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Joe Donahue, Vice President Nuclear Operations and Services, PROGRESS ENERGY

Mike Gallagher, Vice President License Renewal, EXElON

Erwin fischer, Head of Technology, E.ON

Bob Kalinowski, Principal Engineer, aMERICaN ElECTRIC POWER

Garry Young, Principal Engineer, ENTERGY

Dennis Madison, Site Vice President Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, SOuTHERN NuClEaR OPERaTING COMPaNY

Mike fallin, Principal Engineer, CONSTEllaTION ENERGY

alex Marion, Vice President Nuclear Operations, NEI

Brian Holian, Director of License Renewal, uSNRC

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18th Annual

Plant life management and plant license extension in nuclear facilities

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aGENDa HIGHlIGHTS INCluDE!Discover • how EXElON extended their license at Oyster Creek

Review • ENTERGY's fl eet approach to license renewal

Learn • how SOuTHERN NuClEaR manage an aging plant

Identify • proactive obsolescence management at D.C. Cook Nuclear with aMERICaN ElECTRIC POWER

Determine • INPO perspectives on equipment reliability over the long term

Find • out the challenge to sustain high performance operation of existing nuclear plants to 2050 and beyond with EPRI

Evaluate • U.S. license renewal process and lessons learned with the uSNRC

Tuesday September 29 and Wednesday September 30 2009, Chicago, uSa

Plant life management and plant license

The only international conference dedicated to plant life management and license extension

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Program Day One Tuesday September 29 2009

11:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTaTION life beyond 60: the greenest powerThe licensing of nuclear plants for longer than 60 years is allowed by 10 CFR 54: Requirements For Renewal Of Operating Licenses For Nuclear Power Plants. However, an application to extend a plant beyond 60 years of operation has not been submitted and there is considerable uncertainty concerning the issues such an application would have to address. This keynote presentation will provide the case for taking the US nuclear fleet beyond 60 years of operation and will discuss the issues surrounding the submittal and review of an application to do so. It will address the technical, environmental, and regulatory hurdles that will have to be surmounted.

Developing the ultimate green power ●

CO2 abatement –

Avoidance of new construction –

Understanding the regulatory landscape ●

Streamlined review process –

NRC readiness to accept beyond 60 applications –

Highlighting the environmental concerns ●

Spent fuel storage –

Low level waste –

Resources for new plant siting –

Emergency preparedness and population projections –

Overcoming the technical issues to advance into the future ●

Large part replacement –

Viability of replacing reactors, RCS piping and pressurizers –

Aging of concrete –

Buried piping –

Forecasting economics for the future ●

Cost of renewing a second time –

Cost of replacing power with a new source –

Joe Donahue, vice President Nuclear Operations and Services, PROGRESS ENERGY

12:10 Increasing station reliability and availabilityIndustry performance review ●

The business case and approaches taken to improve ●

Leveraging industry experience ●

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) ●

obsolescence initiativesThe importance of long range planning ●

Performance and reliability assessments ●

Customer project review: scope, results and recommendations ●

Conclusions: creating the vision and management commitment ●

Jon W. Ball, vice President, Performance Services, GE HITaCHI

12.50 Period of extended operation (PEO) entry and incorporation of 10 CfR 54 committed aging management into site processesStatus of Constellation Energy license renewal program ●

Steps taken to be ready for NRC Post-Approval Inspections (NRC ●

IP71003)Aging management program (AMP) owner involvement and ●

ownershipGeneration of fleet procedures for aging management ●

Compliance with 10 CFR 54.37(b) ●

Aging management inspections ●

LR commitment binders ●

Site processes upgraded or created to incorporate ongoing 10 ●

CFR 54 committed aging managementMaster equipment list database ●

Work management ●

Corrective action program ●

Ongoing training on material aging fundamentals ●

AMP owner qualification ●

Mike fallin, Principal Engineer, CONSTEllaTION ENERGY

08:15 Registration

08:50 Opening remarks from the ChairWill Dalrymple, Editor, NuClEaR ENGINEERING INTERNaTIONal

Planning for future economic uncertainties: operating beyond 60 years9:00 long term operation: the challenge to sustain high

performance operation of existing nuclear plants to 2050 and beyondUnderlining clear societal benefits as well as financial benefits ●

to owners and operators of nuclear plants: continuing to operate at high performance levelsAnalyzing the performance of today’s plants ●

Modernizing plants to enhance performance and safety ●

Maintaining this performance and securing license renewal ●

beyond 60 yearsSupporting plant license renewal and long term operations ●

decisions in the 2013 – 2019 timeframe by using R&D and technical assessmentsIdentifying and prioritizing technical issues: engaging in ●

R&D for high priority issues and collaborating with other stakeholders to assure timely results that will have a consensus for actionAchieving license renewals and high performance operations ●

