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New Energy NewsIndiaAREVA submitted a bid to Indianutility NPCIL for the design andconstruction of two EPR reactors.The plants will be built on the Jaitapursite in the state of Maharastra andcommissioning is scheduled for late 2017and end of 2018. Within the scope of thesite development plan, NPCIL expectsJaitapur to accommodate up to six units.To move this ambitious programforward rapidly, AREVA has submittedan early works agreement to NPCILto launch initial design and book themanufacturing capacities needed for themajor components.In parallel, AREVA is joining forceswith a number of local companies:The group has entered into a strategicalliance with Bharat Forge by signing anagreement which lays down the mainconditions of the joint-venture which isset to build a forged parts manufacturingplant in India.AREVA has finalized the terms ofa framework agreement with the Indianengineering company TCE ConsultingEngineers Limited (TCE), a subsidiary ofthe Tata Sons Limited.Contact: Julien Duperray, telephone:33 1 34 96 12 15.FinlandConstruction by AREVA of theOlkiluoto 3 EPR reactor in Finlandreached a major milestone with theinstallation of the reactor building dome.The steel component weighing 210tons and measuring almost 47 metersacross was hoisted by two cranes andlowered into place 44 meters above theground. The inner section of the reactorbuilding is now completely covered andto seal it, the dome will be welded aroundits circumference and covered with 7,000tons of concrete.Contact: Julien Duperray, telephone:33 1 34 96 12 15.Czech RepublicEnergy company CEZ, CzechRepublic, has opened the public tenderfor the selection of a supplier for twonuclear units for Temelin location.CEZ has published its announcementconcerning opening the public tender on theinformation server providing a list of publictenders in the Czech Republic and the sameannouncement is expected to be publishedon the all-European web site as well. Apartfrom the requirement for delivery of twonew nuclear units, the public tender includesa requirement for unilateral option for thebenefit of CEZ regarding construction of upto 3 more nuclear units in other potentiallocations within Europe.Contact: Marek Svitak, telephone:420 381 102 328, email: marek.svitak@cez.cz.ItalyEnel and EDF announced thecreation of the equal basis joint venture“Sviluppo Nucleare Italia Srl” aimed atdeveloping the feasibility studies for theconstruction of at least 4 advanced thirdgeneration EPR units as improvised inthe agreement Enel and EDF signed onFebruary 24, 2009 during the Franco-Italian summit in Rome.Enel and EDF will hold a 50% stakein the joint venture respectively and thecompany will be headquartered in Rome,Italy.Once the studies have been completedand the necessary investment decisiontaken, individual companies will beinstituted to build, own and operate eachof the EPR power plants.Contact: David Newhouse, telephone:33 1 40 42 32 45.Uranium EnrichmentGlobal Laser Enrichment (GLE)announced the start-up of a “test loop”to evaluate a next-generation uraniumenrichment technology that GLE isdeveloping to increase the United States’supply of enriched uranium for nuclearpower plants worldwide.GLE, a business venture of GE,Hitachi Ltd. and Cameco, will use thetest loop’s results in determining whetherto commercialize laser-based enrichmenttechnology in the first such full-scalecommercial production facility in theworld.GLE’s facility could support U.S.high-tech manufacturing employmentby potentially creating hundreds ofpermanent engineering and support staffpositions, as well as providing supplychain growth across the United States.During construction, the project couldcreate more than 500 temporary tradejobs.The test loop is designed to validatethe commercial feasibility of thetechnology and advance the design of theequipment, facility and processes for theplanned commercial production facility.While the results will be proprietary,Tammy Orr, president and CEO of GLE,noted, “We are very encouraged with theresults we have obtained to date and withthe pace of our progress on Global LaserEnrichment.”GLE anticipates gleaning sufficientdata from the test loop by the end of 2009to decide whether to proceed with plansfor a full-scale commercial enrichmentfacility. At that time, the company alsowould refine its projected schedule forbringing the plant online.Contact: Ned Glascock, telephone:(910) 819-5729, email: edward.glascock@ge.com.Public SupportEighty-four percent of Americansliving near nuclear power plants favornuclear energy, while an even greaternumber—90 percent―view the localpower station positively, and 76 percentsupport construction of a new reactor nearthem, according to a new public opinionsurvey of more than 1,100 adults acrossthe United States.The survey contacted people residingwithin the 10 mile-radius of an operatingnuclear power plant and excluded electriccompany employees.The survey also found that 88 percentgive the nearest nuclear plant a “high”safety rating, 91 percent have confidencein the company’s ability to operate8 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

the power plant safely, and 86 percentbelieve the company is doing a good jobprotecting the environment.The telephone survey of 1,152randomly selected plant neighbors—18adults within 10 miles of each of thenation’s 64 nuclear power plant sites—was conducted in mid-July, 2009.Survey results are available at:http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/documentlibrary/ newplants/reports/thirdbiennial-nuclear-power-plant-neighborpublic-opinion-tracking-survey.Contact: Nuclear Energy Institute,telephone: (202) 739-8000, email:media@nei.org.Early Site PermitThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission’sOffice of New Reactors has issuedan Early Site Permit (ESP) and LimitedWork Authorization (LWA) to SouthernNuclear Operating Company for the Vogtlesite near Augusta, Georgia. The ESP,valid for up to 20 years, is the fourth suchpermit the NRC has approved.Successful completion of the ESPprocess resolves many site-relatedsafety and environmental issues, anddetermines the site is suitable for possiblefuture construction and operation of anuclear power plant. The LWA allowsa narrow set of construction activities atthe site. Southern Nuclear filed its ESPapplication on August 15, 2006, and filedits LWA request on Aug. 16, 2007, seekingpermission for construction activitieslimited to placement of engineeredbackfill, retaining walls, lean concrete,mudmats, and a waterproof membrane.Contact: Offi ce of Public Affairs,telephone: (301}) 415-8200, email: OPA.Resource@nrc.gov.Uranium EnrichmentFacilityThe Nuclear Regulatory Commissionhas accepted for formal review an applicationby General Electric-Hitachi Global LaserEnrichment for a license to construct andoperate a uranium enrichment plant usinglaser technology in Wilmington, N.C.GE-Hitachi submitted the applicationin two stages: an environmental report,submitted on January 30, 2009 and asafety report, tendered on June 26, 2009.The NRC staff has completed an initialacceptance review and determined thatthe application is sufficiently completefor the agency to begin its formallicensing reviews. The agency has alreadyrequested additional information from theapplicant.Contact: Offi ce of Public Affairs,telephone: (301}) 415-8200, email: OPA.Resource@nrc.gov.Pebble Fuel HeadsIn a first for Africa, South Africa’sPebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR)company – in collaboration with Necsa(the South African Nuclear EnergyCorporation) – has manufactured HighTemperature Reactor fuel spheres or“pebbles” containing 9.6% enricheduranium. Sixteen of these graphite sphereswere shipped to Russia for irradiationtests to demonstrate the fuel’s integrityunder reactor conditions.The achievement follows PBMRand Necsa’s successful manufacturingin December 2008 of enriched uraniumcoatedparticles, 14,000 of which are(Continued on page 10)Zachry—a visionary forcefor the nuclear future.The U.S. nuclear renaissance is on the horizon, and Zachry is ready with forward-thinking people,services and capabilities. Combining 85 years of construction expertise and 35 years of engineeringexperience, Zachry brings a rich history, comprehensive services and unwavering integrity. As theindustry advances, we are a visionary force for the nuclear future.www.zhi.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 9

New Energy...Continued from page 9contained in a pebble. It is the first timethat High Temperature Reactor fuelhas been manufactured in the southernhemisphere.Contact: Tom Ferreira, telephone:22( 0) 83 264 6188, email: tom.ferreira@pbmr.co.za.License RenewalPSEG Nuclear submitted applicationsto the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC) to extend the operating licensesof its Salem and Hope Creek GeneratingStations by 20 years.Salem is a dual unit station with agenerating capacity of 2,345 megawatts.Salem Unit 1’s current 40 year operatinglicense expires in 2016 with Unit 2’soperating license expiring in 2020. HopeCreek is a single unit station with aHosted and sponsored bythe University of Arizona, theAmerican Nuclear Society,the American Society ofMechanical Engineers, theInstitute of Nuclear Engineers,The Alliance of HazardousMaterials Professionals(AHMP) and the Organizationfor Economic Co-operationand Development / theNuclear Energy Agency.www.wmsym.orggenerating capacity of 1,211 megawatts.Its original operating license expires in2026.Contact: Joe Delmar, telephone:(856) 339-1934.ChinaThe Shaw Group Inc. andWestinghouse Electric Company, itsAP1000 Consortium team member,announced, along with China’s StateNuclear Power Technology Corporation(SNPTC) and Nuclear ConstructionCompany #5, the successful placementof the first major structural module at theSanmen nuclear power plant project.Weighing approximately 1,020 tons(with rigging apparatus) and measuring69 feet wide, 44 feet long and 69 feethigh, Auxiliary Building Module CA-20WM Symposia nity is pleased to anIMPROVING THEFUTURE BY DEALINGWITH THE PASTPLAN NOW TO ATTEND OUR 36TH MEETING!Phoenix Convention CenterPhoenix, ArizonaWMS at +1 520-696-0399 Registration & Hotel informationat www.wmsym.orgor mary@wmarizona.orgis the largest of the project’s more than200 structural and mechanical modules.Its placement ranks as one of the heaviestand largest on record for the nuclearenergy industry.Shaw provided engineering andproject management services leading upto and throughout the module’s lift andplacement, which was executed safelyand without incident. The Module CA-20partially makes up the walls, floors androoms of the auxiliary building, one of sixbuildings that comprise the nuclear islandof an AP1000 nuclear power plant.Contact: Gentry Brann, telephone:(225) 987-7372, email: gentry.brann@shawgrp.com.LithuaniaLithuania’s State Nuclear PowerSafety Inspectorate (VATESI) has issueda license to Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant(Ignalina NPP) for construction of solidradioactive waste management facilities.The license has been issued undercertain preconditions that will have tobe fulfilled prior to the beginning ofoperation of the waste managementfacilities, i.e. during the constructionstage Ignalina NPP will have to properlyensure physical protection and to installsecurity equipment at the constructionsite. Moreover, Ignalina NPP has todemonstrate that the contractor has enoughqualified manpower to perform specificoperations, and to provide VATESI withthe schedules for supervising the progressof construction works and inspection ofequipment.At the management site of solidradioactive waste all waste of thementioned type from operation anddecommissioning of Ignalina NPP willbe managed and stored for a fifty-yearperiod.The commissioning of the new wasteprocessing equipment in the existingterritory of Ignalina NPP, Drūkšiai Village,Visaginas Municipality is scheduled forthe year 2012.Contact: A. Gostauto, telephone: 3705 262 4141, email: atom@vatesi.lt. 10 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

Utility, Industry & CorporationUtilityTeach for AmericaThe Entergy Charitable Foundationannounced a gift of $355,000 to Teach forAmerica, the national corps of top recentcollege graduates.Louisiana State University (LSU)will receive a grant of $45,000 fromthe Entergy Charitable Foundation as amatch toward the cost of developing acurriculum to train students to work inthe nuclear industry.The LSU grant is part of a largereffort to develop an educated and highlytrained workforce for the energy industry.The U.S. Department of Labor reports thatby 2012 large numbers of energy industryworkers will be eligible for retirement.Contact: Michael Burns, telephone:(504) 576-4238, email: mburns@entergy.com.IndustryEducation GrantsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commissionhas awarded nearly $20 million to70 institutions to boost nuclear educationand expand the workforce in nuclear andnuclear-related disciplines. Congress providedthe NRC funding for a $5 millionEducational Curriculum program and anadditional $15 million to supplement theNRC’s grant program for scholarshipsand fellowships, faculty development,trade schools, and community colleges,with $5 million of this amount designatedfor the Integrated University Program.The Integrated University Program fundsare coordinated and awarded through theNRC, Department of Energy, and NationalNuclear Security Administration tosupport multi-year research projects thatdo not align with programmatic missionsbut are critical to maintaining nuclear engineeringand science.The NRC awarded 102 grants forscholarships ($2.9 million) fellowships($5.4 million), faculty development ($4.8million), trade and community collegescholarships ($1.8 million) and nucleareducation and curriculum development($4.8 million). Recipients are located in29 states, the District of Columbia andPuerto Rico.Additional details are posted on theNRC’s Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/grants/awards.html.Contact: Technical questions shouldbe directed to either John Gutteridge,at (301)-492-2313, for the $15 millionprogram or Randi Neff, at (301) 492-2301,for the $5 million program. Administrativequestions should be directed to KathleenShino, at (301) 492-3636, in the Divisionof Contracts.(Continued on page 12)Nuclear Plant Journal'sProduct & Service Directory 2010NuclearPlantJournalAn International PublicationPublished in the United StatesCost-free 5 Listings & Organization's Contact Information2010 DirectoryAll nuclear power industry suppliers who are not listedin the 2009 Directory may request a complete informationpackage by sending an email to npj@goinfo.com withcomplete contact information.Suppliers listed in Nuclear Plant Journal's 2009 Directorywill receive the 2010 Directory mailing with a list of theirproducts and services as they appeared in the 2009 Directory.Deadlines:Input Form- November 18, 2009Ad Commitment- November 18, 2009Nuclear Plant JournalPhone: (630) 858-6161, ext. 103Fax: (630) 858-8787http://www.NuclearPlantJournal.com.E-mail: michelle@goinfo.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 11

