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1) 第11回原子力エネルギーシステム国際会議（11^th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems）

2) アメリカ物理学会執行委員会の非科学的研究に反対する声明（APS Executive Board’s Statement on Violation of Physical Principles）

1. 第11回原子力エネルギーシステム国際会議（11^th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems）

ニューメキシコ大学に本部を置く表記国際会議の事務局から、ICCF9の参加者にたいして会議への参加を呼びかける招請状がメールで送られてきました。われわれの投稿した論文を含め、いくつかの常温核融合現象（CFP）関係の論文が受理されましたので、常温核融合の発表の場が設けられるものと思われます。

これはCFP研究ひいては科学･技術の発展にとって非常に喜ばしいことで、まじめな科学者が、CFPを虚心坦懐に科学の対象として取り扱おうとし始めたことを表しています。この傾向は、ICCF9に参加したプラズマ核融合研究者のT. Dolan氏が研究内容について協力的な見解を述べていたことや、イタリアのノーベル賞受賞物理学者Carlo Rubbiaが、イタリアの新聞でCFPをまじめに取り上げるべきだと述べていたと伝えられていることなどではっきりしていますが、一つの学会がCFPに対して扉を開いたことは、画期的なことと言ってよいでしょう。締め切りは7月15日ですが、その辺の融通は効くと思いますので、これからでも発表申し込みをしてはどうでしょうか。

Announcement of ICENES 2002

UNM Office of the Vice Provost for Research; UNM Chemical & Nuclear Engineering; Sandia National Laboratories; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory;
and other sponsoring in progress

Program Chair: Dr. Thomas A. Mehlhorn; Conference Coordinator: Barbara L. Daniels

Sheraton Old Town Hotel, 800 Rio Grande NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104 (505-843-6300; 800-237-2133)

Mark your calendar for ICENES 2002¾the 11^th conference on emerging nuclear energy systems! The objective of the conference is to discuss, on a broad international basis, the state of various advanced and non-conventional concepts for nuclear energy production. The results of developments to be discussed could contribute to the sustainability of future energy production. This open public forum brings together international leaders in government, industry, and academe for discussions. Sessions are planned on the following topics (sessions may be organized on additional topics as needed):

The opening session on 30 Sept (Mon) will feature keynote presentations. Technical sessions will follow the opening session and continue through 3 Oct (Thurs). The posters will be on display throughout the conference. Panel discussions may be included in the program as appropriate. Special events are planned (check the webpage for details). Lunch will be served on-site to facilitate continuing discussions. The official language of ICENES 2002 will be English.

ICENES 2002 registration forms with fees must be received for each registrant, including all presenters in the technical sessions (oral and poster). The registration fee (US funds) is $475 before 5 Aug. and $525 after 5 Aug. The fee includes the welcome reception; continental breakfasts; lunches; the special evening event (reception and tour of the Albuquerque Museum with dinner in the sculpture garden); admittance to all sessions; and one copy each of the Program/Abstracts book and Proceedings. Any conference tours conducted are not included and will be assessed separately. Payment may be made by credit card (VISA, Mastercard), or check made payable to UNM/ISD. For information on payment including wire transfers, contact the Registrar, Deborah G. Cole (505-272-7215; fax 272-7256; dcole@unm.edu). The conference hotel is the Sheraton Old Town where a room rate of $109/night (1-2 persons) has been secured; the cutoff date for the roomblock is 30 Aug. Please identify yourself as an ICENES 2002 registrant. US government rate accommodation may be available.

Request for Abstracts / Call for Papers (deadline extended to 31 July--FINAL)

Potential presenters for ICENES 2002 are required to submit an abstract of 800 words or less, with your name, organization, address, tel. no., fax no., e-mail address, and sponsoring agency by 31 July. Send the abstract, formatted for Microsoft Word Version 6.0 or later, as an attachment to an email, directly to the ICENES Coordinator (address below). Notification of acceptance or rejection of the submittals will be sent out as the abstracts are received. The Program Committee will decide whether the paper will be presented orally or through a poster presentation, but you should indicate your preference when submitting. The electronic presentation must be compatible with Microsoft Power Point 97 or later. (Overheads and slides will not be accepted in lieu of a narrative style paper; however, these materials may be incorporated within the paper. Pdf and LaTex formats are not acceptable and will not be used.) The papers will be compiled, edited, and bound in the Proceedings, which will be distributed following the conference. NOTE: The full presentation in the form of a narrative paper (not to exceed 12 pages) should be received before the conference, by 2 September. Presentations must be non-proprietary and prepared for a public forum. The Call for Papers / Registration brochure, Registration form, Guide for Presenters, Preliminary Program, Final Program, and other information will be posted on the webpage as it is available. Contact the ICENES 2002 Coordinator if you have questions.

For general information on conference activities, contact Barbara L. Daniels, ICENES 2002 Coordinator (ISD / Meetings Services, 801 University SE, Suite 300, Albuquerque, NM 87106; tel 505-272-7214; fax 505-272-7256; e-mail, daniels@unm.edu). (For information on ICENES 2000, see the webpage: (http://www.nrg-nl.com/icenes). Remember the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, 5-13 Oct. (http://www.aibf.org), so plan to stay for 800+ hot air balloons.

　Bob ParkのWhat’s Newが、アメリカ物理学会の執行委員会が、物理学の原理を無視するような議論や研究に反対する声明をすることにしたと報じています。声明はPhysics Todayあたりに発表されるのでしょうが、Parkを信用して、紹介します。

　物理学の原理の尊重に関しては、僕も賛成でして、エネルギー保存則だけでなく、量子力学の諸原理ももっと尊重されるべきだと思っています。もちろん、それらの諸原理は適用範囲内で価値があるもので、どこまでが適用範囲かは簡単には決められません。しかし、通常のエネルギー領域での核反応に関しては、十分に適用可能性が確かめられていると考えていいでしょう。適用範囲の限界を論じるには、それなりの覚悟が必要とされます。CFPがそのような領域の学問でないことを喜びたいと思います。

B. Parkの報道

What’s New (June 28, 2002) by Bob Park reported “So, on Saturday, 22 June, the Executive Board of the American Physical Society unanimously adopted the following statement:

"The Executive Board of the American Physical Society is concerned that in this period of unprecedented scientific advance, misguided or fraudulent claims of perpetual motion machines and other sources of unlimited free energy are proliferating. Such devices would directly violate the most fundamental laws of Nature, laws that have guided the scientific advances that are transforming our world." “

What’s New (June 28, 2002) by Bob Park reported “So, on Saturday, 22 June, the Executive Board of the American Physical Society unanimously adopted the following statement:

§ § *Accelerator Driven Systems*	§ § *Nuclear Waste*	**A special workshop on PIC and Hybrid/ PIC modeling related to dense plasmas and beam interaction physics at ultrahigh intensities is also planned and will complement the technical sessions.
§ § *Advanced Fission*	§ § *PW (Petawatt) Lasers*
§ § *Applications*	§ § *Space Nuclear Power*
§ § *Fusion Energy*	§ § *Space Propulsion*