Clarifying the key issues including: ●

Predicting primary metals aging –

Understanding concrete aging concerns –

Modernizing I&C and information systems –

Planning refurbishments and power up-rates to prevent –

outages or safety events enhancing analysis and monitoring of safety marginsInvestigating innovative fuel concepts that improve operations –

John Gaertner, Technical Executive, EPRI

09:40 Plant life and aging management in Germany’s nuclear power plantsAn overview of E.ON nuclear power plants in Germany ●

Determining plant safety and performance ●

Evaluating maintenance and aging management ●

Experience from operations and modifications over the last ●

10 yearsRegulatory aspects and specific events ●

The outlook on the future ●

Erwin fischer, Head of Technology, E.ON

10:20 The vital role for information technology in managing long term operational risk of nuclear plantsUsing information technology to build stakeholder confidence ●

at this time of economic instability Focusing on reducing risks, increasing efficiency, managing ●

costs and improving interoperability between systems and data sources from design to decommissioningWhere is the industry at and where is it headed regards lifecycle ●

data management?Leveraging existing information assets and legacy systems, and ●

future proofing these assetsRole and importance of standards, like ISO 15926, going into ●

the future for this industryReferencing case study examples from Eastern Europe & ●

Russia, Japan & Korea and the AmericasMark Biagi, Solutions Executive for Power Generation, BENTlEY SYSTEMS

11:00 Morning refreshments

08:30 Registration

08:50 Opening remarks from the Chair Will Dalrymple, Editor, NuClEaR ENGINEERING INTERNaTIONal

Replacing and mitigating materials09:00 Proactive obsolescence management at D.C.

Cook NuclearDeveloping an obsolescence program ●

Integrating obsolescence information into plant processes ●

Using industry databases to proactively identify obsolete ●

componentsPrioritizing obsolescence issues ●

Interface with design changes and replacement activities ●

Challenges to implementing a proactive ●

obsolescence program Bob Kalinowski, Principal Engineer, aMERICaN ElECTRIC POWER

09:40 Supporting the long term licensing and operation of the existing operating nuclear power plantsMaintaining and enhancing the performance of the existing ●

operating fleet of LWRsEnsuring high capacity factors and superior economic ●

performance throughout their lifetimeNuclear materials aging and degradation ●

Advanced LWR nuclear fuel development ●

Advanced instrumentation, control, and information systems ●

technologiesRisk informed safety margin characterization ●

Ronaldo Szilard, Ph.D Director, Nuclear Science & Engineering, Idaho National laboratory Director, lWR Sustainability Program, Technical Integration Office

10:20 Morning refreshments

10:50 Materials long-term aging issues and their resolution Westinghouse Hot Cells: providing a unique capability for ●

understanding materials aging issues and potential methods of mitigation and/or replacement

Radiation effects on the reactor pressure vessil (RPV) –

and internals Innovative surveillance capsule testing involving master –

curve and assessing high-fluence dataFuel technology and advancements –

Mechanical wear –

Piping fatigue and failures –

Stress corrosion cracking –

NDE inspection methods improvements –

Conflict between resolution of aging effects in ●

other componentsTemperature can be your friend and/or your enemy –

Proper decision making for long term operation –

Long term operation with minimal materials problems ●

can be achievedRequiring a longer term vision in the industry than –

has been required beforeMaintaining expertise bringing new resources into –

the industryEmploying mechanistically-backed monitoring and –

inspection approachesBrian N. Burgos, Manager, Hot Cell and Materials Growth, Science and Technology Department, WESTINGHOuSE Randy lott, advisory Scientist, WESTINGHOuSE

1:30 Lunch

licensing licensing licensing2:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTaTION

lessons learned on license renewal applications with great public interest

On April 8 2009, Exelon’s Oyster Creek nuclear power plant was granted a license extension to operate until 2029. This case study from a leading nuclear power plant operator in the US will provide inside knowledge into:The Exelon’s license renewal status ●

The Oyster Creek application background ●

Lessons learned from the Oyster Creek application ●

Applying the lessons learned ●

Results from a key industry player ●

Michael P Gallagher, Principal Engineer, vice President license Renewal Projects, EXElON

3:10 u.S. license renewal process and lessons learned: in 2009, the u.S. has 4 plants entering their 41st year of operationThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) license ●

renewal process: establishing the technical and administrative requirements for the renewal of operating power plant licensesThe review process for License Renewal Applications ●

(LRA): providing continued assurance that the level of safety provided by an applicant’s current licensing basis is maintained for the period of extended operationFocusing on passive, long-lived structures and components ●

of the plant that are subject to the effects of aging What the applicant must demonstrate including programs ●

in place to manage the aging effects Discussing some of the issues identified during license ●

renewal reviewsWorking with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on ●

research related to light water reactor sustainabilityBrian Holian, Director, Division of license Renewal, uSNRC

