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September 10 1999

1. Place		Conference Center in Victoria, Canada
2. Period		20-21 September 1999
3. Participants 350 participants from 35 countries and regions
	<Main Participants from Japan>
		Hideo Minamiyama, Vice President, Hokkaido Electric Power Company Kenji Okada, Vice President, Tohoku Electric Power Company Masaru Yamamoto, Vice President, Tokyo Electric Power Company Hiroji Ota, President, Chubu Electric Power Company Aoki Teruyuki, Vice President, Chubu Electric Power Company Fujio Shinki, President, Hokuriku Electric power Company Hiroshi Ishikawa, President, Kansai Electric Power Company Shitomi Takasu, President, Chugoku Electric Power Company Katsumi Ota, Managing Director, Shikoku Electric Power Company Yoichi Hizen, Vice President, Kyushu Electric Power Company Takeo Fujie, Managing Director, the Japan Atomic Power Company Motohide Sato, President, the Central Research Institute of the Electric Power Industry KazunaoTomon, Vice Chairman, the Federation of Electric Power Companies
4. Agenda (tentative)
	20 September
	･	Discuss present situation and future prospects of WANO; receive reports from each center
	･	Receive a report about problems that operators in Europe, especially Germany, have faced
	･	Panel session on nuclear programs in Central and Eastern Europe
	21 September
	･	Panel session on the problems that electric power operators face, including increased competition, privatization, deregulation and environmental problems
	･	Presentation by Zack Pate, WANO Chairman, on future WANO activities
	･	Speech by the outgoing President, Allan Kupcis
	･	Announcement of newly elected President, Choi Soo-Byung( President of the Korea Electric Power Corporation) and his acceptance speech

<Appendix>

1. Name
	WANO (World Association of Nuclear Operators)
2. History
	WANO was established in May 1989, in the wake of the Chernobyl accident, at the proposal of the late Lord Marshall. Its purpose is to promote nuclear power generation safety, and allow operators around the world to exchange information on control procedures and performance at nuclear power generating facilities. WANO celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
3. Major Activities
･	Information exchange on operating controls and problems
･	Conducting peer reviews
･	Exhibitions, workshops, seminars, etc.
･	Direct exchange of information and technology through exchange visits
･	Mutual exchange of successful case studies and operating indicators
･	A general meeting is held once every other year at a mutually agreed location (the president is selected from among the WANO members hosting the next general meeting).
	The 2001 meeting will be held in Seoul, Korea.
4. Outline of Organization (as of August 1999)