Day 1 – Tuesday 12 September |
10 years of MDEP achievements
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Session 1 – Codes and standards harmonisation |
Panellists presentations
- Mr Xuejun Wei, Chair of CSWG, CNSC, Canada – MDEP activities, achievements and challenges in codes harmonisation
- Mr Shane Turner, Principal inspector, ONR, UK – Approach to codes and standards in the UK
- Mr Andrey Obushev, Deputy Director for Development, VO Safety, Russia – The use of MDEP products for Russian national standards development
- Dr Nawal Prinja, Chairman of the Codes and Standards Task Force, CORDEL – Harmonising nuclear codes and standards for mechanical components
- Mr Philippe Malouines, Standard Development Organisations (SDO) board member – SDO mechanical codes Convergence Board: achievements and perspectives
- Mr Hongwei Zhang, Engineer, Institution for Standardization of Nuclear Industry, China – Application of nuclear codes and standards in China
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Session 2 – Digital instrumentation and controls: Current and emerging
technical challenges |
Panellists presentations
- Mr Ismael Garcia, DICWG Chair, NRC, USA – Digital instrumentation and controls activities and challenges
- Mr Stephen Wardle, DICWG Member, ONR, UK – Digital instrumentation and controls: current and emerging technical challenges in the UK
- Mr Jean-Paul Bouard, IEC/SC45A Secretary, International Electrotechnical Commission – IEC/SC45A, standards for instrumentation, control and electrical power systems for nuclear facilities
- Mr Johannes Pickelmann, Chairman of the CORDEL Digital I&C Task Force – Current status and outlook of WNA CORDEL DICTF workload on digital instrumentation and controls topics
- Dr Darren Cofer, Fellow at the Rockwell Collins Advanced Technology Center, Aircraft Industry – Safety assurance in software systems: from airplanes to atoms
- Mr Ma Shihong, I&C Manager of Commissioning Department, Sanmen Nuclear Power Co., Ltd., China National Nuclear Cooperation – Challenges of I&C commissioning to first AP1000 unit
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Session 3 – Supply chain regulatory issues and vendor inspection co‑operation |
Panellists presentations
- Mr Stuart Allen, VICWG Chair, ONR, UK – MDEP current activities and challenges in vendor inspection
- Mr Dejun Wang, Project Officer, NNSA, China – The construction of nuclear safety culture for equipment vendors in China
- Mr David Emond, Component Manufacturing Business Unit Senior Executive Vice President, AREVA NP, France – Quality audit and quality improvement plan at AREVA NP Le Creusot forging facility
- Mr Randy C. Ivey, Supplier Quality Oversight Director, Westinghouse Electric Company, USA – AP1000® nuclear power plant squib valve design challenges and regulatory interface
- Mr Greg Kaser, Senior Project Manager, WNA – The nuclear supply chain: an update on World Nuclear Association activities
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Day 2 – Wednesday 13 September |
Session 4 – Influence of MDEP interactions on reactor designs safety |
Panellists presentations
- Ms Anne-Cécile Rigail, EPRWG Chair, ASN, France – EPRWG: organisation and interaction with the industry
- Dr Sweng Woong Woo, APR1400WG Chair, KINS, Korea – APR1400WG activities and accomplishments
- Mr Norbert Nicaise, Nuclear Safety and Licensing Manager, AREVA NP, France (EPR) – MDEP and EPR design/licensing
- Mr Richard J. Easterling, Vice President of Technical Services and Licensing, Westinghouse Electric Company, USA (AP1000) – Multinational regulatory influence on new nuclear construction projects
- Mr Yun Ho Kim, Deputy Project Manager, KHNP, Korea (APR1400) – APR1400 safety design features and the influence of MDEP interaction
- Mr Sergey Svetlov, Chief Expert for Design, JSC «ATOMPROEKT», Russia (VVER) – New VVERs in Russia and abroad
- Mr Dave Watson, Senior Regulatory Advisor, Nuclear Power Project, Hitachi Europe Ltd, UK (ABWR) – Licensing of UK ABWR in an international environment
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Session 5 – Commissioning activities |
Panellists presentations
- Mr Simon Yates, EPR CATESG Chair, ONR, UK – MDEP current activities and challenges in commissioning activities
- Mr Christer Viktorsson, Director General, FANR, UAE – Commissioning experience in the UAE
- Ms Lin Zhang, Deputy Director of the Department of Nuclear Power Safety Regulation, NNSA, China – Overview of AP1000 commissioning inspection in P.R. China
- Mr Didier Lambert, Commissionning Expert, EDF Group, France and Mr Ke Zhang, FPOT manager, TNPJVC, China – Reactor pressure vessel internals vibratory behaviour test implementation
- Mr Sang Won Lee, Principal Technical Manager, KHNP, Korea – A brief overview of the APR1400 commissioning
- Mr Valery S. Bezzubtsev, Director for Technological Development, JSC «Concern Rosenergoatom», Russia – Commissioning of new nuclear power units in Russia
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Session 6 – Perspectives for MDEP |
Introduction of the session by Mr Ho Nieh, Head of the Division of Nuclear Safety Technology and Regulation
Panel discussion
- Mr Petteri Tiippana, MDEP PG Chair and Finland PG Member, STUK Director General
- Mr Julien Collet, MDEP STC Chair and France STC Member, ASN Deputy Director General
- Mr Liu Hua, China PG Member, NNSA Administrator
- Mr S.A. Bhardwaj, India PG Member, AERB Chairman
- Mr Alexey Ferapontov, Russia PG Member, Rostechnadzor Deputy Chairman
- Mr Michael Finnerty, UK PG Member, ONR New Reactors Programme Director
- Mr Kenichi Sato, Representative of WNA CORDEL
- Ms Cornelia Spitzer, Head of the IAEA Safety Assessment Section
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Closing Session – Conclusion and closing of the conference |