3:50 Afternoon refreshments

4:20 Entergy's fleet approach to license renewalStatus of license renewal in the U.S. ●

Status of Entergy's license renewal program ●

Prerequisites for license renewal ●

Entergy's license renewal project template ●

Status of industry guidance on aging management for long ●

term operationOpportunities for additional license renewals: operation ●

beyond 60 yearsGarry G. Young, Principal Engineer license Renewal, ENTERGY NuClEaR

5:00 Outline of the operator license renewal process Analyzing the rules of license renewal ●

Going through the license renewal process step by step ●

Updates on recent license renewal developments ●

Highlighting the significance of 10 CFR Part 54 ●

Above all, safety matters! ●

Is there any additional guidance on the matter? ●

angela Krainik, Director of license Renewal, aRIZONa PuBlIC POWER DISTRICT

5:40 Closing remarks from the Chair and close of Day One

Program Day Two Wednesday September 30 2009Program Day One

about the eventNow in its 18th year, PLIM & PLEX 2009 in Chicago, USA, will include significant case studies and presentations from leading utilities, operators, innovators in R&D, regulators and international associations to provide answers to the challenges you will be facing in the future. From long range planning for capital modification to overcoming fuel storage problems, this conference will provide essential information regarding how to solve the critical issues facing the industry today.

Program Day Two Wednesday September 30 2009

11:30 focusing on medium voltage cablesOvercoming the inaccessibility of the cables ●

Operating experiences of water problems ●

Methods used to test the levels of wetness ●

The aging effects caused by water ●

Resolving these issues: replacing the cables or using ●

other techniquesalex Marion, vice President Nuclear Operations, NuClEaR ENERGY INSTITuTE

Coping with radiation damage12:10 Radiation damage in light water reactors (lWRs)

Choosing materials for LWRs and why radiation damage ●

is uniqueAn overview of PWR designs ●

Radiation induced swelling and creep ●

Radiation induced segregation and precipitation ●

Radiation induced embrittlement ●

Todd allen, Scientific Director, IDaHO NaTIONal laBORaTORY

12:50 Lunch

2:00 Radiation damage under extended reactor operation: potential limitations and opportunities for relief

Overview of structures and components where radiation damage is a concern for extended serviceRPV radiation embrittlement: late blooming phases and ●

embrittlement in base and weld metalsRadiation damage in core internals: high fluence phase ●

transformation and swellingImpact of high fluence irradiation on corrosion processes: ●

irradiation-assisted stress corrosion cracking

Potential for reducing impact and uncertainty in irradiation-damage mechanismsMitigation strategies: application of post-irradiation annealing ●

to RPV steels as well as internalsMonitoring strategies: need and concepts for better NDE and ●

monitoring techniquesModelling strategies: the need and concepts for ●

life-time predictionsJeremy Busby, Senior Research and Development Staff, lead for DOE-lWRSP Materials aging and Degradation, OaK RIDGE NaTIONal laBORaTORY

2:40 Environment materials interaction in lWRsCorrosion issues in cladding and structural components ●

Stress corrosion cracking in stainless steels and nickel ●

base alloysCorrosion fatigue ●

Irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking ●

Environmental degradation issues for life extension ●

Gary Was, Director, MICHIGaN MEMORIal PHOENIX ENERGY INSTITuTE, Professor, uNIvERSITY Of MICHIGaN

3.20 Afternoon refreshment

long term plant management3:50 KEYNOTE PRESENTaTION: Managing the aging plant

focusing on the presentDetermining the safety and reliability of existing units ●

Optimizing public confidence ●

Gaining a deeper understanding of regulatory compliance ●

focusing on the futureIdentifying future generation needs ●

Life cycle management ●

Building workforce availability ●

Equipment/parts availability ●

Economics of license renewal: the cost to prepare and submit ●

Environmental impact ●

Economic impact: the cost of investing in a plant for life ●

beyond 60

Potential issues and overcoming themNew units coming on line: will they be successful and what ●

will the financial impact be?Identifying the main concerns of spent fuel ●

Bypassing economic uncertainties ●

Dennis Madison, Site vice President Hatch Nuclear Power Plant, SOuTHERN NuClEaR OPERaTING COMPaNY

4:30 INPO perspectives on equipment reliability over the long termMaintenance of critical components ●

Equipment performance trends ●

Transformer and switchyard performance ●

Thoughts on life cycle management ●

Industry initiative on improving fuel performance: ●

a model for the futureRick Jacobs, vice President of Technical Support, INPO

5:10 Closing remarks from the Chair and end of conference

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