International Workshop on Thorium Utilization

for Sustainable Development of Nuclear Energy

(TU2008)

Late June, 2009 , Baotou, China

Dear Experts,

We would like to inform you that the TU2008 which is originally planned to be held in Baotou city, P. R. China in late September, 2008 will be postponed to be held in the same city in late June, 2009.The deadline for paper submission is postponed to March, 1, 2009. The purpose of change is to enable both domestic and overseas experts to have more time for preparing conference papers and for the conference organizing committee to organize this conference more efficiently according to the proposals and suggestions of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

We apologize for any inconvenience this change may bring you. And we look forward to meeting you in the scenic city of Baotou in late June, 2009.

Link to TU2007

Call for Papers

International workshop on Thorium exploitation in Baiyun’ebo and Thorium utilization of nuclear energy will be held in Baotou, the biggest industrial city of Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, a pleasant modern city with beautiful grassland scene and a number of historical and cultural sights. TU2008 aims to provide an international forum for scientists and researchers to present the state of the art of research on thorium including:

On mineral exploitation and separation

On extracting and purifying

On Thorium-based nuclear power fuel and fuel cycle

On reactor physics and fuel management

On thermal hydraulics

On control system and safety

On material and economics

On application technologies in other areas

Join us at this major event in Baotou. In addition, we will inform you the accurate date of the conference in time.

Extension of Abstract deadline to August 15, 2008

Abstract submission

A one page abstract must be submitted by August 15 , 2008. The abstract may be text only or contain figures and graphics, but must be only one page. The abstract must contain the authors’ names, affiliation and email address. Acceptable file formats are Microsoft Word or PDF.

The abstract shall be prepared according to the following instructions:

1) Page size: A4 (297mm by 210 mm) - vertical orientation

2) Margins 25mm all around

3) Layout:

Title: single-spaced, 14-point size, Times New Roman Font, bold

Authors: single-spaced, 12-point size, Times New Roman Font

Affiliation: single-spaced, 12-point size, Times New Roman Font, italic

Text: single-spaced, 12-point size, Times New Roman Font

Length: one page

A Book of Abstracts will be compiled for free distribution at the meeting to every participant.

Please submit the abstract by email to: npel@tsinghua.edu.cn ， wuguoqin002@163.com

Registration fee and payment

Early Registration: $200 USD, For students: $50 USD

The Baotou local government will give some support on hotel.

Method of Payment:

Pay by cheque

Please indicate your name and the name of the activity on the back of the cheque

Transfer Through Bank

① Name of Account： TBD

② Account No. TBD

③ Account Opening Bank: TBD

④ Address: TBD

⑤ Swift Code: TBD

⑥ Telex No.: TBD

⑦ Message: following information should be filled as the message of bank transfer: TBD

Visa: Participants planning to attend the TU2008, please contact us for Invitation Letter before August 1, 2008.

Here is the registration form to download. Chinese Version

For more information, visit the conference web page

http://pe.ep.tsinghua.edu.cn/thoriumworkshop/

or

http://166.111.32.191/thoriumworkshop/

or email the

npel@tsinghua.edu.cn ， wuguoqin002@163.com

Join us at this major event in Baotou!!!