Corporation...Continued from page 11CorporationGalaxy IT PlatformAccenture and UniStar NuclearEnergy (UNE) have extended theiragreement to design, build, operate,and maintain the ‘Galaxy’ IT platform,capable of supporting the data needs ofnuclear energy facilities.The new agreement, which adds tothe original contract signed in April 2008,covers additional work necessary forAccenture to support business processes,including configuration management ofdetailed design data and management ofdata associated with required inspections;testing, and analyses; and use of acceptancecriteria involved with the construction ofnuclear energy facilities. The agreementalso calls for Accenture to market anddistribute Galaxy in collaboration withUNE to companies engaged in the design,construction and operation of nuclearenergy facilities.Contact: Christine Fields, telephone:(216) 535-5092, email: Christine.fi elds@accenture.com.Joint VentureAREVA and Day & Zimmermannhave formed a joint venture to offercomprehensive engineering, constructionand maintenance services to the nuclearutilities in the United States. Theintegrated, end-to-end solutions willprimarily focus on the Balance of Plant(BOP), implementing both major andminor nuclear plant modifications.The joint venture will operate asAREVA DZ LLC, with AREVA’s GaryMignogna serving as President andDay & Zimmermann’s Mike McMahonas Executive Vice President. AREVADZ services include design/build BOPprojects, standard plant modifications,BOP major component replacements,decommissioning, power uprates, plantupgrades, and other large and complexprojects.Contact: Susan Hess, telephone:(434) 732-2379, email: Susan.hess@areva.com.SG ReplacementBabcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd.(B&W Canada) shipped the second oftwo replacement nuclear once-throughsteam generators (OTSGs) for ProgressEnergy Florida’s Crystal River Unit 3.Each replacement OTSG weighs 465tons, measures 73 feet long and 12 feetin diameter and will replace the existingnuclear steam generators at the 860megawatt Unit 3.The completed vessel shipped fromthe Cambridge, Canada facility by railon August 7, 2009 to the Port of Toronto,where it was loaded onto a heavy liftship for transport to the Port of Tampa onAugust 10, 2009.Contact: Natalie Cutler, telephone:(519) 621-2130, email: nacutler@babcock.com.Reactor HeadsBabcock & Wilcox Nuclear PowerGeneration Group, Inc. (B&W NPG)has completed the manufacture of thefirst of two nuclear reactor closure headsas part of a contract to AREVA NP forPacific Gas & Electric’s Diablo CanyonPower Plant located in San Luis ObispoCounty, California. The closure headleft The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s(B&W) Mount Vernon, Indiana, plant inJuly, 2009 en route to California.Contact: Ryan Cornell, telephone:(330) 860-1345, email: rscornell@babcock.com.Management ProgramDay & Zimmermann announcedthat it has partnered with WorkForce Softwareto develop a Worker Fatigue ManagementProgram. The program is in responseto the Code of Federal Regulation10 CFR 26 Subpart I requirements, whichmandate the number of consecutive hoursand days that personnel at nuclear facilitiesare permitted to work.Day & Zimmermann’s new programwill remove the burden of managing supplementalworker populations from itscustomers, particularly during outages,when there is a rapid increase of workers.The software accounts for all of the variousnuances in the federal regulation, andsupports all Nuclear Regulatory Commissionrequired reporting. In addition togenerating real-time reports, the softwaretracks worker hours and rest periods toforecast possible violations, and createsdata that can be exported into many existingsoftware programs, making managementas seamless as possible.Contact: Maureen Omrod, telephone:(215) 299-2234, email: Maureen.Omrod@DayZim.com.Strategic AllianceNewton Research Labs, Inc., aSeattle based manufacturer of robotics,machine vision and optical automation,and Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI) anengineering and construction services firmannounced their agreement to developand market robotic methods to inspectand provide protective coating and othermaintenance services for commercialnuclear power plants and Department ofEnergy nuclear facilities.Under the terms of the agreement, thefirms will develop and market a roboticapproach to engineering and constructiontasks heretofore performed by humans.Robots are particularly well suited toperforming complex, repetitive tasksin hostile environments. Sophisticatedsensing devices and end-effectors maketasks like inspection, data collection,information management, welding andpainting routine even under the mostadverse conditions.Contact: Anita Garrahan, telephone:(631) 587-5060.Name ChangeRadiation Protection Systems, Inc.(RPS) and Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS)are no longer affiliated companies.To minimize any confusion orimplication of possible affiliation, RPShas formally changed its DelawareCorporation registration to “RadiationProtection Systems Inc.” (RPS).Contact: Marc Greenleaf, telephone:(860) 445-0334, email: greenleafm@rpsct.com.Supplier AwardRockbestos-Surprenant CableCorporation (RSCC) received theAREVA US Certified Nuclear SupplierAward on June 4, 2009. The supplierselection process to receive thisCertification and award was based onmultiple criteria that embraced partneringstrategies, technological innovation,teaming strategies, outstanding productquality, and engineering support.12 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

RSCC was presented this AREVAUS Certified Nuclear Supplier Awardand Certification by Ann LauvergeonAREVA CEO. RSCC President, DennisChalk, RSCC National Sales ManagerUtility Group, Mark St. Onge, and UtilityCell General Manager, Steve Sandbergreceived the award.Contact: Jim Belanger, telephone:(860) 653-8377, email: jim.belanger@rscc.com.AcquisitionWestinghouse Electric Company,LLC has acquired CS Innovations, LLC,an Instrumentation and Control (I&C)nuclear product supplier to the digitalI&C safety system upgrade market.Located in Scottsdale, Arizona,United States, CS Innovations willbecome known as CS Innovations, asubsidiary of Westinghouse ElectricCompany, LLC. CS Innovations offersthe only non-software-based solution thatmeets current requirements for digitalsafety systems, and is approved by theU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC).Contact: Vaughn Gilbert, telephone:(412}) 347-3896, email: gilberhv@westinghouse.com.Welding SchoolWestinghouse Electric Companyannounces the opening of a new WECWelding Institute in Chattanooga,Tennessee. Currently, 10 students areenrolled in the no-cost program that isequipped to train and graduate up to288 welders per year to perform workin both nuclear and non-nuclear plants.Westinghouse also has a WEC WeldingInstitute in Rock Hill, South Carolina.Together the welding institutes havethe capacity to graduate more than 700welders a year.The Chattanooga WEC WeldingInstitute is equipped with 48 weld boothsand certifies students after they completean average of five months of hands-ontraining. After training, they can takethe American Society of MechanicalEngineers” (ASME) welding qualificationexam. Once students pass the exam andreceive certification, they must work forWestinghouse for 2,000 hours. They havethe opportunity to work as apprenticesat power plants or at any facility whereWestinghouse is performing welding. Toattain journeyman status, students mustcomplete an additional 2,000 hours ofwelding.Contact: Vaughn Gilbert, telephone:(412}) 347-3896, email: gilberhv@westinghouse.com.MOUWilliams Industrial ServicesGroup, LLC a subsidiary of GlobalPower Equipment Group Inc. andENERCON announce the signing of aMemorandum of Understanding (MOU)to offer integrated design engineering andconstruction services to specific nuclearclients. The new alliance was recentlyawarded security upgrade projects for theentire Entergy Nuclear fleet of northernand southern plants. Both Williams andENERCON have principal offices in theAtlanta, Georgia area.Contact: Dan Daniels, telephone(770) 879-4034. As the world turns to nuclear energy,turn to the world leader in nuclear certification.The world is once again turning to nuclearpower to meet its future energy needs.You canrely on the leadership and experience of HSBGlobal Standards for all RCC-M and ASME codeinspection and certification requirements.• The world leader in nuclear plant &equipment inspections• More than 500 engineers, inspectors andauditors worldwide• Our extensive nuclear capabilities supportyour global growth• We provide certification assistance &training in ASME and RCC-M codecomplianceGo to www.hsbgsnuclear.com for moreinformation, local contacts or to request anuclear code training program.NUCLEAR CERTIFICATIONWorldwide: +1 860-722-5041Toll-free: 800-417-3437 x25041(USA and Canada only)Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 13

New Products, Services & ContractsNew ProductsAnalyzerA2 Technologies, Scotland, announcedthat its iPAL FTIR analyzer isnow available with sampling technologyand pre-loaded methods specifically designedfor measurement of chemical speciesof significant importance to the nuclearpower industry. Battery powdered,portable iPAL analyzers are rapidly beingadopted in nuclear power plants throughoutthe world to ensure reliable facilityoperation, regulatory compliance as wellas supporting pro-active maintenanceprograms.iPAL systems easily handle someof the most time consuming chemicalmeasurements - analyses that wouldtypically take hours or even days off siteare now handled by the iPAL systemright on-site in a matter of minutes. A2Technology also offers the PAL analyzer,a bench top version of the iPAL, forcustomers who do not require batteryoperation or portability.Contact: telephone: 4477659702120,email: intlinfo@a2technologies.net.Laser RemovalCSA, Inc. has developed laserscanning technology that has been usedsuccessfully for nuclear plant equipmentremoval/replacement activities. WithCSA’s PanoMap software, interferencechecking can be done directly againstthe laser scanned area, providing moreaccurate results than a 3D model.The new design can be verifiedagainst the laser scanned data (as-built)at an early stage and adjusted as needed.The identified interferences are clearlycolor-coded. The rigging simulation canoptimize the removal path, to providesubstantial savings of time and dose.PanoMap’s many features includeprecise measurement, dimensioning,intelligent labels that can tie to plant’sother databases, tag numbers and activitydesignations (the construction schedule).PanoMap can integrate with other CADsystems; it can use data from any laserscanner and runs on standard PCs.Contact: Olga Burger, telephone:(770) 955-9518, email: burger.o@csaatl.com.Flaw DetectorWeighing only 2.2 pounds, the USMGo is a light and portable ultrasonic flawdetector available from GE Sensing &Inspection Technologies. The USM Go isdesigned for ease of prolonged operationin the harshest inspection environments.The instrument is pressure-responsive,has joystick control, ergonomic designand features data display resolutionon a screen with a large pixel count.Contact: Amanda Fontaine,telephone: (978) 437-1446, email:Amanda.fontaine4@ge.com.Lift CraneMammoet announced the introductiononto the market, in Q3 2011, of twoNew Generation cranes, developed inhousefor the very heaviest lifts. Thesetwo cranes, the PTC 120 DS (maximumload moment 120,000 ton meters (metrictons multiplied by the radius)) and thePTC 160 DS (160,000 ton meters) introducea whole new range of world cranes.The key feature to the new generationis that the cranes combine capacity withversatility to facilitate a new approach toheavy lift and construction projects.Contact: Jennifer Lovell-Butler,telephone: (281) 369-2200, email:Jennifer.Lovell@mammoet.com.PWR ScannersPhoenix Inspection Systems, UnitedKingdom, has launched new, updatedversions of two of its nuclear power plantinspection scanners. Both SAGE andAPSIS are designed specifically for useon pressurized water reactors (PWRs)and have proven track records within theindustry.SAGE is used for the inspection ofpipe and nozzle welds and in the latestrevision, MAXI-SAGE has been designedto inspect critical welds on the primarycircuit. The scanner can be assembled inless than 10 minutes to minimize the timeoperators spend in contaminated areas.It allows for the simple interchange ofprobes, allowing greater flexibility to usedifferent numbers and configurations.APSIS - the Automatic PressurizerSurge Line Inspection System – is usedfor testing transition, austenitic andthermal sleeve welds on the pressurizersurge line and the surge line to primaryloop welds. It can be deployed with Pulse-Echo, TOFD and Phased Array ultrasonictechniques.Contact: Pauline Rawsterne,telephone: 0161 860 6063, email:Pauline@turquoisepr.co.uk.Duct TapeUticom Systems, Inc, a manufacturerof nuclear grade graphics has helpeddevelop a new product - U89NG nucleargrade, clean removing- duct tape-thathas a halogen and sulfur c of c- and isan UL723, HUD, ANSI/ASME NQA-1-2008 and BOCA compliant alternative totraditional duct tape. Uticom’s U89NGremoves cleanly for up to six months frommost opaque surfaces even after exposureto sunlight and temperature extremes.Additionally, this nuclear grade duct tapewill stay on for up to one full year withoutdeterioration even after application inharsh conditions such as direct sunlightand precipitous/wet environments.Contact: telephone: (610) 854-2655,email: graphics@uticom.net.ServicesLifecycle ManagementFaced with equipment repairs/replacements, increasing regulatorypressures, and growth standardizationinitiatives, Plant Lifecycle Management(PLM) from BCP Engineers &Consultants is essential for any capitalintensive facility and power plantorganization that desires to be efficientand effective over the entire lifecycle oftheir plant.PLM impacts the entire lifecycle,reduces risk in all lifecycle phases,integrates and provides access to plantdata, and captures fleet synergies.14 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

Contact: Chris Staubus, telephone:(727) 736-3151, fax: (727) 736-4157,email: cls@bcpengineers.com.Tax SpecialistBCP Engineers & Consultantsprovides experienced, trained engineersand tax specialists to directly supportthe tax department's Research &Development (R&D) claim needs. BCPdelivers comprehensive detailed reportscomplete with audit trail and supportingdocumentation providing the necessarysupport and backup to substantiate aR&D claim.Contact: Chris Staubus, telephone:(727) 736-3151, fax: (727) 736-4157,email: cls@bcpengineers.com.Traveling Wave ReactorBurns and Roe is providingarchitectural and engineering supportfor the conceptual design of a TravelingWave Reactor (TWR) for TerraPower,LLC. The conceptual design will be for anuclear electric power plant with a 3000thermal MW reactor using a revolutionarycore design.Contact: Don Flood, email: dfl ood@roe.com.Crane & HoistMorris Material Handling, theoriginal equipment manufacturer of P&H ®Cranes, Hoists, and Replacement Parts,provides crane and hoist modernizationservices to improve overall performance ofoverhead lifting systems. Morris MaterialHandling can perform a complete overhaulof cranes and hoists—including vintagemodels—to help customers achieve ahigher level of productivity, efficiency, andsafety.Service modernizations from MorrisMaterial Handling help customers achievemaximum real-time return on investment,restoring faulty or outdated overheadlifting systems to peak performance andreliability. Modernizations can correct awide range of crane and hoist deficiencies,including mechanical instability, inadequatecapacity, high spare parts turnover, highmaintenance costs, poor diagnostics,obsolete components, and changes inmanufacturing standards. Strategicallyplanned, modernizations can result inincreased performance and reliability,reduced maintenance and emergencyrepairs, proper machinery classification,and better spare parts availability.Contact: Steve Kirschner, telephone:(513) 421-1169, email: skirschner@stimulusworldwide.com.ContractsDiesel GeneratorsAlstom has won an order to supplyeight new emergency diesel generators(EDGs) to the Taishan nuclear powerplant in Guangdong, China, the country’sfirst EPR-based plant.The contract was signed betweena consortium regrouping Alstom PowerTurbomachines, Alstom Wuhan Engineering& Technology Co. Ltd. and MAN DieselSAS, and an AREVA-led consortium withthe China Nuclear Power Engineering Co,Ltd. and the owner TSNPC. With a scopeof $40 million in the contract, Alstom, asthe leader of the consortium will supply thedesign, manufacturing and procurement for8 x 9.1 MW EDGs, and provide the on-sitesupport service. These EDGs will be duefor commissioning in 2013.Contact: Susanne Shields, telephone:33 1 41 49 27 22, email: Susanne.shields@power.alstom.com.EPCAREVA and its U.S. consortiumpartner Bechtel Power Corporationannounced that they have signed a termsheet with Baltimore-based UniStarNuclear Energy outlining the termsand conditions for an engineering,procurement and construction (EPC)contract for UniStar’s proposed CalvertCliffs 3 nuclear energy facility project inMaryland. The EPC term sheet agreementis a critical step in negotiating an overallEPC contract.The EPC contract for Calvert Cliffs3 is planned to be the first in a series ofstandardized EPC contracts for a fleet ofU.S. EPR facilities that will be licensed,developed and constructed as part of theUniStar Nuclear Energy business model.Contact: Susan Hess, telephone:(434) 732-2379, email: Susan.hess@areva.com.Nuclear FuelAREVA has signed a 6-year contractwith Central Nuclear de Trillo forthe supply of approximately 240 fuel(Continued on page 16)LUVSSave Critical PathOutage Time & MoneyReduce Exposurewith WSM’sLightweightUnderwaterVacuumSystem“The perfect objectretrieval system”FOSARALARAFast, easy debrisremoval in liquidfilled tanksU.S. Patent No. 6,352,645WESTERN SPACE & MARINE, INC53 Aero CaminoGoleta, CA 93117(805) 968-3831FAX (805) 968-0027www.wsminc.comluvs_info@wsminc.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 15

