ASME Message

General Information
Objectives and Background
The 13th International Conference on
Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste
Management (ICME2010) is the thirteenth in a
series of international conferences organized by the
ASME and other technical societies, and being held
in Japan after an eleven year interval. ICEM was
first held in Hong Kong in 1987, followed by Kyoto,
Japan in 1989; Seoul, Korea, in 1991; Prague, Czech
Republic, in 1993; Berlin, Germany, in 1995;
Singapore in 1997; Nagoya, Japan in 1999; Bruges,
Belgium in 2001 and 2007; Oxford, UK in 2003;
Glasgow, Scotland in 2005; and Liverpool, UK in
2009.
ICEM promotes broad global exchange of
information on technologies, operations,
management approaches, economics and public
policies in the critical areas of environmental
remediation and radioactive waste management.
ICEM also provides a unique opportunity to foster
cooperation among specialists in mature
environmental management programs and those
involved in emerging programs. Attendees include
scientists and engineers, suppliers and vendors,
utilities, regulators government, and others seeking
solution to environmental problems. Over 30
countries are generally represented in ICEM
conferences.
Conference Co-Sponsors
ICEM2010 is co-sponsored by:
The Power and Energy System Division of the Japan
Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME),
The Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and
Environment of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan
(AESJ), and
The Environmental Engineering and the Nuclear
Engineering Divisions of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Supporting Organizations
The following national/international organizations
support the conference:
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Tokyo Electric Power Company
Nuclear Waste Management Organization of
Japan
Radioactive Waste Management Funding and
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Research Center
Tsukuba City
The International Atomic Energy Agency
The Canadian Nuclear Society
The Chinese Nuclear Society
The Korean Nuclear Society
The Korean Radioactive Waste Society
Conference Formant
The ICEM2010 technical program includes
concurrent sessions in six technical tracks:
• Low/Intermediate-Level Radioactive Waste
(L/ILW)
• Spent Fuel, Fissile Material, Transuranic and
High-Level Radioactive Waste (SF/TRU/HLW)
• Facility Decontamination and
Decommissioning (D&D)
• Environmental Remediation (ER)
• Environmental Management, Public
Involvement and Crosscutting Issues (EM/PI)
• Global Partnership and Multi-National
Programs (GP)
The technical program consists of an opening
plenary session and several parallel program tracks
with up to six concurrent sessions. The sessions
include 25 minute oral presentations, panels, and
poster displays which are designed to enhance
dialogue between presenters and participants. The
program is divided into 36 sessions conducted over
three days. A listing of the specific sessions within
each of the six technical program tracks can be
found in the section for the technical sessions.
The full registration fee includes meeting materials
in the conference bag, entrance to all sessions and
the exhibition, the welcome reception in the Sunday
evening, lunch in the exhibition area and the banquet
in the Tuesday evening. Each registrant will receive
the conference proceedings on a CD-ROM mailed
after the conference.
Conference Venue
ICEM2010 is being held at the Tsukuba
International Congress Center, Epochal Tsukuba,
which is home to many internationally renowned
scientists.
City of Tsukuba
The City of Tsukuba is about 50 km northeast of
Tokyo and 40 km northwest of Narita Airport. It
covers an area of 28,000 ha with a population of