IAEA On Friday, April 14 a small delegation traveled to IAEA headquarters to meet with supporters of International Youth Nuclear activities. The first stop was a meeting with Deputy Director General Victor Morougov. Mr.Mourogov provided his views into the future of nuclear science and technology and was interested in the successes of the Congress. We […]

Technical Tours – Bohunice And Mochovice A few conference goers spent an extra day to experience nuclear engineering in action in Slovakia. Two groups were formed, one heading to the Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) and Radioactive Waste Treatment Center; the other headed off to the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant and the Mochovce National Low […]

Economics In the Economics session, participants talked about how one must continue to improve the economies of nuclear power to make nuclear power an economically viable alternative. Antoine Van de Velde of Siemens AG talked of the significant role of advanced nuclear fuel technologies in improvign nuclear power plant operation. He stated that “although the […]

Political Aspects The second day of the conference started with a session on political aspects of nuclear science and technology. In this session, nuclear policies throughout the world, and more specifically non-proliferation and plutonium disposition issues, were discussed. Nuclear Technology II In this second session on nuclear technology, in parallel with a session on political […]

Opening Panel The meeting portion of the IYNC commenced with an opening panel of distinguished speakers. This panel included the presidents of the European, American, Indian, Korean, and Slovak Nuclear Societies, together with the the Minister for Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation, Minister for Education and Science of the Slovak Republic, the Deputy Director […]

The Fun Run Over 120 people participated in the Fun Run Sunday afternoon. The route along the Danube River wrapped through the town of Devin and the nearby castle. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and many residents of Devin were out enjoying the day. The sight of 120 young people running with matching t-shirts […]