Contracts...Continued from page 15assemblies and related services for theCNT 1 reactor, located in Guadalajara,Spain.This award, to take effect in 2010,follows the long-standing cooperationbetween AREVA and Central Nuclear deTrillo.Contact: Julien Duperray, telephone:33 1 34 96 12 15.SG TubesAREVA and Sandvik MaterialsTechnology, Sweden, a subsidiary ofSandvik group, signed a multi-yearcontract to supply steam generator tubes,valued at almost 200 millions euros.This agreement, as part of theAREVA long-term strategy, securescritical supplies and enables the group tomeet the strong global demand for futurenuclear power plants.This agreement reinforces the twocompanies’ cooperation and marksanother important stage in the relationshipbetween the two groups.Steam generators tubes first deliverieswill occur at the end of 2013.Contact: Julien Duperray, telephone:33 1 34 96 12 15.Maintenance ContractDay & Zimmermann has beenawarded a multi-year contract by PSEGNuclear. The scope includes full-servicemaintenance and modification work aswell as selected project work at theirSalem and Hope Creek Nuclear Stationsin Hancocks Bridge, NJ. With the awardof this contract, PSEG Nuclear and Day& Zimmermann renew a successful longtermrelationship that began in 1997.Contact: Brian Hartz, telephone:(717) 391-3138, email: brian.hartz@dayzim.com.Service ContractDay & Zimmermann NPS (DZNPS)announced that it has been awarded a$50Million Dollar contract by the TennesseeValley Authority (TVA). Underthis contract, DZNPS will provide servicesto assist in the completion of TVA’sWatts Bar Unit 2 Nuclear Plant in SpringCity, Tennessee. DZNPS will be providingmanaged task, maintenance and modification,and refurbishment services insupport of TVA and their partners. Thiseffort will consist of the replacement,refurbishment, modification, and installationof major plant components by performingmechanical, electrical and civilwork primarily in the plant’s TurbineBuilding and other areas.Contact: Brian Hartz, telephone:(717) 391-3138, email: brian.hartz@dayzim.com.Digital ControlComputersL-3 MAPPS has won an orderfrom Atomic Energy of Canada Limited(AECL) to replace the Gentilly-2 NuclearGenerating Station’s Digital ControlComputers (DCCs). DCC systems areused to monitor and control the majorreactor and power plant functions atCANDU nuclear power plants. The DCCreplacement project is part of a plantrefurbishment project which will extendthe life of Gentilly-2 until approximatelythe year 2040.Contact: Andre Rochon, telephone:(514) 787-4953.Simulator UpgradeL-3 MAPPS has signed anagreement with Eletrobrás TermonuclearS.A. – Eletronuclear of Brazil to upgradeits Angra 2 simulator at the AlmiranteÁlvaro Alberto Nuclear Power Station.The project will commence in summer2009 and will span approximately twoyears.Contact: Andre Rochon, telephone:(514) 787-4953.PCB CapacitorsRemovalSiempelkamp Nuclear Services, Inc.(SNS) has been contracted by Argonne NationalLaboratory to remove PolychlorinatedBiphenyl (PCB) capacitors from the historicIntense Pulse Neutron Source (IPNS)Facility. Federal programmatic needs haverecently changed the state of use of thehistoric IPNS from operational status tofacility transition mode. Part of the IPNStransition scope is to safely remove anddispose off-site, approximately 350 PCBcapacitors.SNS will provide the necessaryplanning, management, labor andequipment to electrically and mechanicallydismantle, remove, package, and relocatethe capacitors to a staging area prior todisposal.Contact: Steve Garner, telephone:(803) 796-2727, email: sgarner@siempelkamp-na.com.DOC ApprovalThe United States Department ofCommerce (DOC) approved a contractfor the JSC Techsnabexport (TENEX),Russia, to supply low enriched uranium(LEU) directly to the American utilityConstellation Energy Nuclear Group.The contract, the sixth amongst thoseconcluded between US utilities andTENEX in May-July 2009, provides forthe LEU deliveries between 2015 and2025.Contact: telephone: 7 495 545 00 45,email: tenex@tenex.ru.Engineering ContractThe Shaw Group Inc. announcedthe Maintenance and Fossil & Nuclearsegments of its Power Group andWestinghouse Electric Company havebeen awarded a new long-term alliancecontract with South Carolina Electric& Gas Company (SCE&G) to providenuclear maintenance, modification,refueling outage and design engineeringservices to its V.C. Summer NuclearStation Unit 1, located in Jenkinsville,South Carolina.The contract is an extension of therelationship established by Shaw andWestinghouse to provide engineering,procurement and construction services fortwo new AP1000 nuclear power units,V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3, operated bySCE&G and the South Carolina PublicService Authority (Santee Cooper).Under the new contract, Shaw willprovide maintenance, modification,refueling outage and design engineeringservices to V.C. Summer Unit 1immediately and Units 2 and 3 once theyare complete. Units 2 and 3 are scheduledfor commercial operation dates of 2016and 2019, respectively.Contact: Gentry Brann, telephone:(225) 987-7372, email: gentry.brann@shawgrp.com.16 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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New DocumentsBookNuclear Engineering Handbook,by Ken Kok. This book provides anintroduction to basic nuclear power andnuclear engineering development. Aftera historical review of nuclear reactors,the book examines current changesin technology and explores futuredirections. It describes all aspects of thenuclear fuel cycle from mining, milling,and enrichment of uranium and thoriumfuel resources, to fuel fabrication, nuclearmaterials transportation, fuel processing,and waste disposal. ISBN-1420053906,786 pages. Price: $139.95.EPRI1. EPRI Yucca Mountain Total SystemPerformance Assessment Code (IMARC)Version 10. Product ID: 1018712,Published June, 2009.This report summarizes IMARC,Version 10, beginning with an overviewof the code, followed by detaileddescriptions of individual IMARCcomponents, including linkages, testing,and benchmarking. Major IMARC FEPsare also described, with emphasis onclimate change; net infiltration; focusingof unsaturated zone groundwater flow;groundwater percolation into repositorydrifts; degradation of drip shields,cladding, and waste packages; wasteform dissolution; radionuclide transportthrough the drifts, unsaturated zone, andsaturated zone; and multiple exposurepathways in the biosphere.2. Risk-Informed Method to DetermineASME Section XI Appendix G Limits forFerritic Reactor Pressure Vessels: AnOptional Approach Proposed for ASMESection XI Appendix G. Product ID:1016600, Published June, 2009.A risk-informed procedure hasbeen developed to define an optionalalternative to the current ASME SectionXI, Appendix G deterministic methodfor determining leak test temperatureand heat-up and cool-down pressuretemperaturelimits. This method issimple to understand and implement andremains consistent with the structure ofthe current ASME Section XI, AppendixG deterministic methodology.3. BWRVIP-218: BWRVIP Vessel andInternals Project, Alloy X-750 CharacterizationStudy. Product ID: 1019070,Published July, 2009.This report provides a review ofthe alloy X-750 components, as well astheir properties and fabrication methodsthat are present in operating BWRs. Thisinformation is used to evaluate the variabilityof the materials and to establisha basis from which prototypical alloyX-750 microstructures can be identifiedand/or manufactured for future testing toaccurately assess the performance of thismaterial in BWR environments.4. Hot Cell Examination of Hatch 1and 2 Fuel Rods. Product ID: 1019314,Published June, 2009.Two sound GE13 fuel rods wereexamined in the GE Hitachi VallecitosNuclear Center hot cells. The rods—one each from the Hatch 1 and Hatch 2reactors—were retrieved to characterizetheir performance over three cyclesrelative to the presence of thick tenaciouscrud and a common cladding material lotthat experienced corrosion-related failuresin Browns Ferry 2, which is documentedin EPRI report 1013421.5. Nondestructive Evaluation: ProgramDescription for Performance Demonstrationof Pressurized Water Reactor UpperHead Penetration Examination (2009Update), Product ID: 1019478, PublishedJuly, 2009.The Materials Reliability Program(MRP) has directed the Inspection IssuesTask Group (ITG) to establish a qualificationprogram for the examination ofpressurized water reactor (PWR) reactorpressure vessel upper head penetrations.This new qualification program is beingimplemented to provide the utilities witha consistent and reliable examination approachfor the upper head penetrations.6. Nuclear Maintenance ApplicationsCenter: Post Trip Voltage Prediction atNuclear and Other Generating Stations.Product ID: 1018535, Published June,2009.The objective of this Electric PowerResearch Institute (EPRI) project is toinvestigate the possibility of predictingthe switchyard voltage in a nuclear powerplant (NPP) following a trip of a nuclearunit. Two methods of post-trip voltageprediction are investigated.7. Program on Technology Innovation:Review of Interaction Between Deformationand Oxidation/Corrosion in Environmentally-AssistedCracking of LWR Materials.Product ID: 1019036, PublishedAugust, 2009.This report provides a comprehensivereview of the current state of knowledgeof environmentally assisted cracking(EAC) cracking of materials used in lightwater reactors (LWRs).8. Fuel Reliability Program: GNF PCIGuidelines Support Analyses: BWR FuelPCI Margin Assessment. Product ID:1018038, Published August, 2009.A series of EPRI fuel reliabilityGuidelines were issued in 2008 in supportof INPO’s Zero-by-2010 initiative. Forthe PCI Guideline (EPRI report 1015453,Dec 2008) development, the fuel vendors,AREVA, GNF, and Westinghouse hadprovided considerable proprietary information.This report is a reference reportto supplement the PCI Guideline, containingdetails which are unique to GNFfuel.9. Baseline Inspections of Global NuclearFuels (GNF) Fuel at Peach Bottom 2.Product ID: 1019101, Published August,2009.This report summarizes two postirradiationexamination reports of GE-14fuel operated at the Peach Bottom Unit2 (PB2)—the plant had been identifiedas a “High Priority” plant (“Priority#1”) for GE-14 fueled plants and wasrecommended for inspection prior to theend of 2010.The above documents may beobtained from EPRI Order andConference Center, 1300 West WT HarrisBlvd., Charlotte, NC 28262; telephone:(800) 313-3774, email: orders@epri.com.18 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

Meeting & Training Calendar1. International Conference on IntegratedRadioactive Waste Management inFuture Fuel Cycles, October 25-29,2009, Charleston, South Carolina.Contact: Dirk Gombert, Idaho NationalLaboratory, telephone: (208)526-4624, email: Dirk.Gombert@inl.gov.2. International Conference on Opportunitiesand Challenges for Water-Cooled Nuclear Power Plants in the21 st Century, October 27-30, 2009,Vienna, Austria. Contact: Irina Orlova,International Atomic EnergyAgency, email: i.orlova@iaea.org.3. 6 th Canadian Nuclear Society InternationalSteam Generator Conference,November 8-11, 2009, HiltonToronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Contact: Denise Rouben, telephone:(416) 977-7620, email: cns-snc@on.aibn.com.4. Nuclear Waste: The Challenge ofUnderground Storage and Disposal,November 9-10, 2009, London,United Kingdom. Contact: MelissaFuentes, VIB Events, telephone: 4420 7936 6677, email: melissafuentes@vibevents.com.5. Conference on Nuclear Power for thePeople, November 11-14, 2009, HotelBolyarski, Veliko Turnovo, Bulgaria.Contact: Bulgarian Nuclear Society,telephone: 359 2 979 5472, email:pripesho@inrne.bas.bg.6. 2009 ASME International MechanicalEngineering Congress and Exposition,November 13-19, 2009, Lake BuenaVista, Florida. Contact: MelissaTorres, telephone: (212) 591-7856,email: torresm@asme.org.7. American Nuclear Society WinterMeeting and Nuclear TechnologyExpo, November 15-19, 2009, OmniShoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C.Contact: Sharon Bohlander, telephone:(800) 250-3678, email: bohlander@earlbeckwith.com.8. “Facility Decommissioning” TrainingCourse, November 16-19, 2009,Tuscany Suites & Casino, Las Vegas,Nevada. Contact: Lawrence Boing,Argonne National Laboratory,telephone: (630) 252-6729, email:lboing@anl.gov.9. The 2 nd Annual Nuclear Power Congress,December 1-2, 2009, Naples, Florida.Contact: Kristy Perkins, AmericanConference Institute, telephone: (212)352-3220 ext. 493, email: K.Perkins@AmericanConference.com.10. UK Nuclear Supply Chain Summit,December 7-9, 2009, Dexter House,Tower Hill, London, United Kingdom.Contact: IQPC, telephone: 0800 6522363, email: enquire@iqpc.co.uk.11. International Conference on Fast Reactorsand Related Fuel Cycles: Challenges andOpportunities (FR09), December 7-11,2009, Kyoto International ConferenceCenter, Kyoto, Japan. Contact: MartinaKhaelss, International Atomic EnergyAgency, telephone: 43 12600 21315,email: m.khaelss@iaea.org.12. Nuclear Power International, December8-10, 2009, Las Vegas Convention Center,Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: LibbySmith, PenWell Corp., telephone: (918)831-9560, email: nuclearconference@penwell.com.13. Nuclear Power Asia, January 26-27, 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Contact: Zaf Coelho, SynergyConference and Exhibitions,telephone: 65 6407 1498, email: zaf@synergy-events.com.14. Nuclear Spent Fuel Academy,February 2-4, 2010, Atlanta, Georgia.Contact: Chris DeLance, NACInternational, telephone: (770) 447-1144, email: cdelance@nacintl.com.15. International Conference on PublicInformation Materials Exchange: DefiningTomorrow’s Vision of NuclearEnergy PIME 2010, February 14-17,2010, Budapest, Hungary. Contact:Kirsten Epskamp, European NuclearSociety, telephone: 32 2 505 30 54,email: kirsten.epskamp@euronuclear.org.16. Nuclear New Build, March 2-3, 2010,London, United Kingdom. Contact:Robert Hayman, The NuclearInstitute, fax: 020 8695 8229, email:r.hayman@nuclearinst.com.17. Waste Management SymposiaWM2010, March 7-11, 2010, PhoenixConvention Center, Phoenix, Arizona.Contact: Mary Young, telephone:(520) 696-0399, email: mary@wmarizona.org.18. Nuclear Industry, China 2010: The11 th China International NuclearIndustry Exhibition, March 23-26,2010, Beijing, China. Contact: LinYi, Beijing International Exhibitionand Economic Relations & TradeAssociation, Inc., telephone: 008610 6526 8150, 65260852, email:linyinic@126.com.19. World Nuclear University School onRadioisotopes, May 15- June 4, 2010,Seoul, Republic of Korea. Contact:John Ritch, telephone: 44 207 4511520, email: rischool@world-nuclearuniversity.org.20. European Nuclear Conference, May30-June 3, 2010, Barcelona, Spain.Contact: European Nuclear Society,telephone: 32 2 505 30 54, fax:32 2 505 39 02, email: enc2010@euronuclear.org, website: www.enc2010.org.21. 2010 American Nuclear SocietyTopical Meeting and Decommissioning,Decontamination, & Reutilizationand Technology Expo, August29-September 2, 2010, Idaho Falls,Idaho. Contact: Teri Ehresman, telephone:(208) 526-7785, email: Teri.Ehresman@inl.gov.Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 19

