Saanio & Riekkola is a multi-discipline engineering consultancy from Finland specialised in nuclear waste management services and underground structure design. With over 30 years' experience in nuclear waste disposal, Saanio & Riekkola provides a complete range of solutions for nuclear waste management as well as specific research and engineering design services for nuclear waste disposal. We are committed to serving clients around the world in all stages of their nuclear waste projects; from preliminary cost estimations and conceptual design, to construction supervision and monitoring, by providing state-of-the-art design solutions, world leading research expertise and highly qualified and motivated professionals.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is the biggest multi-technological applied research organisation in Northern Europe with over 2600 employees. In nuclear energy VTT covers both nuclear reactor safety and nuclear waste safety with nuclear fuel studies being in the interface. VTT provides technical support to the Finnish nuclear safety authority STUK in the licensing review of the Finnish nuclear power plants including Olkiluoto 3 EPR. The Research Centre has approximately 100 experts serving the field of nuclear waste management, along with modern laboratory facilities, ranging from nanoscale studies through full-scale structural mock-ups . VTT has been the key technical support organisation for over 30 years to the Posiva Oy in performance of analytical and experimental research to support the preparation of the construction license application for underground spent fuel repository to Finland.

China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGNPC) was established in September of 1994, focusing on clean energy development and operation, involving nuclear power, wind power, hydro power, and solar power. Currently, CGNPC's assets stand at 2800 billion RMB.

Having nuclear power as its core business, CGNPC owns 8,330MWe of nuclear installed capacity in operation and 16,630MWe under construction. It also runs wind, hydro and solar power utilities with installed capacity totaling 6,980MWe.

CGNPC holds strong research and development capabilities. The ACPR1000+ is a technology developed by CGNPC to meet post-Fukushima nuclear safety requirements, on a reliable and cost competitive basis. The technical plan of the technology has been approved by Chinese National Nuclear Safety Authority (NNSA), and is being reviewed by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The first ACPR1000+ unit is expected to be licensed for construction in China in 2014. (Official Website: http://www.cgnpc.com.cn )

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is the large state-owned enterprise under the direct management of the central government. Historically, CNNC successfully developed the atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb and nuclear submarines and built the first nuclear plant in the main land of China.

CNNC is the main body of the national nuclear technology industry, the core of the national strategic nuclear deterrence and the main force of the national nuclear power development and nuclear power construction, and shoulders the duel historical responsibilities for building of national defense force, increasing the value of state assets and developing the society.

CNNC is mainly engaged in scientific research and development, design and construction, production and operation in various fields such as nuclear military industry, nuclear power, nuclear electricity generation, nuclear fuels and nuclear technology application, as well as international economic cooperation and import and export businesses. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has over 100 secondary member units across over 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities with 100,000 employees.

WorleyParsons is a leading global provider of professional services to the resources & energy sectors, and the complex process industries.

With over 40, 000 professionals working from 165 offices in 41 countries, we have the technical expertise, project delivery systems, and resource depth to provide a comprehensive range of solutions to customers. Our nuclear experience spans over 50 years encompassing all phases of the industry development. The company's varied portfolio comprises engineering, procurement, construction management, program management, design and consultancy services tailored to address regional, customer, and magnitude requirements. Today, WorleyParsons is actively involved in commercial, government and international nuclear projects requiring a broad range of industry experience, including original and latest generation nuclear power plant design, modification and licensing. We are one of the few global companies currently engaged in multiple new nuclear projects in Europe, FSU, Middle East, Africa and America.

WorleyParsons takes a leading participation in the analysis and application of the post-Fukushima lessons learnt in terms of operating plants safety re-evaluation, development and review of new nuclear power plants design and improvement of operating nuclear facilities.

AMEC (LSE: AMEC) is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineering and project management services to its customers in the world's oil and gas, mining, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. With annual revenues of some ¡ê4.2 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets and employs over 29,000 people in around 40 countries worldwide.

We are a leading nuclear services company supporting customers around the world. We stand out for our ability to bring the best project management, engineering and consultancy skills to any project, no matter how big or complex. Our experience is unparalleled. We have been delivering in the nuclear sector since the very beginning and have played a critical role in major nuclear projects.

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is recognized as the world's foremost developer of Boiling Water Reactors (BWR), fuel cycle products, and nuclear plant services. Our alliance has designed and built four Generation III plants on-budget and on-schedule.

GEH's state-of-the art Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) utilizes natural circulation and fully passive safety systems to form the industry's safest Generation III+ reactor design, as measured by the industry standard core damage frequency. It safely cools the core for more than 7 days without electricity or operator action in a station blackout situation.

Our Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the world's first and only Generation III reactor technology with operating experience, a proven design, and demonstrated construction schedule. ABWR is the industry's safest Generation III reactor design, as measured by core damage frequency.

GEH's PRISM is a Generation IV sodium cooled reactor whose metal fuel can include a wide variety of materials ¨C uranium, plutonium, and all other transuranics. With this robust fuel capability, PRISM can recycle used nuclear fuel or plutonium waste while generating electricity for the grid. PRISM has the ability to air-cool itself indefinitely without AC or DC power or operator action in a station blackout situation.