Event Details
Generation-IV Nuclear Technology – Development of Supercritical Water-cooled Reactor
| Date: | Tuesday 8 Jan 2019 |
| Time: | 7:00pm– 8:15 pm |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre (LT-10), 4th Floor, Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong |
| Organizer(s): | The Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety (HKARMS) |
| Joint Organizer(s): | Hong Kong Nuclear Society |
| Co-Organizer(s): | Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong |
| Supporter(s): | HKARMS |
| Speaker: | Dr Laurence Leung Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, and Adjunct Professor at McMaster University in Canada and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China |
| Language: | English |
| Contact Person: | Louis Liu |
| Contact Email: | secretary.hkns@outlook.com |
| Content: | The global need of electricity continuously increases due to population and economic growth. On the other hand, the international community has raised the concern of global warming from the release of green-house gas to the atmosphere. Nuclear power, complemented with hydro and renewable energy (such as solar and wind), has been considered the clean option for electricity generation. The Generation-IV International Forum (GIF) has been established for international community to develop the next generation nuclear systems. It identifies key technology goals for these systems: enhanced economic, safety and reliability, sustainability, proliferation resistance and physical protection. The Super-Critical Watercooled Reactor (SCWR) is one of six selected systems for joint development. A summary of the global electricity demand, SCWR concepts currently being developed within the international community and how the SCWRs meeting GIF technology goals is presented. |
| Remarks: | The event is free to members of Organisers and Supporting Organisations. Enrolment is on a first-come first-served basis. Members must register on-line and will be acknowledged automatically. Information collected here will be used solely for the administration of this event. All information and views expressed by the speaker and in the presentation materials do not reflect the official opinion and position of the Organisers. No responsibility is accepted by the Organisers or the Supporting Organisations for such information and views including their accuracy, correctness, and veracity. |