Shared Expectations with theLicenseeBy Michael Johnson, U.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission.1. How is the quality of applicationsbeing submitted by the utilities? And also,to what extend are they meeting USNRC’sexpectations?We all along have said we want highquality submittals. As a matter of fact,we work with the applicant before we getthe application to try to make sure theyunderstand the process, understand whatwe expect in the application in addition tothe written requirements that we have. Iwould say not all of the applications meetour expectations on quality but we havebeen able to accept the overwhelmingmajority of applications that we’ve gottenand we have been able to get, sometimeswith additional questions, sufficientdetails to be able to set the scheduleand begin our reviews. I think it’s goingfairly well and we expect the quality ofapplications will continue to improve andin fact we’re going to work to make surethe quality of applications continue toimprove in the future.2. How many combined operating licenseapplications have been received byUSNRC?Right now I think the count is up to18 applications for 28 units. We expecta few more to trickle in. But we have amajority of those applications that wethought we were going to get in this firstwave.3. How does NRC comply with Freedomof Information Act in making the plantdocuments available to the public?Actually what we have is anelectronic system that we call ADAMS(Agency Document and ManagementSystem) and you can go into ADAMSand find each of the applications we areAn interview by Newal Agnihotri, Editor,Nuclear Plant Journal at the UtilityWorking Conference in Amelia Island,Florida on August 4, 2009.reviewing. You can go electronicallyand pull up those applications and lookthrough what has been submitted in termsof the application with the exception ofportions that aren’t publicly available.But by-and-large those applications areavailable to the public to review and allyou need is access to the internet.We really rely on making it availableelectronically.4. What is the current process of publichearings in the new licensing system?The process is called a one stepprocess compared to the previous processthat was referred to as the two stepprocess. This process works like this, anapplication is submitted by the applicant,we take it in, we issue a notice that wereceived that application, we review theapplication to make sure it’s sufficientand everything is complete, and then weaccept that application. Then we willbegin our review. The other thing we doshortly thereafter is publish an opportunityto make the public aware that if they havecontentions with respect to an applicationthat there is a process they can go throughto raise those contentions. Then we havethe Atomic Safety and Licensing Boardthat will review those contentions as wereview the application. We complete ourreview of the application, and if thereMichael JohnsonMike Johnson joined the NRC in 1986and has held increasingly responsiblepositions including Deputy DivisionDirector in the Offi ce of NuclearReactor Regulation, Director of theOffi ce of Enforcement, and DeputyDirector of the Offi ce of Research. Hebegan his current position, as Directorof the Offi ce of New Reactors in May2008. He received a B.S. degree inOcean Engineering from the U.S. NavalAcademy and served in the nuclearsubmarine force for 7 years.are contentions those get dealt withby the licensing board. If there are nocontentions at the end of the process thereis a mandatory hearing. Following that weissue the license and that is authority forthe licensee at that point to build a plant.5. How does NRC ensure that the planthas been constructed in accordance withthe design which was submitted to theNRC and approved by NRC during thecombined operating license application?If we find that the licensee built theplant in accordance with the license byinspecting things called Inspections,Tests, Analyses & Acceptance Criteria(ITAAC) we’ll check those off, we’ll agreethat they’re finished. The process is verydisciplined. The opportunity for publicintervention happens before the licensing,once we are into construction there isn’tany additional chance for contending thatan ITAAC wasn’t met. What we’ve doneis provide ample opportunity early in theprocess for the public to be comfortableand to have their issues addressed beforethe licensing decision. It is a much moretight rigorous process up front; sameopportunity for public intervention butmuch more predictable than the previoustwo step process.(Continued on page 22)20 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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Shared Expectations...Continued from page 20There are specific criteria that thelicensee has to meet. I think AP1000has roughly 800 or 900 ITAAC. Everyone of those ITAAC has to be certifiedby the licensee as met. We’ll reviewthem, and about 35% we will actuallyinspect that they have been met. Whenthe Commission finds that they are metthen the licensee can load fuel and beginoperating the plant.The AP1000 is going to containmodules and some of the ITAAC relateto the modular construction, so one ofthe things we’re going to do is actuallygo to where those modules are going tobe constructed to make sure that againif there is an ITAAC that relates to thatmodule then in fact the applicant has tomake sure that we know that they satisfiedthat aspect, that the piece of the ITAAC isbeing satisfied and we have to make surethat it’s being satisfied so that when thatmodule is brought to the site and loaded inwe’re comfortable. It’s the responsibilityof the licensee to make sure every one ofthose ITAAC are met. We are in a role ofreviewing. Those things have to be met toensure that the plant that is sitting thereat the end of construction matches thedesign of what we approved.6. How does NRC communicate withthe applicant ensuring that the applicantunderstands NRC’s expectations?We’ve done a lot to share expectationswith the applicants. We have somethingcalled a Standard Review Plan whichis what our reviewers use to review thesubmittal. We’ve revised that and weshare that so that applicants know whatwe’re going to be looking at when wereview their application. We’ve issueda regulatory guide which describes theform and content of what that applicationhas to look like. So now we’ve told themwhat the application should look like, andwe told them what we’re going to use toreview their application and they have allof that information before they submitthe application. So that’s one exampleof sharing the expectations. In additionto that, in pre-application, before theyeven submit the application we meet withthem. We make sure that they don’t haveany questions, and we provide lots ofopportunities to them so they understandwhat the application needs to look likebefore they send it.7. How does USNRC communicate withthe licensee indicating their scheduleexpectation so that the review proceeds ina timely manner?With respect to the schedule, oncewe have their application and we lookthrough their application in detail anddecide to accept it, we’ll then decide howlong it’s going to take us to go throughthe review to get to the point where wecan issue the license. If they have a reallycomplete application and if they don’t tryanything exotic then that’s an applicationthat’s predictable and that’s a review thatwill be shorter. If they have an applicationwhere they want to try a new analysis thatwe, haven’t approved of, or they want totry a new design that we haven’t seen,there will have to be some additionaltesting and analysis on their part, andreview on our part. Then the applicationbegins to take a little bit longer in termsof the schedule.Whatever it will take, we share thatschedule with them, we talk about theschedule before we issue it, we sharethat schedule in detail, and we make thatschedule publicly available. That scheduleexists in what we call an EnterpriseProject Management system and we usethat schedule for all of our reviewers to beable to schedule their time in reviewingthe applications. We’ve scheduledreviewers’ times on specific aspects ofthat application. So, for example, let’ssuppose we review a section of theapplication that relates to the balance ofplant, we then have questions we wantto ask. We have a schedule that says ifwe’re going to ask questions we’re goingto ask them at this time frame and we’regoing to assume that the applicants takethis much time to get back to us. If it’sgoing to take longer you need to let usknow because we’re not just reviewingyour application, we’re reviewing otherapplications. That schedule really is anagreement between us and the applicantabout how we’re going to proceed throughthe review of that application. So that’sanother example of how we try to makesure that there are shared expectations.The detailed schedule has majormilestones, for example for the firstplant-- the reference combined operatinglicense plant has a six phase review. Phasetwo for example is that we will completethe safety evaluation report with openitems, that is we’ll write as much as wecan and where we have open items wewill spell out what those open items are.There is a date associated with that draftfor all the chapters we are reviewing. Wethen take that to phase three where wetake all of those chapters to our AdvisoryCommittee on Reactor Safeguards andthey’ll review it and give us commentson it. The last phase is the issuance ofthe final safety evaluation report. That’sall publicly available, it’s agreed uponin advance with the applicant and wehave expectations for us and we haveexpectations for their response times.If you go to www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col.html, you can go to aspecific plant and find the review schedulethat we have issued to them.8. What is the work force workingin reviewing the current licenseapplications?We have approximately 500 peopleworking in the new reactor area, includingmanagers and staff. Not all of them are inmy office, but a majority of them are. Wealso have attorneys.Contact: Donna Williams, US NRC,11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD20852; telephone (301) 415-1322, fax(301) 415-6323, email: donna.williams@nrc.gov.22 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

Improved Cost & ScheduleBy Christofer M. Mowry, Babcock &Wilcox Modular Nuclear Energy, LLC.1. Please provide the status of B&W’sefforts in licensing its mPower.B&W notified the United StatesNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)in April 2009 of our intent to submit anapplication for design certification of ournew B&W mPower modular nuclearreactor. We have now begun licensingactivities with the NRC, with the firstpublic pre-application meeting havingbeen held on July 7, 2009. B&W intendsto submit our Design CertificationApplication (DCA) in early 2012. Inparallel with the NRC review of ourdesign, we anticipate engaging a leadplant customer by 2011, when we arein the final phase of the reactor designprogram. A combined operating licenseapplication (COLA) would be submittedto the NRC as early as 2012. That wouldsupport construction of a plant startingin 2015. This schedule could thenpotentially bring the first B&W mPowerreactor online in 2018 or 2019.Clearly, everyone involved innuclear power understands that timelyregulatory approval is critical to thesuccess of commercial power projects,and we believe B&W has two criticaladvantages that will help us throughthe licensing process. First, we havehad exceptional and early interest fromutilities, which has provided significantcredibility to our program. This intereststems from B&W’s demonstrated abilityto design, license, manufacture, andconstruct nuclear reactors. We have theonly operational manufacturing facilitiesin North America for heavy nuclearcomponents and pressure vessels, aunique set of assets that provides industrywith the assurance that we can deliver amodular nuclear reactor in the near term.Responses to questions by NewalAgnihotri, Editor of Nuclear PlantJournal.2. Which utilities internationally haveexpressed interest in mPower plants?Please include any alliances alreadyestablished with International utilities.Over the past year we have beenin discussions with numerous U.S. andinternational utilities about the abilityof the B&W mPower reactor design toaddress their needs, and there is broadcustomer interest in our solution. Manyof these utilities serve on our IndustryAdvisory Council, which is giving us solidguidance as our reactor development workcontinues. In addition to the domesticU.S. utilities who sit on our Council,we have the European utility Vattenfalland the Canadian-based Bruce Powerparticipating. They provide us with aglobal perspective on the application ofnuclear energy for commercial powergeneration and ensure that our designbroadly envelopes a wide range offunctional and licensing requirements.3. What modular construction techniquesor other advanced construction techniquesare used in B&W’s mPower plants?The B&W mPower reactor is fundamentallymodular in a way that is differentfrom other attempts to modularize theconstruction of more traditional large nuclearreactors. The entire B&W mPowernuclear steam supply system (NSSS)is manufactured as an integral moduleChristofer M. MowryChristofer M. Mowry is the Presidentand Chief Executive Offi cer of Babcock& Wilcox Modular Nuclear Energy, LLC.In this role, Mr. Mowry is leading thedevelopment, licensing and delivery ofB&W mPower(tm) nuclear power plants.Christofer holds a Master of Sciencein Mechanical Engineering fromDrexel University in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. He also earned aBachelor of Science in Engineering anda Bachelor of Arts in Astronomy fromSwarthmore College in Swarthmore,Pennsylvania. He holds four U.S. patentsrelated to digital control systems.within one pressure vessel in our existingfacilities across North America. Wehave a very short, vertically integratedsupply chain for this NSSS module, onethat gives us significant cost and qualityadvantages over the traditional approachto constructing the nuclear island at theplant site. In fact, the only significantelements of the module that B&W willprobably not manufacture itself are theinternal pumps and the forgings. This isa very limited external supply chain, andone that we still would like to keep American.In addition to the B&W mPower reactorNSSS module, we also plan to havethe turbine generator manufactured as acomplete module and shipped to the plantsite, ready for installation. As such, weview the B&W mPower nuclear plantconstruction process more like that of acombined-cycle gas turbine power plantthan a traditional commercial nuclearplant. This modular approach, with itssignificant use of factory assembled systems,allows us to provide customers withthe improved project cost and schedulecertainty that they need to proceed withnew build projects.4. Are there any safety features builtinto B&W mPower to address post 9/11safety issues?(Continued on page 24)Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 23

