CNRA workshop on

New Reactor Siting, Licensing and Construction Experience

Prague, Czech Republic, 15-17 September 2010


Final programme

Final Programme

Tuesday, 14 September 2010

19:00  Welcome Cocktail – AutoClub Congress Centre

Wednesday, 15 September 2010

08:30  Registration

Opening session

Chairs:  Alejandro Huerta (OECD/NEA)
Jan Stuller (SUJB, Czech Republic)
09:30  Welcome Address
Dana Drabova, Chairperson State Office for Nuclear Safety
09:50  Introduction & Objectives of the Workshop
Laura Dudes (Chairperson CNRA/WGRNR)

Session 1: New reactor licensing proces

Chairs:  Laura Dudes (NRC, USA)
Andreja Persic (SNSA, Slovenia)
10:00  WGRNR Efforts in Understanding the Different Process and Practices Used by the Regulatory Agencies
Eduardo Sastre, Laura Dudes (NRC, USA)
10:25  IAEA Activities on Licensing
Stephane Calpena (IAEA)
10:50  Multinational Design Evaluation Programme (MDEP)– Safety Goals
Geoffrey Vaughan (NII, UK)
11:15  Coffee Break
11:45  New Reactor Licensing Process in Finland
Petteri Tiippana (STUK, Finland)
12:10  Preparation of the Regulatory Infrastructure for the New Nuclear Build
Siniša Cimeša, Andreja Peršic, Leopold Vrankar, Andrej Stritar (SNSA, Slovenia)
12:35  Licensing of New Nuclear Power Plants in Canada
Garry Schwarz, Douglas Miller (CNSC, Canada)
13:00  Lunch Break
14:30  Licensing Experience of New Reactor (APR1400) in the Republic of Korea
Woo Ho Lee, Yong Lak Paek (KINS, South Korea)
14:55  Pre-Project Regulatory Reviews of ACR-1000 and EC6
N.Popov, R. Ion, V. Snell, S. Yu, J. Hopwood (AECL, Canada)
15:20  Developing National Regulations in the United Arab Emirates
Barry Kaufer (FANR, United Arab Emirates)
15:45  International Standardization of Nuclear Reactor Designs – The Way Forward
Raidis Zemdegs (AECL, Canada; WNA Cordel Group)
16:10  Coffee Break
16:40  Exploitation of BEPU Approach for the Licensing Process
Alessandro Petruzzi (University of Pisa - Italy)
17:05  Session 1 Panel Discussion
18:00  End of Day 1

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Session 2: Construction experience

Chairs:  Guillaume Wack (ASN, France)
Petteri Tiippana (STUK, Finland)
09:00  Olkiluoto 3 Construction Experience and Lessons Learned
Petteri Tiippana (STUK, Finland)
09:25  Experiences with Tomari-3 Construction
Jinich Miyaguchi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, LTD, Japan)
09:50  Lessons Learned from Past and Ongoing Construction Projects
Omid Tabatabai (NRC, USA)
10:15  Flamanville 3 EPR, Safety Assessment and On-site Inspections
Corine Piedagnel, François Tarallo, Bernard Monnot (IRSN, France)
10:40  Coffee Break
11:10  Experience with the Flamanville 3 Construction
Robert Pays (EDF, France)
11:35  Extensive Analysis of Worldwide Events Related to the Construction and Commissioning of Nuclear Power Plants: Lessons Learned and Recommendations
Marc Noel (IE/JRC)
12:00  Session 2 Panel Discussion
13:00  Lunch Break

Session 3: human and organisational issues

Chairs:   Geoffrey Vaughan (NII, UK)
Rosa Sardella (ENSI, Switzerland)
14:30   US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of International Programs (USNRC/OIP) International Regulatory Development Partnership (IRDP)
Scott Newberry (AdSTM, Inc, USA)
14:55  

Managing for Safety in the Pre-operational Phases of New Nuclear Build Projects: A WGHOF project of task
Daniel Tasset (WGHOF Chairman/ASN, France)

15:20  Human and Organisational Factors in the Licensing process for New NPPs: the Swiss Approach
Cornelia Ryser (ENSI, Switzerland)
15:45  UK Regulatory Expectations for the Development of Licensee Organisational Capability
Craig Reiersen, Steve Gibson (NII, UK)
16:10   Coffee Break
16:40  Assessing Human and Organisational Factors in New Reactors: Lessons to be Learnt from Flamanville 3 EPR in France
Daniel Tasset (ASN, France), Isabelle Pichancourt (IRSN, France)
17:05  Session 3 Panel Discussion
18:00  End of Day 2
20:00  Workshop Official Dinner

Friday, 17 September 2010

Session 4: siting practices and issues

Chairs:  Philip Webster (CNSC, Canada)
Jan Stuller (SUJB, Czech Republic)
09:00   NEA/CNRA Report on the Survey on Regulation of Site Selection and Preparation
Philip Webster (CNSC)
09:25  Safety and Environmental Insights from Siting New Nuclear Power Plants in the Central and Eastern United States
Clifford Munson, Andrew Kugler (NRC, USA)
09:50  Regulatory Frameworks and Issues on Site Selection and Site Evaluation for Korean NPPs
Hyunwoo Lee, Chang-Bock Im, Myunghyun Noh, Taek-Mo Shim, and Sang-Yun Kim (KINS, South Korea)
10:15  Siting Practices and Site Licensing Process for New Reactors in Canada
Marcel de Vos (CNSC, Canada)
10:40  Coffee Break
11:00  Potential Nuclear Power Plant Siting Issues in the United Arab Emirates
Waddad Al Hanai (FANR, United Arab Emirates)
11:25   NPP Siting in Western Part of Java Island Indonesia: Regional Analysis Stage
Achamad Sarwiyana Sastratenaya (BATAN, Indonesia)
11:50  Siting of Temelin 3,4
I. Kubanova (CEZ, Czech Republic)
12:15  Near Regional and Site Investigations of the Temelin NPP site (3rd and 4th Unit); Application of the IAEA Safety Guides
Ivan Prachar (Energopruzkum Praha Ltd, Czech Republic), Jiri Vacek, Pavel Heralecky (CEZ, Temelin NPP, Czech Republic)
12:40  Regulatory Issues and Challenges in Preparing for the Regulation of New Reactor Siting: Malaysia's Experience
Azlina Mohammad Jais (AELB, Malaysia), Halimah Hassan (DOE, Malaysia)
13:05  Lunch Break
14:30  Session 4 Panel Discussion

Closing session

Chairs:  Laura Dudes (NRC, USA)
Rosa Sardella (ENSI, Switzerland)
15:30  Conclusions, Lessons Learnt and Recommendations from the Workshop
16:00  End of Workshop

Last reviewed: 20 September 2010