He said the forum will be attended by Andrei Malyshev, deputy head of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency (Rosatom); Alexander Agapov, head of Rosatom's Nuclear and Radiation Safety and Licensing Department; Igor Konyshev, an advisor to the head of Rosatom, and other officials.
The forum will include a conference on nuclear security, nuclear technology management -radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel - and nuclear safeguards.
It will also feature a number of roundtables on the following topics: nuclear safety regulations, nuclear and radiation security and public opinion, training and personnel policy, and international cooperation in handling nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel.
A 'Russian Industrialist' exhibition on the forum's sidelines will showcase the latest technology and equipment with a special focus on the safe transportation of nuclear materials, decommissioning of nuclear reactors, and the operation of industrial nuclear plants.
The forum will last through October 5.