Improved Cost...Continued from page 23The most significant new securityfeature is that the entire nuclear island,including the reactor, containment,and engineered safeguards, is locatedbelow ground level. This undergroundnuclear island design approach mitigatesagainst the potential risks from externalthreats and has many technical and costalready-demonstrated capabilities withoutexpanding into untested fourth generationconcepts.More specifically, the passivelysafe light water reactor design androbust reactor operating margins shouldminimize NRC certification challengesby conforming to existing licensingprotocol. Use of conventional fuel,reactor coolant, and power conversionequipment contributes to reliable, efficientplant operations by building on today’sexceptional light water reactor industryoperating experience.low-enriched uranium (

with its scalable modular design, bringswith it inherently improved project cashflow and a flexible plant size that can beincreased in 125 megawatt increments.Additional reactor modules at a plant sitecan be deployed to coincide with changingregional energy demands and thereforesoften project capital requirements.We view the B&W mPower reactorin many ways as the nuclear powersolution for the common man. It willbe practical and affordable, as well assafe and reliable – not just for the largenuclear operating companies, but also forthe broader global energy market.8. Does B&W plan to form EPC alliancesfor constructing mPower plants in theUnited States or in other countries?B&W is still early in the processof developing our project constructionapproach, so we’re looking at all thepossibilities, including forming alliances.We haven’t made any firm decisions onhow we will proceed with this aspect ofthe program.9. Do new countries such as Vietnam,Thailand, and Indonesia consider mPowerdue to their limited grid capability?The ability to provide flexible, scalablenuclear generation is a key advantagefor our B&W mPower reactor. Wecan size the B&W mPower reactor nuclearplant to match local constraints ontransmission grid capacity and electricaldemand. Typically any single powerplant should not supply more than about10 percent of a transmission grid’s totalelectrical load to ensure good system reliability.For developing countries withlimited grid capacity and electrical loads,nuclear plants in the 250-500 MWe sizerange may be most appropriate consideringthis constraint. Since B&W mPowerreactor modules can be added in 125MWe increments, nuclear plant generatingcapacity can also grow as the electricalload increases.10. What are your plans for promotingB&W’s mPower plants in China, Indiaand any other countries?The B&W mPower reactor has alreadydemonstrated diverse, global appeal.Our plans are to focus first on gettingU.S. NRC design certification andsecuring a lead plant customer using theNRC licensing framework. However, weexpect that the business will grow quicklyacross other regions of the world, includingboth developed nuclear markets suchas Europe and Canada, as well as emergingmarkets. Clearly, India is an attractivefuture market given its huge demandfor new power generation and the stateddesire for nuclear to provide a significantfraction of the overall energy supply. Butwe also see this reactor having appeal inother developing regions where clean,reliable power generation is in demand.The Middle East is one such area wherewe believe that the B&W mPower reactor,for all the reasons we have been discussing,will be in strong demand. I’vetalked to utilities, industry experts, governmentofficials and journalists all overthe world since we publicly introducedour B&W mPower reactor program inJune, 2009. We’ve gotten a tremendouslevel of interest no matter where we’vebeen. This reactor hits the sweet spot forpower generation needs in many, manyareas around the globe.Contact: Michael E. Shepherd,Babcock & Wilcox Modular NuclearEnergy, LLC, 800 Main Street, Lynchburg,VA 24504; telephone: (434) 522-5163,email: meshepherd@babcock.com. SEALS, ACTUATORS, GRIPPERS& PNEUMATIC SPECIALTIESFABRIC-REINFORCEDFOR STRENGTH &STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY“Technical expertise, enthusiasm, creative problemsolving, unmatched experience and follow-through…that’s Seal Master for sure!”DESIGN ASSISTANCE OFFERED – WWW.SEALMASTER.COMSEAL MASTER CORPORATION368 MARTINEL DRIVE, KENT, OH 44240-4368 USA(800) 477-8436 / (330) 673-8410 • FAX (330) 673-8242E-mail: info@sealmaster.comServing the nuclear industry since 1974.© 2009 Seal Master CorporationSpeed Heating Applications: Turbine Horizontal Joints Main Steam Valves Boiler Feed Pumps Loop Stop Isolation Valves Stop/Reheat Valves Reactor Coolant Pumpswww.speedboltheating.comJNT Technical Services Inc.85 Industrial AvenueLittle Ferry, New Jersey 07643Phone: 201 641-2130 Fax: 201 641-2309www.jnt-tech-serv.comPower House Tool Inc.626 Nicholson Street, Joliet, IL 60435Phone: 815 727-6301 Fax: 815 727-4835www.powerhousetool.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 25

Committed to Safety & QualityBy Mike McMahon, Day & ZimmermannPower Services.1. How does Day & Zimmermann ensureoptimal radiation protection, ensuring thesafety of its workers during its projects?Safety is first and foremost ineveryone’s mind as they accomplishvarious projects. Day & ZimmermannPower’s Safety program centers on theConstruction Industry Institute's (CII)Five Pillars Program, which is a programof values, best practices, culture, andcommitment that establishes an attainablegoal of zero injuries, based on the beliefthat all safety incidents are preventable.The five pillars are safety planning,training and orientation, fitness for dutyprograms, safety recognition, and incidentreporting and investigation directed at anuncompromising intolerance for “at-risk”behaviors.Optimal radiation protection isensured first by following and coordinatingwith the owner’s ALARA and radiationprotection programs and procedures.Prior to beginning work on a site, itis important to prepare site and projectspecific safety plans and implement doseestimate planning and prejob briefings.There should be health physics trainingand clearly established expectations forall workers, centering on fitness for dutyand the qualifications to perform thework.During work on a project, recognizedhuman performance tools such as twominutereviews (a commonly practicedintegrated safety management and humanperformance error prevention tool wherea worker or group of workers takes twominutes to stop when arriving at the jobsite where a task is be performed, to ensureconditions have not changed from the prejobbrief, hazards have been mitigated,the correct component has been identifiedand each worker fully understands theirResponses to questions by NewalAgnihotri, Editor of Nuclear PlantJournal.individual and collective responsibilities),peer checking, and mock-ups should beused. Observation programs, both directand remote, should be instituted. Trackingand monitoring of exposure is importantfor possible corrective action.2. What planning is undertaken by Day& Zimmermann before it commences itsmaintenance or refueling outage tasks?Standard practices prior to beginningwork on maintenance or refueling tasksinclude developing work plans and trainingorientations and developing safetyplans specific to the outage.In addition, we perform estimatesand develop and maintain cost controlactivities, cost tracking, and cost reporting.Scheduling and resource loading,including developing ramp up and rampdown histograms that support the workscope and budget must be completed.Finally, we perform independent outagereadiness assessments.Overall planning occurs over aneighteen month cycle and follows theT-Minus regimen beginning at T-12months. The T-12 regimen is the planningactivity used by nuclear facilities thatspecifies the scheduled and requiredactions and milestones leading up to thestart of a refueling outage at a nuclearMike McMahonMike McMahon is president, PowerServices, for Day & Zimmermann, aprovider of diversifi ed services andproducts, headquartered in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. The Power Services group,which McMahon oversees, includesall maintenance and modifi cationoperations and related specialtyservices provided through the Day &Zimmermann NPS ® and DZ Atlanticbusinesses. McMahon holds a Bachelorof Science in Civil Engineering fromDrexel University and has completedgraduate coursework at The WhartonSchool at the University of Pennsylvania.power plant. As the beginning of theoutage draws near, the efforts center onpre-outage supervisors who are ideallyassigned to the site approximately six(6) to ten (10) weeks prior to the arrivalof the larger number of project staff andcraft necessary for execution. This groupensures the work crews will have anefficient and identified path to accomplishthe various outage scopes and that thereis clear line of sight on industrial andradiological safety goals, work processefficiency, and that the necessary humanperformance tools are in place to addressthe assigned scope of work. The preoutageatmosphere established by thesesupervisors for their work crews alsodefines the questioning attitude that thecrews will embrace during the outage.The specificity and intensity of thesestandard practices increase to includeestablishing work facilities such thatthe group will have required equipment,materials, and facilities to perform theirscheduled work.There must be a full review of projectscope, starting with a review of individualwork packages for work required toensure steps support the identified task.Technical documentation providedin work packages must be reviewed forcompleteness, appropriate componentsand models.(Continued on page 28)26 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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Committed to...Continued from page 26A walk down of worksites for eachpackage determines whether work can beperformed safely and to plan. This includesa variety of tasks such as identifying theneed for scaffold, insulation, temporarypower and light, rigging services needed,identifying heavy loads and safety relatedload paths, Foreign Material Exclusion(FME) controls, equipment isolationrequirements, confined space entries,heat stress management, chemical useplanning, lay down areas in the powerblock, other work scheduled in the area,and accessibility of components.Supervisors have the responsibilityfor ensuring the worksite begins withand maintains a safe working andhousekeeping environment duringthe maintenance period. Additionally,they must establish the proper mentalatmosphere to maintain a questioningattitude and instill that attitude in all oftheir work crews.Requirement for support equipment,diagnostic equipment, or special tools toperform repairs must be determined, aswell as special requirements for interfacewith other groups for inspections ordocumentation. This would include pointsof contact and schedules.Redundant or duplicated work tasksshould be identified in order to optimizework scheduling. Identification of requiredparts and their status as to procurement,QA acceptance (if appropriate) andstaging must be completed.Prior to any work beginning, we establishskill requirements and trainingneeded to perform all documented workwithin the scope. These requirementsresult in identification of the specifictechnical qualifications for each groupof workers, and the necessary additionaltraining to meet all generic and uniquerequirements imposed by the work scope.Supervisors can then coordinate with thetraining resources to establish qualificationrequirements and schedule necessarytraining events.Work must be scheduled so thatresource requirements support outagewindows and the timeframe allowed.Level loading of resources can softenpeaks and determine the appropriatehiring and release dates to supportschedule. Resource cost estimates identifyconformance or impact on the assignedbudget. All work schedules and resourceramp plans should then be bound to therequirements of 10CFR26 “Fatigue Rule”limits.3. How does Day & Zimmermannensure the quality of its maintenancetasks during normal plant operation andduring refueling outage?Day & Zimmermann Power doesnot typically coordinate preventativemaintenance tasks during normal plantoperation. We are usually providingmaintenance and modification services.Principle actions are safety planning andadherence, modification and constructionoversight, establishing clear expectationsfor supervisory oversight, high qualityworkmanship, and verbatim proceduraladherence. Day & Zimmermann Power’ssenior management and project managershave a weekly conference call that allowsthe sharing of best practices and lessonslearned from our experience around thecountry and the updating of the databasewe maintain for future reference.Specialty services provided by Day& Zimmermann Power such as its ValveDivision are almost entirely focused onrefueling outages. Here again, the qualityof the work relies on a questioning attitudeby both the individual worker and thesupervisors. Push back on work packageelements or items of inconsistency areencouraged. The highlighting of industry“best practices” and bringing them to theattention of the utility/supervision hasalways been a method of ensuring qualityand efficiency in worker performance.4. How does Day & Zimmermann trainits staff (crafts and engineering) forits maintenance and refueling outageprojects?Training is largely dependent onwork scope and comes in many varieties,including Day & Zimmermann Power’sinternal technical and safety trainingprograms; special journeyman training(welding, electrical, valve, etc.) developedwith owners, trade school, and local communitycolleges; union apprentice training;off and on-site mock-up training, andjust-in-time efforts. The core elements ofthis program are ‘Just in Time’ training ofsupervisors, fostering a safety-consciouswork environment (SCWE), human performance,basic supervisory skills, andsupervisor safety expectations.’Just in Time’ training of supervision(foremen and above) is conductedon-site prior to an outage evolution,approximately one to two weeks prior tothe outage/orientation efforts.Human Performance training isbehavior-based and focuses on errordetection and prevention tools, managingdefenses, handling employee concernsproperly, and protected activity andretaliation.Basic Supervisory Skills trainingteaches effective communication, howto motivate employees, handling performanceproblems, importance of gooddocumentation, and handling harassmentand sensitivity issues.5. What organizational efforts areimplemented to ensure that the plant isreturned to normal operation within theallotted time it’s scheduled for refuelingoutage?Day & Zimmermann Power believesensuring a return to normal operationsrequires definitive buy-in and insistencethat safety plus quality will equalproductivity (S+Q = P).This commitment is executed bypreparing a good plan; ensuring properresource loading, availability of materials,etc.; monitoring productivity through theschedule and establishing contingencyplans.Day & Zimmermann Power’sorganizational efforts have also includedthe development and digitization ofweb-based tools for safety, outageplanning, and project management forthe past three years that allow a constant“scorecard” on these efforts, facilitatingcoordination between the owner and theoutage contractor.6. What guidelines, industry standard,and regulation are followed by Day &Zimmermann to ensure safe and effi cientmaintenance and refueling outage of itsprojects?To ensure safe and efficientmaintenance and refueling activities Day& Zimmermann Power adheres to and is28 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

in compliance with industry standardsimposed upon nuclear utility licensees.These include the applicable sectionsof the American Society of MechanicalEngineer Codes, Sections III, V, IX, andX. Applicable ASME/ANSI Standardsincluding, but not necessarily limited toANSI 18.1, ANSI 3.1, and N45.2.6 assistto ensure the qualification of personnel.ASME Section III – Rules forConstruction of Nuclear Power PlantComponentsASME Section V – NondestructiveExaminationASME Section IX – Welding andBrazing QualificationsASME Section XI – Rules for Inserviceinspection of Nuclear Power PlantComponentsANSI N18.1, 1971 – “Selectionand Training of Nuclear Power PlantPersonnel”ANSI/ASME N45.2.6, 1978 –“Qualification of Inspection, Examinationand Testing Personnel for Nuclear PowerPlants”ANSI/ANS- 3.1 – “American NationalStandard for Selection, Qualification andTraining of Personnel for Nuclear PowerPlants”Day & Zimmermann Power’s QualityAssurance Program is written to meetthe requirements of the Code of FederalRegulations, Title 10, Part 50, Appendix Bwith supporting daughter standards. Theprogram is regularly audited internallyand by Nuclear Procurement IssuesCommittee (NUPIC) teams to ensurecompliance to requirements.Day & Zimmermann’s internalguidelines includes its in-house PET(Project Execution Tool) program,peer reviews, readiness assessments,the Construction Industry Institute’sZero Injury program in conjunctionwith our internal web-based ESH tool(Environmental, Safety, Health), andconsistent reviews of best practices andlessons learned efforts.7. Typically how many months beforethe refueling outage does Day & Zimmermannstart planning to ensure crewtraining?The planning for some work scopesusually follows a range of six (6) to twelve(12) months.Many specialty areas do not have acontinuous on-site presence. Trainingassessments for these areas center onthe project group brought to site priorto the outage. This varies from contractto contract and plant to plant but allowsan assessment of training required.A plan is developed that balances thework scope requirements against thequalifications currently to identify gaps.Day & Zimmermann Power employsvarious training regimens to deal withany disparities.As an ongoing solution Day & ZimmermannPower continues its work withthe EPRI Standardized Task Evaluationgroup to establish portable qualificationswhich meet the need of the utilities.Many of our workers are already qualifiedin this area. We are working withutilities and providing training and skillevaluation at the sites both prior to theoutages and as an ongoing program fornon-outage periods.(Continued on page 30)What does it take to be anuclear coating inspector?More than a background check!Nuclear Power Plant Trainingfor Coating InspectorsThe first coating inspection training specificallydesigned for the nuclear power generation industry.Visit www.nace.org/nuclearfor more information and to register.Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 29

