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

29.06.2023

CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS

  • 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”
  • Kazakhstan Physic Society
  • Association “Nuclear Society of Kazakhstan”

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Chairman:

Erlan Gadletovich Batyrbekov – Director General, RSE NNC RK

Vice-Chairman:

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

Organizing Committee Members:

  1. A. Berezin – Deputy Director General, RSE NNC RK, Senior Manager of IGR, RSE NNC RK
  2. K. Sakhiyev – Director General, RSE INP
  3. N. Borisenko – Chairman of Board JSC “Park of Nuclear Technologies”
  4. L. Tazhibayeva – Chairman of Board, Association “Nuclear Society of Kazakhstan”
  5. S. Lokshtanov – Chief Engineer, RSE NNC RK
  6. V. Baklanov – First Deputy Director of IAE, RSE NNC RK
  7. O. Aidarkhanov – Director, IRSE, RSE NNC RK
  8. N. Mikhailova – Deputy Director, IGR NNC RK
  9. K. Mukusheva – Director, RSE NNC RK office in Astana
  10. A. Yerygina – Academic Secretary, IAE, RSE NNC RK
  11. V. Larionova – Academic Secretary, IRSE, RSE NNC RK
  12. O. Utenkova – Head of Department of Scientific and Analytical Information and International Cooperation, RSE NNC RK

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

 
  1. M. Satkaliyev (Kazakhstan)
  2. T. Gabdullin (Kazakhstan)
  3. A. Garibov (Azerbaijan)
  4. M. Zhantikin (Kazakhstan)
  5. A. Zaytsev (Russia)
  6. M. Ibrayev (Kazakhstan)
  7. F. Ilyuschenko (Belarus)
  8. K. Kadyrzhanov (Kazakhstan)
Ye. I. Karpenko (Russia)
  1. I. Kiyevitskaya (Belarus)
  2. A. Kozhamkulov (Kazakhstan)
Yu. F. Kopnichev (Russia) Ye. Zh. Mukanov (Kazakhstan)
  1. Rakhimi (Tajikistan)
  2. Yu. Rodin (Russia)
  3. I. Sanzharova (Russia)
  4. N. Spasskiy (Russia)
Sh. T. Tukhvatulin (Russia) Yu. S. Cherepnin (Russia)
  1. S. Shkolnik (Kazakhstan)
  2. S. Yuldashev (Uzbekistan)
  3. Akehashi (Japan)
  4. M. Bolshinsky (USA)
  5. Florou (Greece)
  6. Hecker (USA)
  7. Hou (Denmark)
  8. J. Hulka (Czech Republic)
  9. Koguchi (Japan)
  10. Mackey (USA)
Ö. Meral (Austria) М. Мerola (France)
  1. Salbu (Norway)
  2. J. Stevens (USA)
  3. Stohr (France)
  4. Taiwo (USA)
  5. Usui (Japan)
  6. Wieleba (Poland)
  7. Yusan (Turkey)
 

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
  • Technologies for hydrogen use and production
  • 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 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.

APPLICATION FOR PARTICIPATION

Applications shall be submitted via website: https://sts2023.nnc.kz Application deadline: July 01, 2023.

KEY DATES

March 01, 2023 – start of online registration July 01, 2023 – completion of application acceptance August 07, 2023 – completion of abstracts acceptance

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