Technical Seminar: Current Status of Fukushima Daiichi ALPS

(Advanced Liquid Processing System)

Treated Water Discharge into the Sea

Date & Time

1 March 2024 (Friday); 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm

Venue
Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room, 9/F, the HKIE Headquarters & Zoom Online Meeting

Deadline of Application

29 February 2024 (Wednesday)

Programme Highlights

The discharge of Fukushima Daiichi ALPS treated water into the sea started on 24 August 2023. This seminar will provide the current status of the ALPS treated water discharge into the sea, including discharge progress of ALPS treated water into the sea, sea area monitoring, the press release from IAEA since the first batch was released, and transboundary impacts of the ALPS treated water discharge.

Biographies of the Speaker

Professor Takashi Hibiki is the Chair Professor at the City University of Hong Kong. He granted the Global STEM Professorship from the Hong Kong Government. Besides, he is the director of Hong Kong Jockey Club STEM Laboratory of Innovative Thermo-Fluid Science and professor emeritus at Purdue University in the US. His research expertise includes multiphase flow mechanics, heat and mass transfer, and nuclear reactor safety. He is internationally known as the author of the classic two-phase flow textbook, “Thermo-Fluid Dynamics of Two-Phase Flow.” Moreover, he is a fellow member of several academic societies, including the American Nuclear Society and the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers. Professor Hibiki is listed as one of the world’s top 2 % of scientists, as reported by Stanford University.

Registration and Enquiry

The event is free of charge. Registration is required. The number of participants onsite is limited to 70. Priority will be given to members of Nuclear Division. Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis. For registration, please visit https://forms.gle/JJesdUNkWwsNLvr86 . The deadline for registration is 29 February 2024. Successful applicants will be notified separately. For enquiries, please contact Nuclear Division via Email: nuclear@ne.hkie.org.hk.

Disclaimer

All information and views expressed by speakers and in their conference materials do not reflect the official opinion and position of HKIE. No responsibility is accepted by the HKIE or their publisher for such information and views including their accuracy, correctness and veracity.