Committed to...Continued from page 298. How does Day & Zimmermann ensurethat the maintenance and outage managementstaff and supervisors completethe maintenance and outage experiencecritique documents after the maintenanceand refueling outages are completed forfuture reference?Specific activities with maintenanceand outage management staff and supervisorsinclude conducting exit interviewsand written suggestions for improvement,real-time documented delay/impact formssupport, help recording issues for bestpractices and lessons learned, structuredpost-outage self-assessments noting issuesencountered during the outage, andan on-going commitment to the resultantcorrective actions going forward. Day &Zimmermann Power also makes significantuse of pre and post-outage assessmentand challenge teams.Additionally, Day & Zimmermannuses an internal planning system called“blueprinting” for all its professionalcontingency talent. The process allowsthese individuals to plan their outageschedules for as much as twelve toeighteen months in advance. This processproduces a high return rate of theseprofessionals for future outages and theirunderstanding of the processes and valueof critique documents and other businesspractices important to the nuclearindustry.All processes and procedures aremonitored and revised as necessary inorder to maintain compliance with thedynamic environment of the nuclearindustry.9. Is Day & Zimmermann consideringmodular construction (fabrication) tosupport the new nuclear power plantconstruction?Day & Zimmermann Power’s recentacquisition and major renovations to facilitiesin Moss Point, Mississippi havecreated a 20 acre, 190,000 square footsite that is capable of substantial modularassembly/construction, fabrication, andmachining services for all but the largestpressure vessels involved in new nuclearpower plant construction. Day & ZimmermannPower is proceeding with “N”and “NPT” stamp accreditation at theurging of customers and original equipmentmanufacturers (OEM’s). The facility’sproduction and quality processes arealready in compliance with the AmericanSociety of Mechanical Engineers and theNational Board of Boiler and PressureVessel Inspectors in support of our “R”,“S”, and “U” code stamps for any nonnuclearconstruction that will apply tothis market. The facility’s ISO 9001:2000accreditation is eminent.Contact: Mike McMahon, Day &Zimmermann Power Services, 1866Colonial Village Lane, Suite 101,Lancaster, PA 17601; telephone: (717)481-5600, email: mike.mcmahon@dayzim.com.Corporate Capabilities Section 2010Nuclear Plant Journal's Product & Service Directory 2010Corporate Capabilities SectionOrganizations have an opportunity tolist their products and services in theCorporate Capabilities section. In lastyear’s Directory, about 120 organizationslisted their products and services in theCorporate Capability section.FeaturesThis section includes a comprehensivelisting of an organization’s featuredproducts and services in one centrallocation. Each listing in the CorporateCapabilities section will include thesupplier’s contact information (name,mailing address, phone and fax numbers,e-mail and web site addresses). Thecompany logo (black and white or color)may also be included with the contactinformation at an additional cost.Corporate Capability Listing CostThere will be $35 flat fee plus an additionalcost of $7.50 per product or serviceincluded in the Corporate Capabilitiessection. The supplier contact informationwill be included with the CorporateCapabilities listing at no additionalcost.Logo Cost & SpecificationsThe company logo may be used toenhance the Corporate Capabilitieslisting for an additional cost (per logo) of:black & white .............................. $2002-color logo ................................... $5004-color logo ................................... $850The logo must be smaller than 2" wideby 1" deep and may be submittedelectronically.Discounts do not apply to theCorporate Capabilities Section.For more information, please contact:Nuclear Plant Journal799 Roosevelt RoadBuilding 6, Suite 208Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5925 USAPhone: (630) 858-6161, X103Fax: (630) 858-8787E-mail: NPJ@goinfo.comwww.NuclearPlantJournal.comThe NPJ Product & Service Directory provides the most current industry information every year.30 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

Solving Equipment ReliabilityIssuesBy Craig Irish, Nuclear Logistics, Inc.1. What is Nuclear Logistics Inc.’scontribution in digital upgrade at nuclearpower plants?NLI is a leader in the nuclear industryin regards to performing upgrades ofcommercially available digital equipmentfor safety-related use within NPPs. Wehave extensive experience with upgradingmany different digital equipment typesincluding trip units, chiller controls,timing relays, PLC’s (programmablelogic controller), bargraph indicators,flow meters, excitation equipment,temperature controllers, VFD’s (variablefrequency drive) and many more.All digital upgrades are inaccordance with IEEE Std 7-4.3.2 “IEEEStandard Criteria for Digital Computersin Safety Systems of Nuclear PowerGenerating Stations”; EPRI TR-102348(NEI 01-01) “Guidelines for Licensingof Digital Upgrades” Revision 1; EPRITR-106439 “Guidelines on Evaluationand Acceptance of Commercial GradeDigital Equipment for Nuclear SafetyApplications”; ASME NQA-2a-1990,Part 2.7 and NRC Regulatory IssueSummary 2002-22.The software Verification andValidation (V&V) of digital equipmentincludes all activities associated withupgrading digital equipment includingseismic testing, environmental analysis,EMI/RFI testing, software assurance,Failure Modes and Effects Analysis(FMEA), dedication, etc.2. Does Nuclear Logistics Inc. maintainspare part stock inventory? Describe theequipment, and instrument categories forwhich these parts are maintained.One of NLI’s largest service areasis the design, manufacture, qualificationand supply of replacement motorcontrol center (MCC) cubicles. As aResponses to questions by NewalAgnihotri, Editor of Nuclear PlantJournal.result of supplying thousands of thesereplacement cubicles, NLI stocks all thenecessary components at our Fort Worth,Texas corporate office, which allowsfor expedited delivery of replacementcomponents in the event emergent needsdevelop. NLI also maintains an extensiveinventory of frequently purchasedproducts such as power supplies,replacement C&D Technologies batterycharger circuit boards, and PCP (PowerConversion Products) circuit boards. Allcomponents are stocked in accordancewith the NLI 10CFR50 Appendix B,10CFR21 and ASME NQA-1 QualityAssurance Program. Most items arestocked to ANSI N45.2.2 (“Packaging,Shipping, Receiving, Storage andHandling of Items for Nuclear PowerPlants”) Level B requirements, except forcircuit boards which are stored to Level Arequirements.3. What is Nuclear Logistics Inc.’s role insupporting the new nuclear power plantdesign, licensing, and construction?NLI is actively involved in the design,fabrication, qualification and supply ofequipment unique to new nuclear plantconstruction. We have been supportingnew construction in Taiwan and Koreafor many years; this experience—incombination with whole system changeoutsin the domestic nuclear fleet—hasrefined our capabilities and expertise tothe extent that we have become an OEMof many different equipment types.We take on full responsibility forthe design, fabrication, qualification andsupply of the equipment to meet ourclients’ unique requirements. To that end,NLI will be supporting new U.S. nuclearplant construction in many differentequipment areas including Standby Power(batteries, battery racks, DC switchgear,MCCs, battery chargers and UPSequipment), Electrical Distribution (LVand MV switchgear, MCCs, distributionpanels, and transformers), HVACCraig IrishMr. Irish is the Vice President ofSales & Marketing for NuclearLogistics, Inc. (NLI). Joiningthe company 15 years ago whenthere were only 15 employees, Mr.Irish has been instrumental in thecompany’s growth, which nowincludes over 130 employees andapproximately 35 vendor partnercompanies. With a B.S. in NuclearEngineering from the Universityof Lowell, he started his career inthe Navy, going on to expand hiscapabilities within the corporateenvirons of National TechnicalSystems (NTS); he continues toexpand his considerable nuclearexpertise with NLI. Mr. Irish hasover 20 years of extensive experiencewith material certifi cation,dedication, qualifi cation and custommanufacturing within the industry.(chillers, A/C units, air-handlers, coolingcoils, fans, and filtration units), ASMESection III Equipment (valves, pumps,tanks and vessels, and heat exchangers),and Instrumentation (level and flowmeters, power supplies, PLCs, paperlessrecorders and meters/gauges).4. What incentives are provided byNuclear Logistics Inc. to organizationswho have stopped manufacturing a certainequipment or instrument to reconsiderreviving the production in view of the newnuclear power plant industry?NLI partners with many differentcompanies who have stoppedmanufacturing a certain product line orhave left the nuclear industry altogether.In order to keep supplying neededequipment to the nuclear industry,we use different business models todevelop acceptable solutions with eachindividual manufacturer. These modelsmay include NLI acquiring the design(Continued on page 32)Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 31

Solving Equipment...Continued from page 31and manufacturing right to the equipmentso that we can manufacture and supplythe equipment to the nuclear industry,or, we will work with the originalmanufacturer but assume all engineering,quality assurance and qualificationresponsibilities.These options—or any combinationthereof—gives NLI the license to supply thenuclear industry with equipment which isstill needed, while allowing manufacturersto sell their equipment commercially withoutworrying about issues that are nuclearspecific,such as qualification, qualityassurance, dedication and documentation:NLI takes all the responsibility for theserequirements and procedures.5. How do you certify your suppliers forsafety related equipment?NLI certifies our suppliers inaccordance with the NLI 10CFR50AnnualEditorialScheduleJanuary-FebruaryInternational Trade &Waste & Fuel ManagementIssueMarch-AprilPlant Maintenance & Plant LifeExtension IssueMay-JuneOutage Mgmt. & HealthPhysics IssueJuly-AugustNew Plants &Vendor Advertorial IssueSeptember-OctoberPlant Maintenance &Advanced Reactors IssueNovember-DecemberAnnual Product &Service Directory IssueAppendix B, 10CFR21 and ASMENQA-1 Quality Assurance Program.Methods 2 “Commercial Survey”, and 3“Source Surveillance”, of EPRI NP-5652are used to control commercial gradesuppliers.Our suppliers are audited on variousfrequencies depending on the complexityof the product being supplied. Forexample, harsh environment qualifiedcomponents are audited more frequentlyto monitor material changes which couldadversely affect the original qualificationin accordance with IEEE Std. 323.Another example is digital equipment,which requires strict audit frequency toverify no hardware or software changeshave been made which would adverselyaffect the original Software V&V.6. What is Nuclear Logistics Inc.’s mostchallenging job in meeting a utility requirementin the last 18 years?NLI specializes in solving our clients’most difficult equipment reliability issuesby supplying new replacement equipmentor performing refurbishment aimed atincreasing reliability. As mentionedearlier, examples of complex equipmentwe provide include 125VDC batteries,low and medium voltage replacementbreakers, digital equipment, ASMESection III equipment, MCC cubiclereplacements, chillers, and many otherequipment types.An example of one project whichinvolved a significant amount ofengineering, fabrication and testingwould be a recent project that consistedof replacing analog controls on a chillerwith digital controls, which included adigital controller, new sensors, cabling,seismic mounting brackets and ASMESection III thermowells. Extensiveengineering was required to designthe replacements, which also requiredincreased reliability as well as enhancedcontrol and monitoring capabilities perclient specifications. Using a mockupchiller at our Fort Worth facility, weinstalled the new digital controls andthen performed exhaustive testing toprove the design. Once the design wascomplete the new control system wasqualified in accordance with IEEE Std.323 (mild environment), IEEE Std. 344(seismic), EPRI TR-102323 (EMI/RFI)and IEEE Std. 7-4.3.2 (Software V&V).Detailed dedication testing was thenperformed in accordance with Method1, 2 and 3 of EPRI NP-5652. Finally, thenew digital control system was installedduring a seven-day Limited Condition ofOperation (LCO).The project required all facets ofour experience and expertise, includinginnovative design, detailed engineering,comprehensive production testing anddetailed quality assurance.7. Does Nuclear Logistics Inc. havealliances in non U.S. countries in order todeploy its services at a short notice? If so,please give the names of the organizationssupporting Nuclear Logistics Inc. in nonU.S. countries.NLI has approximately 35 teamingrelationships with various manufacturersof non-competing product lines acrossall equipment types; more partnershipsare currently on the table, as we look toprovide a comprehensive line of productsand services to the nuclear industry.We’ve formed teaming relationships withrespected companies such as Square-DServices (global), GNB (US-based),Krohne (Germany and France), Trane(global), and Standard Alloys (US-based),which allow for the supply of variousequipment lines. Service is provided frominternational or domestic locations withsupport from the NLI corporate office asrequired.Contact: Craig Irish, NuclearLogistics, Inc., 7450 Whitehall Street,Fort Worth, TX 76118; telephone: (978)250-1684, fax: (978) 250-0245, email:cirish@nuclearlogistics.com. 32 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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Benefiting from StandardizationBy George Vanderheyden, UniStarNuclear Energy.1. Is supply chain for EPR a challengefor UniStar?UniStar’s fleet model was designedto address some of those issues, and it isquite different from what other peoplehave been doing and pursuing in nuclear.UniStar has a four unit model which weidentified from the very beginning as keyfor establishing the economies of scalenecessary to pursue new nuclear in theUnited States. Our parent company EDFis considering a four unit model in theU.K. with its British Energy venture, aswell as in Italy through its joint venturewith Enel. So the concept of the UniStarmodel is starting to gain recognitionfor the benefits it brings in terms ofeconomies of scale and standardization --from licensing through construction andon into operation.As AREVA’s EPR becomes morewidely accepted across the globe as oneof the new units of choice, the UnitedStates is competing with the rest of theglobe for access to that technology. Ourbiggest challenge is going to be if the restof the globe continues to pursue nuclearenergy at the rate it has, and the U.S.continues its current pace. The reality isthe global supply chain can only supporta limited number of units on a per yearbasis. I think that’s the biggest challenge.So while the UniStar model originallyenvisioned four nuclear energy facilitiesone year apart, I think now the optimumtimeline for EPRs in the United Stateswould probably be more in the rangeof two to two-and-a-half years betweenEPR, instead of one per year. So our fourunit model now spans out over abouteight years.An interview by Newal Agnihotri, Editor,Nuclear Plant Journal at the UtilityWorking Conference in Amelia Island,Florida on August 4, 2009.George VanderheydenAs President and Chief Executive Offi cerof UniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE)George Vanderheyden is responsiblefor leading UNE’s efforts to developand deploy the fi rst new generation ofnuclear power plants in North Americain more than 30 years.2. What have been UniStar’s challengesin the design and construction of theEPR?The EPR is the only technology thathas the benefit of a design that’s evolvedbased on construction and operatingexperience at existing plants in the U.S.,France, Germany, and other countries.That being said, there will be somedesign modifications to meet codes andstandards in the U.S.; however, theyrepresent a small percentage of the EPR’soverall design and don’t fundamentallyimpact performance. Features that arekey to the EPR’s design – 60-year designlife, four separate safety trains, dualcontainment – will remain the same.One of the benefits of UniStar’sbusiness model is that it brings togetherall of the large companies requiredto actually make an EPR happen inthe United States. We have strategicpartnerships with AREVA, the technologyprovider of the EPR; Alstom, the turbinegenerator supplier for the EPR; Bechtel,who will be the constructor and mainMr. Vanderheyden also serves asSenior Vice President, ConstellationEnergy Nuclear Group, overseeingConstellation’s new nuclear interests,and President of UniStar Nuclear,LLC, a joint venture with AREVA, NP,to market a version of AREVA’s EPR(evolutionary power reactor) technology,adapted specifi cally for the U.S. Hejoined Constellation Energy in 2003 asConstellation Generation Group’s VicePresident of Asset Optimization. Within afew months, he became Vice President atCalvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant.Mr. Vanderheyden holds a bachelor’sdegree from Northern Illinois Universityin nuclear engineering technology.He is a member of the Engineering /Engineering Technology / ElectronicsPrograms Advisory Council for theCollege of Southern Maryland, and aBoard Member for the USS ConstellationMuseum. He was a member of IBEWLocal 15 for fi ve years.architect engineer. We’ve added additionalpartnerships with Excel Services forlicensing capability and Accenture todevelop our information technologyplatform, Galaxy. So we bring everyonetogether that’s necessary not only to getan EPR licensed, but actually built andcommercially developed, tested andonline in a rather predictable time frame.We can say that because we are takingadvantage of the information that wealready have from Olkiluoto and moreimportantly from Flamanville, which isowned by EDF and the reference site forCalvert Cliffs 3.3. How are the lessons learned inOlkiluoto and Flamanville being appliedto the U.S. EPR TM ?The challenges at Olkiluoto are welldocumented. The project got off to a veryquick start with a very aggressive scheduleand a very aggressive commercialoperation date. The real challenge beganthough when the agreement was signed tostart construction even though the detailed34 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

