Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety (WGFCS)

Fuel Cycle Safety – Past, Present and Future

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, 16-18 October 2007

Papers and presentations

Tuesday, 16th October 2007

08h45 - 09h15

Opening Session

Opening of Workshop, Barry Kaufer, Deputy Head, NEA Nuclear Safety Division

Welcoming Remarks: Workshop Chair Robert Pierson, Chair, Working Group on Fuel Cycle Safety / Workshop Chair Scott Murray, Manager, Licensing and Liabilities COE, General Electric Energy Nuclear

09h15 - 10h00

Introduction

Achieving Openness in the Information Age, Michael Weber, Director, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety & Safeguards, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10h00- 10h30

Workshop Overview

Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Overview, Andrew Griffith Federal Project Director AFCF, US Department of Energy

11h00- 15h30

Session 1 Legacy Waste Concerns

Chair: Neil Blundell, HM Nuclear Inspector
Health & Safety Executive, Nuclear Directorate, United Kingdom

An Overview of Legacy Waste at Sellafield Ltd, United Kingdom, Andrew B. Buchan, BNG, Sellafield, United Kingdom

The Preparation for Recovery of Legacy Waste from a Silo Andrew B. Buchan, BNG, Sellafield, United Kingdom

Vision 2010: Dealing with Legacy Contamination at an Operating Site - A Plan for the Future Aldo D'Agostino, Cameco, Canada ( Paper, Presentation )

Legacy Facilities at Dounreay, Managing Through Life Safety , Anthony Wratten and Colin McColm, UKAEA Dounreay, United Kingdom Dounreay ( Paper )

Shaping the Future , Anthony Wratten and Colin McColm, UKAEA Dounreay, United Kingdom (Paper)

Canadian Approach to Long-Term Management Solution of Historic Low-Level Radioactive Wastes (LLRW) in Port Hope, Ontario Jafir Jaferi, CNSC, Canada (Paper)

Panel Discussion: Open Discussion from the floor with Presenters

16h00 - 17h00

Session 2 Special Session on FCS Communication Issues

Co-Chairs:
Scott Murray, Manager, Licensing and Liabilities COE, GE Energy Nuclear, United States
Henry Rabski; Director, Processing & Research Facilities Division, CNSC, Canada

Environmental and Public Neutron Exposure From UF6 Hess Carisse, Cameco, Canada

Public Information Programme (PIP): Communication Processes to Gain and Sustain Public Trust and Social License: (Canada) Bob Kelly, Cameco, Canada

Panel Discussion: Open Discussion from the floor with Presenters

Wednesday, 17th October 2007

09h00 - 09h45

Keynote Address

Commissioner Peter B. Lyons, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Fuel Cycle Safety - One Commissioner's Perspectives

09h45 - 13h00

Session 3 Part 1 Ensuring the Safety of the Facility for the Future (Operational Experience)

Chair: Yoshinori Ueda
Senior Researcher, Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization

Lessons Learned from Past Incidents in the French Fuel Cycle Facilities Gérard Fraize, IRSN, France

The Thorp Feed Clarification Cell Event (UK) Andrew B. Buchan, BNG, Sellafield, United Kingdom

Integration of Criticality Alarm System int a Uranium Fuel Fabrication Plant Michael Longinov, Zircatec Precision Industries, Canada

Incidents in French Nuclear Facilities: Experience Feedback Related to the "Confinement" Function of Radioactive Materials Pierre Cortes, IRSN, France

The Exchange of Experience from a Global Fuel Cycle Operator Philippe Bosquet, Areva, France, Status of Safety at Areva Group Facilities, 2006 annual report

Material Degradation and Seismic System Upgrades Required to a Fuel Storage Pond Andrew B. Buchan, BNG, Sellafield, United Kingdom

Panel Discussion: Open Discussion from the floor with Presenters

14h00 - 17h30

Session 3 Part 2 Ensuring the Safety of the Facility for the Future (Research Issues)

Chair: Gérard Fraize
Assistant Director, IRSN / DSU, France

Development of ISA Method to be Applied to Uranium Fuel Fabrication and Enrichment Facilities Kazuki Yamate, Yoshinori Ueda and Takeshi Seino; Japan ( Paper )

The Experience of Risk Assessment at Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant and its Application Kazumi Takebe, Yoshikazu Tamauchi, Katsuyoshi Omori, Kunihiko Ogiya, Yoshiaki Hayashi and Shingo Matsuoka, Japan ( Paper )

Risk Based Approach to Regulating Processing Facilities In Canada Henry Rabski, CNSC, Canada ( Paper )

Safety Strategy for Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities in the Russian Federation Leoinid Bolshov, IBRAE, Russian Federation

Probabilistic Examination of an In-Cell Solvent Fire at a Reprocessing Plant Yoshikazu Tamauchi, Satoshi Segawa, Katsuyoshi Omori, Kunihiko Ogiya, Yoshiaki Hayashi, Kazumi Takebe and Shingo Matsuoka: Japan ( Paper )

Panel Discussion: Open Discussion from the floor with Presenters

Thursday, 18th October 2007

08h30 - 11h30

Session 4 - Regulation and Licensing of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities

Chair: Robert Pierson
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety & Safeguards, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Emergency Response to Fires Involving Hazardous Materials - Regulatory Perspective Marty O'Brien, CNSC, Canada ( Paper )

Periodic Safety Review of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Plants Martine Baudoin, ASN and Jean-Pierre Carreton, IRSN, France ( Paper )

Regulatory Management of Research Reactor Spent Fuel Facilities in Australia - Managing a Cropping Incident Samir Sarkar and Vaz Mottl; ARPANSA, Australia ( Paper )

Recent Changes to Regulatory Requirements for Low Level Radioactive Wastes (LLRW) Incineration at Fuel Facilities in Canada David Werry, CNSC, Canada ( Paper )

Safety Evaluation During Operation of Fuel Cycle Facilities (SEDO) Pierre Nocture, IAEA

Panel Discussion: Open Discussion from the floor with Presenters

11h30 - 12h00