RPHA17 (Reactor Physics Asia 2017) which will be the second meeting of the Asian Reactor Physics Conference series is going to be held in Chengdu, China during the period of Aug. 24-25, 2017. Establishing this RPHA conference series was agreed by the reactor physics (and/or mathematics and computation) divisions of the nuclear (or atomic energy) societies of China, Japan, and South Korea to promote knowledge exchange between the nuclear reactor physics related groups of the nuclear industry, academia, and research sectors in Asian countries.   
With the growing need for the safe and effective utilization of nuclear energy in the Asian region which lacks abundant sources of cheap and clean energy, the outcomes of the theoretical, experimental, computational, and operational reactor physics research and developments of the Asian reactor physics related groups would play an instrumental role in the stable and expanded use of nuclear power.  
RPHAs, which will take place every two years by rotating the host among the three countries, would provide a very efficient meeting ground for sharing technical information and encouraging mutual collaboration. The regional closeness and the cultural similarities of the Asian countries would be another important benefits of the RPHA meetings as well.