Beibyt Atom Str., 2B, Kurchatov, Abai Region, Republic of Kazakhstan, 071100

Conference Secretary:

Natalya Utenkova                   |         Tel. +7 (722-51) 3-33-14       |         e-mail: conf2023@nnc.kz