2015 EQ Technical Meeting (21093-215)
 


2015 EQ Technical Meeting Wednesday, November 4


Welcome and Introductions                                                                               


Opening Remarks/Introductions

Moderator – Rick Weinacht, Curtiss-Wright, Scientech, EQPS

Bill Horin, Winston & Strawn LLP – Nuclear Utility Group on Equipment Qualification


Keynote Presentation                                                                                                  


EQ Perspective at the 45th Anniversary of IEEE 323   

                                          

Jim Gleason, GLSEQ, LLC

 

Implementation of 10 CFR 50.69 at Southern Nuclear Operating Company

Jeff Mulvehill, Southern Nuclear

 

IEEE Conformity Assessment for Nuclear Devices

                                                

Ravi Subramaniam, IEEE Conformity Assessment Steering Committee

                

EQ Industry Initiatives and Technical Topics                                                                     Wednesday PM Session

Namco Magnetic Proximity Switch for Valve Position Indication                            

Troy Kloss & Allen Mercer, NAMCO

 

Leveraging the Lessons Learned from AP1000 Qualification Testing

                      

Steve Casadevall, ASCO Valve, Inc.

 

Essentials of EMC for Nuclear Plant Equipment Qualification

                                

Steve Ferguson, Washington Laboratories

 

Condition Assessment of Installed Nuclear Power Plant (I&C) Cables Using

Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy

                                                                               

Anand Anandakumaran, Kinectrics


Meeting Adjourn



2015 EQ Technical Meeting Thursday, November 5


Moderator – Bill Horin, Winston & Strawn LLP, and Ron Wise, NEQ Consulting

 

Introductions and NUGEQ Business  (8:30AM)

 

Regulatory Developments (9:00AM)

  • Inspection and Enforcement Developments

  • Other Regulatory Activities and Operating Experience

            INPO Health Report Initiative

            Operating Experience (Part 21, LER, INPO OE (NUGEQ Summaries))

            EQFAX and ENotice Summary

 

Regulatory Developments (Cont)(9:40AM)

  • NRC Activities Impacting EQ

                        Service Life: TIA (Withdrawal; Industry and Licensee Response; Generic Guidance)

                        Part 21 Initiative

                        Next License Renewal

                        Regulatory Guide 1.89 Revision, and Related Regulatory Guide Revisions

  • External Petitions for NRC EQ Action

 

BREAK (10:15AM)

           

Vendor Developments(10:30AM)

  • Steris Part 21

                        Industry (Group/IEEE/Scientech) Guidance

                        Individual Corporate Responses

                        Conservatism Options – Robert Minadeo (ESG)

  • Limitorque

  • ASCO – New Products

  • Rotork Cycling

 

NRC Presentation  - Jeff Jacobson, NRC(11:30AM)

 

LUNCH (12:15PM)

 

NRC EQ Pilot Inspections(1:30PM)

  • CDBI Process Revision

                        NEI Perspectives – Bruce Montgomery, NEI

  • EQ Pilot Inspection Procedure

  • Pilot Plant Schedule and Planning

  • Group Support  (Preparation, Peer Involvement)

 

BREAK(3:00PM)

           

CLOSED SESSION- UTILITIES ONLY (3:15PM)

 

Utility Experience (OPEX) Topics - Group Information Exchange

  • Meeting Participant Input and Feedback

           

ADJOURN (5:00pm)



2015 EQ Technical Meeting Friday, November 6
International Topics         


Moderator – Rick Weinacht, Curtiss-Wright, Scientech, EQPS

Bill Horin, Winston & Strawn LLP – Nuclear Utility Group on Equipment Qualification


Argentina’s Experience and Status in Environmental Qualification

                     

Alberto Leonardo Busto, INVAP


MSIV Room EQ Analysis of APR1400 Using RELAP5-ME and GOTHIC

               

Dr. Seok Jeong Park, KEPCO Safety Analysis Department


Replacing Rosemount 1152 Transmitters at Point LePreau NGS

                          

Michael Steeves, New Brunswick Power


Curtiss-Wright Electro-Hydraulic Actuator Qualification for Main Steam and Main Feedwater

Isolation Valves in U.S. and European Nuclear Power Plant Designs

                 

Anand Anandakumaran, Curtiss-Wright, Enertech

                                                                                            

Q & A/Network/Open Discussion                                                                        


Meeting Adjourn