Call for Papers
2016 Environmental Qualification Technical Meeting
Opal Sands Resort
Clearwater Beach, FL
November 16-18, 2016
Sponsored by
Curtiss-Wright, Nuclear Division, Scientech
NUGEQ (Nuclear Utility Group on Equipment Qualification)
Curtiss-Wright, and NUGEQ are jointly sponsoring a technical meeting on nuclear power plant equipment environmental and seismic qualification (EQ). The purpose of the meeting is to promote the interface of organizations involved in nuclear industry EQ efforts. Managers and engineers in attendance represent US and international utilities, regulators, manufacturers, national laboratories, commercial test laboratories, and consultants.
Participation
There is no registration fee for personnel from utilities that are members of EQDB/EQ PowerSuite™ or NUGEQ. There is a $1,295 fee for non-member participants.
Important note: Meeting fees are not waived for submissions; they are waived only for invited presentations (e.g.: the keynote address).
Optional two-day training held Monday and Tuesday is $1,495 per attendee.
Preliminary Agenda
The meeting will be held Wednesday, November 16 through Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Opal Sands Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida. A coordinated schedule of events will be published in advance of the meeting. A preliminary schedule of events is provided below. Presentations will be integrated into the appropriate Technical Sessions and open to all attendees.
November 14-15 Monday 8:30am-5:00pm Tuesday 8:30am12:00 p.m.
Tuesday-November 15 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Training
Subject: The Theory and Application of Arrhenius Methodology in EQ Calculations EQMS Users Group Meeting |
Wednesday November 16 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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Industry EQ Initiatives
EQ Technical Topics EQ Program Topics
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Thursday-November 17 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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EQ Topics (Continued)
Regulatory Developments Utility Interactions – Plant Topics
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Friday-November 18 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Utility Interactions EQ Program Performance Utility Interactions |
Call for Papers
Abstracts
regarding other topics related to Environmental and Seismic Qualification are
welcome and will also be considered. Industry personnel interested in
contributing to the technical sessions should submit a presentation abstract of
not more than 400 words no later than August 26, 2016 to: Rick Weinacht, Manager | Technical Support. Presentations will be selected
based on the subject matter as provided in the abstract and relevance to the
broad topics below.
- EQ Involvement with Beyond
Design Basis Events (i.e., Fukushima Mods affecting design basis)*
- Plant Specific EQ Issues & Challenges *
- EQ Test Lab Inputs on New Equipment Qualification, Current Challenges and Improvements on Thermal Aging Methods *
- Plant O&E Responses*
- Development New EQ Equipment or Materials of Interest*
- New Regulatory Issues and the Impact on EQ Programs and EQ Management*
- New Plant EQ Parameters, EQ Equipment, and Qualification Topics*
- Vendor presentations of equipment designed for new plants and severe/BDE accidents*
- Solutions for Obsolescence Issues/Components*
- Qualification of Mechanical Equipment*
- Equipment Reliability/Failure Rates During Normal 40-Year Life Span*
- Impact of NRC Orders and Recommendations related to the Japan Nuclear Accident Lessons learned on Equipment Qualification
- Aging Management Research and Practical Applications
- Utility Experience and Lessons Learned from Self-Assessments
- Update on new plant construction (US and/or international)
- Industry Standards Revisions Impacting EQ
- Industry Activities Related to Equipment Procurement and Obsolescence
- Regulatory Guidance Revisions Impacting EQ
- Equipment Condition Monitoring – Costs and Benefits
- NRC Inspection Practice and Experience
- Temperature/Radiation Monitoring – Costs and Benefits
- Inspection, Audit and Assessment Findings
- Implementation of IAEA EQ Program Guidance
- Plant-Specific Current Issues
- Utility experience with EQ and Licensing of Digital Systems and Equipment
- EQ Program Upgrade; Cost Reduction; Scope Reduction
- EQ Program Health Monitoring – Methods, Benefits and Pitfalls
- EQ Cost Savings Initiatives
- Power Uprate Impact on EQ Programs
- Seismic Qualification Technical and Regulatory Topics
- INPO Initiatives and
Implementation Experience
*Topics
with high interest level in surveys
Technical Contacts
Rick Weinacht Scientech, Nuclear Division Curtiss-Wright 29399 US Hwy 19 N, Ste 320 Clearwater, FL 33761 Phone: (727) 669-3074
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Bill Horin Winston & Strawn, LLP 1700 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 282-5737 Fax: (202) 282-5100 E-mail: whorin@winston.com |
Past EQ Technical Meeting participants include:
AES Nuclear, Inc.
