CSNI workshop on

Ageing Management of Fuel Cycle Facilities

Paris, France, 5-7 October 2009

Workshop topics and formats

The workshop will include an introductory session, technical sessions devoted to presentations by participants on the topics outlined below and a final session. The final session will summarise the discussions and develop conclusions and recommendations for possible further CSNI actions.

All the participants are expected to take part in the discussion and in the formulation of conclusions in the final session.

The technical sessions will address key issues such as:

• regulatory framework: approaches of MC national authorities/TSOs on FCF ageing, national policies and technical regulations, technical supervision, methodologies and criteria for safety reassessment. Identification of FCF specificities compared with NPP reassessment practices;

• examples of ageing management approaches used by FCF operators, methodology and lessons learned, identification of industrial and safety challenges.

Expected participation

As usual for OECD/NEA workshops, participation is open to experts from FCF operating organisations, regulatory authorities and their technical support organisations, FCF designers and vendors, and industry associations and observers from OECD/NEA member countries.

Nominations should be made to the NEA Secretariat of WGFCS. Those wishing to make a presentation at the workshop should submit an abstract with their preliminary registration form.

The meeting is open to a small number of experts from non-OECD member countries. The participation of these experts will be arranged by the NEA Secretariat.