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MDEP Conference on New Reactor Design Activities
OECD Conference Centre, Room CC1, Paris, France, 10-11 September 2009
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Session 1
Chair: Mr. Echávarri, Director-General, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Welcome and Opening of Conference
- Welcome and Introductory Remarks
- MDEP Policy Group (PG) Chair Introductory Remarks and Overview of MDEP
- PG Member Round Table
Session 2
Chair: Mr. Jamieson, Vice-President, CNSC
MDEP Activities and Accomplishments on Design-specific Working Groups
Presentation by MDEP on activities and accomplishments (purpose: presentations by MDEP design-specific working group chairs about what they are doing, what they have accomplished and what they plan to do in the future on the EPR and AP1000 reviews).
Session 2 (cont.)
Chair: Mr. Laaksonen, Director-General, STUK
Design-specific Activities Panel
Panel discussion on new reactor designs and evaluations (Purpose: MDEP representatives, reactor designers, and operators/licensees will give their perspective on MDEP efforts through a brief presentation and the audience will be given the opportunity to ask panel members questions about their views on MDEP. Topics will be focused on MDEP activities and accomplishments, and recommendations regarding how to achieve positive results through co-operation with MDEP).
- MDEP representatives
- Mr. Holahan, STC Chair, US NRC
- Mr. Wack, EPR Co-Chair, ASN
- AREVA representative (EPR Reactor Vendor)
- Westinghouse representative (AP1000 Reactor Vendor)
- Operator/licensee representatives
- Mr. Bakken, Director of Nuclear New Build Operations, Safety and Licensing, EDF Energy, UK
Session 3
Chair: Mr. Kutin, Chairman, Rostechnadzor
MDEP Activities and Accomplishments on Issue-specific Working Groups
Presentation by MDEP on activities and accomplishments (Purpose: presentations by MDEP issue-specific working group representatives about what they are doing, what they have accomplished, and what they plan to do in the future with respect to these issues).
- Digital Instrumentation and Control
- Codes and Standards
- Vendor Inspection Co-operation
Session 3 (cont.)
Chair: Mr. Borchardt, EDO, USNRC
Issue-specific Activities Panel
Panel discussion on the issue-specific topics (Purpose: MDEP representatives, reactor designers, operators/licensees, and representatives from standards development organisations will give their perspective on MDEP's work on these issues through brief presentations and the audience will be able to ask panel members questions about views on MDEP. Topics will be focused on MDEP activities and accomplishments, and recommendations regarding how to achieve positive results through co-operation with MDEP).
- MDEP representatives
- Mr. Clapisson, CEO, NNR
- Mr. Gupta, Deputy Director-General, ASN
- Representatives from pressure boundary components standards development organisations
- Representatives from manufacturers
Friday, 11 September 2009
Session 4
Chair: Mr. Micklinghoff, Chairman, CORDEL Group, Vice-President, E.ON Kernkraft
Industry Initiatives on New Reactor Design
(Purpose: provide information about new reactor activities carried out by industry with a focus on how to co-operate globally to promote standard designs and harmonise requirements and standards. Topics will be focused on design activities and accomplishments, and views on recommendations regarding how to achieve positive results through co-operation with MDEP).
- Japanese Nuclear Industry representative
- European Utility Network representative
- WNA/CORDEL representative
- Representatives from other national nuclear power industries
Session 4 (cont.)
Chair: Mr. Rorive, President, FORATOM
Industry Initiatives Panel
Panel discussion on new reactor design activities (Purpose: panel members will provide their perspective through presentations or comments on what their organisations are doing to promote the standardisation of designs. Comments may also be made on the presentations made by industry in the previous session. Topics will be focused on design activities and accomplishments, and views on recommendations regarding how to achieve positive results through co-operation with MDEP).
- MDEP representatives
- Mr. Weightman, HM Chief Inspector, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII)
- Mr. Jiang, Deputy Director General, Department of Nuclear Safety Management, NNSA/MEP
- Reactor Vendor representatives
- Operators/licensees representatives
- Mr. Salha, Director of the Nuclear Engineering Division, EDF
- Mr. Goodman, Director of Engineering for the Darlington New Nuclear Project, Ontario Power Generation
Session 5
Chair: Mr. Nakamura, Deputy Director-General, NISA
Other International Initiatives Related to New Reactor Design
(Purpose: provide information about regulatory activities taking place in other fora, and how they can contribute to the increased standardisation of designs, requirements, and standards. Topics will be focused on design activities and accomplishments, and views on recommendations regarding how to achieve positive results through co-operation with MDEP).
- IAEA representative
- NEA/CNRA representative
- WENRA representative
- INSAG representative
Session 6
Chair: Mr. Lacoste, MDEP PG Chair, ASN Chairman
Presentation of final remarks
Concluding Panel
(Purpose: Discuss how to interact in the future to benefit from the work of MDEP and other groups on harmonisation efforts. Each panel member will provide a brief comment on the conference results and contribute to the general discussion).
- MDEP PG representative
- Mr. Jaczko, Chairman, US NRC
- Reactor vendor representative
- Mr. Oursel, President and CEO, AREVA NP, AREVA
- Operator/licensee representative
- Standards development organisation representative
- Mr. Erler, Vice-President, Nuclear Codes and Standards, ASME
- Non-MDEP regulator
- NEA representative
- Mr. Echávarri, Director-General, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Last updated: 23 October 2009
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