Session announcement for the International Lithosphere Program (ILP) joint task force conference to be held in Clermont Ferrand, University Blaise Pascal, France from October 5-9, 2009. Convenors of the meeting are Dr. Alessandro Tibaldi (University of Milan, Italy) and Dr. Benjamin Van Wyk de Vries (Magmas et Volcans, University Blaise Pascal, France) We would like to invite interested researchers to submit abstracts for presentation in the session on Nuclear Power Plants and Natural Hazards. A brief description of the session is written below. Convenors for this session are Dr. Alfredo Mahar Lagmay (University of the Philippines) and Dr. Derek Rust (University of Portsmouth, England). Please send your abstracts to mlagmay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or Derek.Rust@xxxxxxxxxx We have invited Antonio Godoy, Acting Section Head, IAEA/NSNI/ESS to give the Keynote presentation for this session. NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS AND NATURAL HAZARDS: Many nuclear power plant facilities in the world are built in areas with significant natural hazards. At the time when these facilities were constructed, safety of the plant site was evaluated according to the prevailing state of knowledge on volcanic, earthquake and other external hazards. Site selection and safety assessment were carried out according to local practices, many of which without the benefit of internationally accepted guidelines that set criteria and procedures for assessing potential hazards. Over the past three decades, volcanology and volcano-seismology has advanced considerably and much was learned about the assessment of hazards. The session on “Nuclear power plants and natural hazards” seeks to discuss developments in the science of volcanology, seismology and meteorology and its practical application to safety evaluation of nuclear facilities. Contributions that present specific applications are most welcome. ============================================================== To unsubscribe from the volcano list, send the message: signoff volcano to: listserv@xxxxxxx, or write to: volcano-request@xxxxxxxx To contribute to the volcano list, send your message to: volcano@xxxxxxxx Please do not send attachments. ==============================================================