design engineering phase of the projectwas less than 10 percent complete.Based on lessons that were learned atOlkiluoto, the Flamanville project startedwith about 30-40 percent of the detaileddesign engineering complete. At UniStarwe believe the first U.S. EPR projectwill be our proposed Calvert Cliffs 3 insouthern Maryland. Our plan is to havethe detailed design engineering about 70-80 percent complete by the time we pourour first safety related concrete. By thetime we get our second proposed projectunderway, which is Nine Mile Point3 in New York, we plan on having thedetailed design engineering 100 percentcomplete.In addition, we have personnelwho are participating in the Flamanvilleconstruction right now and bringing thoselessons learned back to UniStar. Forinstance Flamanville developed a processfor welding the containment liner rings ina way that allows for acceptance testingusing a radiographic source 360 degreesaround the weld. We’ll be bringing thatprocess to the U.S. EPR for the Calvertproject.4. How do you keep track of all thelessons learned and make them availablefor future use?UniStar’s Galaxy informationtechnology platform, which we developedwith Accenture for the U.S. EPR fleet ofnuclear energy facilities, captures all ofour lessons learned to create a projectknowledge management tool for futurebuilds.One of the lessons learned from thelast round of new builds in the U.S. is howall the design information, constructiondrawings, field change requests, andInspection, Test, Analysis, and AcceptanceCriteria (ITAAC) information have tocome together in order to actually beable to commission and start up a reactoraccording to schedule. Additionallyyou have to have the complete design,licensing and construction basis tooperate successfully for 60 or 80 years,especially when you start talking aboutlicense renewal. Many utilities had to gothrough design phase reconstruction atsome point in their life, and many utilitiespaid millions and millions of dollarsto do it. Galaxy creates an informationtechnology system that captures all of thatinformation generated by all of the newbuild vendors and processes it in a waythat facility operators will have access toinformation when they need it.Another thing we have been able toachieve with the Galaxy platform, whichis critical path for today, is streamliningdocuments for the licensing process. Theindustry made the commitment to theNuclear Regulatory Commission thatthe first round of Combined OperatingLicenses (COLAs) would be developedin a standardized fashion in order to makethe review process of subsequent COLAsmore efficient. With Galaxy we are ableto standardize the compilation of COLACeradyne Boron Products (formerly Eagle Picher)has provided the global commercial nuclear powerindustry with high purity stable isotopesfor more than 30 years.- Enriched Boric Acid (E 10 BA)- 7 Lithium Hydroxide-Monohydrate- Depleted Zinc- Enriched Sodium Pentaborate (NaP 10 B)related material so that if you look at anypage of our reference plant COLA, an8,000 page document, and put it side byside with the COLA for our Bell Bendproject in Pennsylvania it would be 70percent identical. The information that’sdifferent is bracketed and highlightedyellow so that it’s easily identifiable tothe NRC. This allows for a more efficientreview process at a more accelerated pacebecause of how standardized we’ll beable to make those licensing documents.We envision that all the way through thestart up testing and commissioning.Contact: Kelly Shanefelter, UniStarNuclear Energy, 750 E. Pratt StreetBaltimore, MD 21202; telephone: (410)470-7047, email: Kelly.Shanefelter@constellation.com.Highest Purity Stable Isotopesfor Nuclear Power PlantChemistries714-384-9465 inquiry@ceradyneboron.comwww.ceradyneboron.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 35

Development of Advanced NuclearReactors WorldwideBy Sama Bilbao y León, InternationalAtomic Energy Agency.IntroductionBy mid-2009, there were 436 nuclearpower plants in operation worldwide,with a total capacity of 370.2 GWe.Further, 52 units were under construction.During 2007 nuclear power produced2,608.2 billion kWh of electricity, whichwas 14.2% of the world’s total. Basedon information provided by its MemberStates, the IAEA projects that nuclearpower will produce between 2,748 and2794 billion kWh annually by 2010,between 3,207 and 3,946 billion kWhannually by 2020, and between 3,522 and5,551 billion kWh annually by 2030 [1].Various organizations, including designorganizations, utilities, universities,national laboratories, and research institutesare involved in the developmentof advanced nuclear plant concepts. TheIAEA follows global trends in advancedreactor design and associated technologydevelopment and summarizes themperiodically in a balanced and objectivemanner.The IAEA classifies advancedreactor designs in two categories:evolutionary designs and innovativedesigns. Evolutionary designs achieveimprovements over existing designsthrough small to moderate modifications,with a strong emphasis on maintainingproven design features to minimizetechnological risks. Their developmentrequires utmost engineering andconfirmatory testing. Innovative designsincorporate radical changes in designapproaches or system configurationThis article has been prepared withvaluable support from John Cleveland,and with the indispensable contributionsfrom the IAEA Leads for technologydevelopment of the various reactor lines:Vladimir Kuznetsov (Small and MediumSize Reactors), Alex Stanculescu (FastReactors) and Bismark Tyobeka (GasCooled Reactors).Sama Bilbao y LeónSama Bilbao y León is the TechnicalHead of the IAEA Water CooledReactors Technology Development Unitin comparison with existing practice.Substantial R&D, feasibility tests, anda prototype or demonstration plant areprobably required.In the near term, most new nuclearplants will likely be evolutionary designsoften pursuing economies of scale. In thelonger term, innovative designs whichpromise even shorter construction timesand lower capital costs could help to promotea new era of nuclear power. Severalinnovative designs are in the small-tomediumsize (SMR) range (the IAEAclassifies plants as: Large- 700 MWeand larger, Medium- 300-700 MWe, andsmall- below 300 MWe) and could be particularlyattractive for the introduction ofnuclear power into developing countriesand for use in remote locations.Light Water ReactorsIn addition to its extensive nuclearpower programme with PWRs, WWERsand HWRs supplied by foreign vendors,China has also developed and operates itsown domestic medium-size PWR designs.Furthermore, the China National NuclearCorporation (CNNC) has developed theevolutionary China Nuclear Plant (CNP-1000) incorporating the experience fromthe design, construction and operation ofand she is in charge of IAEA activitiesin support of the development and nearterm deployment of advanced watercooled reactors and their associatedfuels. Dr. Bilbao y León’s previousexperience includes nuclear safetyanalysis in support of plant operationat Dominion Generation (USA) andadvanced research at the Universityof Wisconsin – Madison. Dr. Bilbao yLeón is an expert in experimental andcomputational thermal-hydraulics,nuclear safety analysis methodsdevelopment, and energy andenvironmental policy. She is one of thefounders of the North American YoungGeneration in Nuclear (NA-YGN)and currently serves on the Board ofDirectors of the American NuclearSociety (ANS).the existing plants in China. Two CNP-1000 units are in operation (Lingao 1& 2) and several more units are underconstruction and planned. The StateNuclear Power Technology Corporation(SNPTC), which was created in May2007, is responsible for the assimilationof the Westinghouse AP-1000 technologyto develop the Chinese large scale passivedesign CAP1400, as well as some otheradvanced reactor concepts, includingSMRs and Supercritical Water CooledReactor (SCWR).In France and Germany, AREVA hasdesigned the European Pressurized WaterReactor (EPR), which meets Europeanutility requirements. The EPR’s powerlevel of 1600+ MWe has been selectedto capture economies of scale relativeto the latest series of PWRs operating inFrance (the N4 series) and Germany (theKonvoi series). The first EPR is presentlyunder construction for TVO of Finland atthe Olkiluoto site. Commercial operationis planned for 2012. Also, Electricitede France is constructing an EPR atFlamanville (Unit 3), with commissioningscheduled for 2012, and is planning tostart construction of an EPR at Penlybeginning in 2012. Two EPR units are(Continued on page 38)36 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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Development of...Continued from page 36also under construction in China atTaishan, Units 1 and 2. Areva’s U.S. EPRdesign is currently being reviewed bythe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission(US NRC) for design certification in theUnited States, and by the UK HSE forGeneric Design Assessment (GDA) in theUnited Kingdom AREVA is also workingwith Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Ltd in ajoint venture to develop the 1100+ MWeATMEA-1 Pressurized Water Reactor,and is working with several Europeanutilities to develop the 1250+ MWeKERENA Boiling Water Reactor.In Japan, the benefits of standardizationand series construction are beingrealized with the large-size ABWR unitsdesigned by General Electric, HitachiLtd, and Toshiba Corp. Two ABWRs areunder construction in Taiwan, China, andseveral have been proposed for constructionin the United States.Also in Japan, Mitsubishi HeavyIndustries (MHI) has developed theadvanced pressurized water reactor(APWR+), which is a larger version of thelarge advanced PWR designed by MHIand Westinghouse for the Tsuruga-3 and4 units. MHI has submitted a US versionof the APWR, the US APWR to the USNRC for design certification. A Europeanversion of the APWR, the EU-APWR,is currently under evaluation against theEuropean Utility Requirements (EUR).With the goals of sustainable energythrough high conversion (a conversionratio equal to or beyond 1.0) of fertileisotopes to fissile isotopes, Hitachi Ltd.is developing in Japan the large-size,reduced moderation Resource-RenewableBWR (RBWR) and JAEA is developingthe large-size Reduced Moderation WaterReactor (RMWR).In the Republic of Korea, the benefitsof standardization and series constructionare being realized with the 1000 MWeKorean Standard Nuclear Plants (KSNPs).Ten KSNPs are in commercial operation.The accumulated experience has beenused by Korea Hydro and NuclearPower (KHNP) to develop an improvedversion, the 1000 MWe Optimized PowerReactor (OPR), of which four units areunder construction in Shin-Kori 1 and2 and Shin Wolsong 1 and 2 with gridconnection scheduled between 2010 and2012.KHNP’s Advanced Power ReactorAPR-1400 builds on the KSNPexperience with a higher power levelto capture economies of scale. The firstAPR-1400 unit is under construction atShin-Kori 3. Activities are underway inthe Republic of Korea to design an APR+of approximately 1500 MWe, with thegoal to complete the standard design by2012.In the Russian Federationevolutionary WWER plants have beendesigned building on the experiencefrom currently operating WWER-1000plants. WWER-1000 units are currentlyunder construction at the Kalinin andVolgodonsk sites and WWER-1200 at theNovovoronezh-2 and Leningrad-2 site.Additional WWER-1200 units are plannedby 2020 at Novovoronezh, Leningrad,Volgodon, Kursk, Smolensk and Kola.A WWER-1000 evolutionary unit willbe constructed in Belene, Bulgaria usingsome features of AES-2006 design basis.Two evolutionary WWER-1000 unitswere connected to the grid at Tianwan,China and the construction of anotherWWER-1000 unit is underway in theIslamic Republic of Iran.In the USA, designs for a largeAPWR (the Combustion EngineeringSystem 80+) and a large ABWR (GeneralElectric’s ABWR) were certified bythe USNRC in 1997. Westinghouse’smid-size AP-600 design with passivesafety systems was certified in 1999.Westinghouse has developed the AP-1000applying the passive safety technologydeveloped for the AP-600 with the goal ofreducing capital costs through economiesof-scale.In February 2006, the AP-1000received design certification from theUSNRC, and an amendment is presentlyunder review by the US NRC.General Electric is designing the largeEconomical Simplified BWR (ESBWR),applying economies of scale and modularpassive system technology. The ESBWRis currently in the design certificationreview phase with the US NRC.A prototype or a demonstration plantwill most likely be required for the supercriticalwater cooled systems, whichhave been selected for development bythe Generation-IV International Forum(GIF). In a supercritical system, the reactoroperates above the critical point ofwater (22.4 MPa and 374°C) resultingin higher thermal efficiency than currentLWRs and HWRs. Thermal efficienciesof 40-45% are projected with simplifiedplant designs. The large-size thermodynamicallysuper-critical water-cooled reactorconcept being developed by Toshiba,Hitachi and the University of Tokyois an example. The European Commissionis supporting the High PerformanceLight Water Reactor (HP-LWR) projectfor a thermodynamically supercriticalLWR. Activities on thermodynamicallysuper-critical concepts are also ongoingat universities, research centres and designorganizations in Canada, USA, Japan,Germany, India, Republic of Korea,Russia, China and the Ukraine.Heavy water reactorsIn Canada, Atomic Energy ofCanada Ltd. (AECL) is working on theEnhanced CANDU 6 (EC6) conceptbased on the latest CANDU 6 plant builtin Qinshan, China that has been updatedto meet the latest codes and standardsand incorporates the latest regulatoryrequirements. AECL is also developingthe large-size, evolutionary AdvancedCANDU Reactor, the ACR-1000, usingslightly enriched uranium and light watercoolant and incorporating improvementsderived from research and developmentconducted in recent decades. Also, asa part of the GIF initiative, AECL isdeveloping an innovative pressure tubereactor design with heavy water moderatorand supercritical light-water coolant.In India, a process of evolution ofHWR design has been carried out sincethe Rajasthan 1 and 2 projects. India’s540 MWe HWR design incorporatesfeedback from the indigenously designed220 MWe units, and in September 2005and August 2006 the two 540 MWe unitsat Tarapur began commercial operation.India is also designing an evolutionary700 MWe HWR, and a 300 MWeAdvanced Heavy Water Reactor usingheavy water moderation with boilinglight water coolant in vertical pressuretubes, optimized for utilization ofthorium, and with passive safety systems.Research is also underway on heavy38 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