Ameren-UE American Electric Power Ametek Solidstate Controls Analysis & Measurement Services Corporation AREVA Inc. Arexisgroup Arizona Public Service Co. Assurance Technical Services ATC Nuclear Atlantic Nuclear Services, Ltd. AZZ Nuclear Barton Instruments Bechtel Brookhaven National Lab Bruce Power CableLAN Products, Inc. Cameron Measurement Systems Canadian Nuclear Laboratories LTD. CNSC Canadian Nuclear Safety Commision CANDU Owners Group Chubu Electric (Japan) Clark Testing Comisión Federal de Electricidad Conax Technologies Constellation Energy Contech Inc. Curtiss-Wright Nuclear Division Dessau (Canada) DiBenedetto Associates Dominion Nuclear DTE Energy Duke Energy Corporation EDF Energy Electric Power Research Institute Eletronuclear - Angra (Brazil) Emerson Rosemount Nuclear Instruments, Inc.
Energy Northwest Engineered Solutions Group Entergy Nuclear Operations EPM, Inc. Exelon Corporation Fauske & Associates FirstEnergy Nuclear Forsmarks Kraftgrupp AB, Vattenfall FPL Energy GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy General Cable Corporation Glenair GLSEQ, LLC Habia Cable AB Henry Controls, Inc. (Canada) Hydro Québec (Canada) IEEE-SA Iepson Consulting Enterprises Institute of Nuclear Energy Research Atomic Energy Council, R.O.C. Institute of Nuclear Power Ops Japan Atomic Power Company Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Org. Japan NUS Company, LTD. Kansai Electric Power Co. | KEPCO E&C Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt AG (Switz.) Kinectrics, Inc. (US & Canada) Kiran Consultants, Inc. (KCI) Korea Electric Power Corp. Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials Lakeside Process Controls Limitorque Corporation Luminant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Japan) NAMCO National Inst. of Nuclear Research (Mexico) National Technical Systems NB Power (Canada) Nebraska Public Power Dist. NEQ Consulting NextEra Energy NKW, Inc. Nuclear Energy Institute Nuclear Logistics, Inc. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Research Inst. Rez (Czech Rep.) Nuklearna Elektrarna Krško (Slovenia) Nutherm International Oak Ridge National Laboratory Omaha Public Power District Ontario Power Generation Pacific Gas& Electric PBMR (Pty.) Ltd. (S. Africa) Phoenix Contact Progress Energy PSEG Nuclear LLC Public Service Electric & Gas RCM Technologies Red Wolf Associates Ringhals AB Rizzo Associates (Czech Rep.) RSCC Wre & Cable LLC Rotork Controls Sandia National Laboratories Sargent & Lundy Engineers SCANNA/SCE&G Schultz Electric Company South Carolina Electric & Gas Southern California Edison Southern Nuclear Oper. Co. SNN-SA Cernavoda (Romania) Stevenson & Associates (Czech Rep.) Stone & Webster Engineering STP Nuclear Operating Co. Strategic Technologies & Resources Talen Energy TE Connectivity Energy/Raychem Teollisuuden Voima Oy (Finland) Tenera Environmental Tennessee Valley Authority Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Japan) Tractebel Energy Engineering United Controls International US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Valcor Engineering Vattenfall AB (Sweden) Vectra Technologies Wardrop Engineering (Canada) Washington Laboratories, LTD. Weed Instrument Company Westinghouse Electric Co. Winston & Strawn Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. Worley/Parsons Group, Inc. |