From June 16th to 20th 2008, the Latin American Section of the American Nuclear Society - LAS/ANS will hold its Annual Symposium seeking to promote the integration of the Latin American nuclear communities, and to foster the debate and information dissemination on nuclear energy applications among its members, Society in general, and authorities dealing with policies for their use, in accordance with the Section main objectives for contributing to the sustainable development of the countries of the region.

In this edition, seeking to intensify the relationship and business among the several actors of the nuclear sector, a parallel event -the EXPO NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY RIO 2008- will take place, as an Exhibit of products and services for nuclear power plants and nuclear applications.Under the central theme on "REACTIVATION OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS CONSTRUCTION IN LATIN AMERICA", the LAS / ANS Symposium 2008 will cover the following topics:

• Energy matrix in Latin American countries and the contribution of nuclear power.
• Status of NPPs under construction in Latin America.
• Progress of demonstration and implementation of new-generation NPPs.
• Fuel cycle and safeguards systems in Latin American countries.
• Progress of technologies for irradiated nuclear fuel repositories.
• Technologies and international programs towards nuclear non-proliferation.
• Development of non-power nuclear applications in Latin America.