water moderated, pressure tube designswith thermodynamically supercriticalwater coolant.Gas-cooled reactors(GCRs)The experience of 50 years in theoperation of gas cooled reactors forelectricity generation, mostly in theUnited Kingdom, is currently being usedtowards their potential use in processesrequiring high temperatures like hydrogengeneration, enhancing coal gasification,oil recovery in tar sands etc. In severalcountries, prototype and demonstrationGCR plants with helium coolant using theRankine steam cycle for electric powergeneration have been built and operated.Currently, two helium-cooled test reactorsare in operation: the High-TemperatureEngineering Test Reactor (HTTR) at theJAEA in Japan and the HTR-10 at theInstitute of Nuclear Energy Technologyin China.The USA, China and South Africaare currently the leading countries in thequest to deploy a high temperature reactorby 2018. Whilst China’s HTRs are gearedtowards electricity production, SouthAfrica’s and the United States’ designsare more focused on the cogenerationmarket, mainly process heat.China is developing the modularHTR-PM, with each module having acapacity of 250 MWt/100 MWe. It isa high temperature gas cooled reactorwith pebble bed fuel and an indirectsupercritical steam energy conversioncycle. Demonstration of a full sizemodule is planned for 2013. A licenseapplication has been filed and is underreview. A two-module plant configurationis foreseen for the commercial version ofthis reactor, yielding an electric output of200 MWe.In South Africa, the 165 MW(e)pebble bed modular reactor (PBMR), ahigh temperature gas cooled reactor withpebble bed fuel originally employinga direct gas turbine Brayton cycle, hasundergone a design strategy change. Itwill now be implemented first with anindirect steam power conversion cycle. Itsdemonstration at full size is still scheduledby 2014, and future configurations willinclude 4 and 8-module plants.Brayton cycle turbomachinery,which would be incorporated in the futuremodifications of this design, is underdevelopment in the Russian Federationby OKBM.Collaboration is underway betweenthe USA and Russia on a Gas TurbineModular Helium Reactor (GT-MHR)small reactor concept for destruction ofweapons grade plutonium in conjunctionwith electricity production. Other smallhelium-cooled reactor concepts are beingdeveloped by JAEA and Fuji Electricin Japan, and the Nuclear Research& Consultancy Group (NRG) in theNetherlands.Small and Medium SizedReactorsSeveral small and medium sizedwater cooled designs are of the integraltype with the steam generator, pressurizerand, in some cases, control rod driveshoused in the same vessel as the reactorcore to eliminate primary system piping,(Continued on page 40)Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 39

Development of...Continued from page 39minimizing the scope of possible loss ofcoolant accidents (LOCA) and reactivityinitiated accidents (RIA). The ArgentinianCAREM (from Spanish: CentralARgentina de Elementos Modulares)reactor is cooled by natural circulation,and has passive safety systems. Argentinaplans to construct and operate a smallprototype of 27 MW(e) by about 2011,followed by larger projects with higherpower ratings of up to ~300 MWe. TheSMART (System Integrated ModularAdvanced Reactor) 330 MWt designdeveloped in the Republic of Korea is anintegral PWR for electricity productionand seawater desalination. Constructionof a pilot or demonstration plant isplanned. The IRIS design of integraltype pressurized water reactor developedby an International consortium led byWestinghouse Electric Company (USA)has unit power of 335 MW(e) but allowsfor twin unit NPPs. It is entering thedetailed design stage and its designcertification by the US NRC is scheduledto start in 2012. As another example, theNuScale company in the USA is designinga 45 MWe small integral PWR for amulti-modular NPP of 540 MWe. Morerecently, B&W announced their plansto deploy by 2018 their new 125 MWeintegral reactor design, the mPower, witha refueling cycle of 5 years.In Russia, the Experimental DesignBureau of Machine Building (OKBM) hasdeveloped the KLT-40S, a small bargemountedNPP design for electricity andheat, for which construction was startedin June 2006. Assembly of the first reactorfor the floating plant was completed inearly 2009 and the assembly of the secondone is well underway. The floating plantwill deliver 300 MWt/70 MWe with twowater cooled KLT-40S reactors on board.Activities are in full swing by theKazakhstan Russian joint venture tofinalize detailed design of the VBER-300 reactor of 295 MW(e) for a landbased cogeneration plant, also allowingfor twin units. VBER-300 is essentially alarger version of the KLT-40S, and couldalso be located on a barge. There areplans to build the first VBER-300 units inKazakhstan before 2015, and sites for thelocation of these plants have already beenselected.In Japan, the Toshiba Corporation,in cooperation with the Central ResearchInstitute of Electric Power Industry(CRIEPI) and Westinghouse ElectricCompany, is developing the 4S sodiumcooled reactor. It has a design power of10 MW(e) and a refueling interval of30 years. The US Nuclear RegulatoryCommission began a pre-applicationreview in 2007, and the formal licensingprocess is scheduled to start in October2010. Construction of a demonstrationreactor and safety tests are planned forthe first half of the next decade.Innovative SMRs are underdevelopment for all principal reactorlines and some non-conventionalcombinations. More than 45 innovativeSMR concepts and designs are at differentstages of development within nationalor international R&D programmes,involving both developed and developingNPJ Advertiser Web DirectoryAREVA NP, Inc.www.us.areva.comBechtel Powerwww.bechtel.comBlack & Veatchwww.bv.comCeradynewww.ceradyneboron.comEnertech,a business unit of Curtiss-WrightFlow Control Companyenertech.cwfc.comHSB Global Standardswww.hsbgsnuclear.comKinectrics Inc.www.kinectrics.comNACE Internationalwww.nace.org/nuclearNuclear Logistics Inc.www.nuclearlogistics.comPower House Tool, Inc.www.powerhousetool.comRadiation Protection Systems,Inc. (RPS)www.rpsct.comRolls-Roycewww.rolls-royce.comSeal Masterwww.sealmaster.comThe Babcock & WilcoxCompanywww.babcock.comThermo Fisher Scientific,Scientific Instruments DivisionCIDTEC Cameras & Imagerswww.thermo.com/cidtecTrentec,a business unit of Curtiss-WrightFlow Control Companywww.trentec.comUniStar Nuclear Energywww.unistarnuclear.comUrenco Enrichment CompanyLtd.www.urenco.comWesterman Nuclearwww.westermancompanies.comWestern Space and Marine, Inc.www.wsminc.comWestinghouse ElectricCompany LLCwww.westinghousenuclear.comWM Symposia, Inc.www.wmsym.orgZachry Nuclear Engineering,Incwww.zhi.comZetec, Inc.www.zetec.com40 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

countries. Most allow for, or explicitlyfacilitate, non-electrical applications suchas potable water or hydrogen production.Fast reactorsFast reactors have been underdevelopment for many years in severalcountries, primarily as breeders.Plutonium breeding allows fast reactors toextract sixty-to-seventy times more energyfrom uranium than thermal reactors do - acapability that will allow very substantialincreases in nuclear power in the longerterm. Fast reactors can also contributeto reducing plutonium stockpiles, and toreducing the required isolation time forhigh-level radioactive waste by utilizingtransuranic radioisotopes and transmutingsome long-lived fission products.The design and operation of sodiumcooledfast reactors, such as the smallsize Prototype Fast Reactor in the UnitedKingdom, the prototype Phénix inFrance, the BN-350 in Kazakstan (part ofits thermal energy was used for sea-waterdesalination), the demonstration BN-600 in Russia, Monju in Japan, and thecommercial size Superphénix in France,have provided an experience base of morethan 400 reactor-years. In addition, thereis a considerable base of experience withlead-bismuth (eutectic) cooled propulsion(submarine) reactors operated in Russia.Currently there are two experimentalfast reactors in operation (BOR-60 andFBTR) and one under commissioning(CEFR); one power fast reactor inoperation (BN-600), one under re-startpreparation (Monju), one in the stage ofend-of-life tests (Phénix), and two underconstruction (PFBR and BN-800).Examples of current activities include:completion of the construction in China ofthe small size Chinese Experimental FastReactor with criticality scheduled for fall2009; the development of the medium sizeKALIMER 600 design in the Republicof Korea; the successful operation ofthe Indian Fast Breeder Test Reactorand its utilization for fast reactor R&D,especially fuel irradiation and materialsresearch; the medium size PrototypeFBR in India for which constructionstarted in 2004 and commissioning isplanned for 2010- 2011; and, in France,the end-of-life experimental programmeat Phénix that will be shut down in fallof 2009, as well as design work for amedium size new generation fast reactor(ASTRID), as a test-bed for system andtechnological innovation, having thecapability for materials and fuel testing,and demonstration of advanced recyclestrategies.In China, component installationwork for the pool-type China ExperimentalFast Reactor (CEFR, 65MWth/20MWe)was completed. Two hundred-fifty tonsof nuclear grade high purity sodium wasshipped to the plant. Filling of the primaryand secondary loops was completed inApril 2009. Fuel loading was planned tostart by August 2009, with first criticalitybefore the end of the year. Grid connectionat 30% power is planned for mid-2010.France just completed the definitionof the test program in view of the final shutdownof the 280 MWe fast reactor Phénix.Research and technology developmentactivities are ongoing in two areas: thegas-cooled and the sodium-cooled fastreactor concepts. France is planning anexperimental reactor (ETDR, possiblyas an European project) in the range of50 MWth to demonstrate the viability ofkey gas-cooled fast reactor technologies.Patented mobile shield panelssave hundreds of man-hours overtraditional concrete block orbuilt up shield walls. Roll in place positioning. Lockable security barrier. Gamma/Neutron attenuation Immediate exposure andcost savings!For the sodium-cooled concept, designwork is ongoing for the 250 – 600 MWeGEN IV prototype sodium-cooled fastreactor ASTRID (to be commissionedin 2020), as a test-bed for system andtechnological innovation, having thecapability for materials and fuel testing,and demonstration of advanced recyclestrategies.In India, the design and analysis ofall major systems and components ofthe 500 MWe Prototype Fast BreederReactor (PFBR, under construction atKalpakkam) have been completed. At thesame time, R&D activities in the fields ofreactor physics, component development,thermal hydraulics, structural mechanics,materials and metallurgy, safety, fuelchemistry and reprocessing are focusedtowards future fast breeder reactors. Forclosing the fuel cycle, a Fast ReactorFuel Cycle Facility (FRFCF) is underconstruction at Kalpakkam. The layoutof the FRFCF has been planned in sucha way that expansion is possible to meetthe requirements of two more 500 MWe(Continued on page 42)Install and remove 35,000 lbs.of shielding in 5 minutes! Significant exposure reductionin outages or in service. Rapid containment access andclosure. Custom designs for anyapplication where repeatablefast access & closure is required.Modular Shield Wall SystemRadiation Protection Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 890, Groton, CT 06340T 888.637.7779 · Email: support@rpsct.com · Web: www.rpsct.comNuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com 41

Development of...Continued from page 41FBRs, which are planned to be built alsoat the Kalpakkam site at later date.Japan just completed the Monjumodification work, the functional testingof the modified systems as well as theSafety Vessel of Indian PrototypeFast Breeder Reactor Lowered intoReactor Vault in Kalpakkam, Indiaentire system functional testing. Basedon a Japanese policy decision, the FastReactor Cycle Technology Development(FaCT) Project was launched aiming atthe commercialization of fast reactorcycle technology. The main developmentissues were identified (13 fast reactortechnology issues and 12 fuel cycleissues). Design studies and R&D ofinnovative technologies are in progress,with the twofold objective of providing,by 2010, the basis for deciding whichinnovative technologies to adopt, anddelivering, by 2015, the conceptualdesigns of demonstration and commercialfacilities.In Russia, the construction of theBN-800 fast reactor at Beloyarsk isprogressing. BN-800 commissioningis planned for 2014. In addition, R&Dprograms are pursued in several areassuch as the design of the BN 800 MOXfuelmanufacturing pilot plant, thedevelopment of advanced sodium cooledfast reactors development and the R&Don fast reactors with heavy liquid metalcoolant (lead-bismuth-cooled SVBR-100,lead-cooled BREST ОD 300, lead-cooledresearch fast reactor BIRS).Within the framework of a distincttrack in the GIF sodium-cooled fastreactor system research plan, the USAis preparing a small-size sodium-cooledmodular fast reactor concept whosecharacteristics are long life, proliferationresistance, inherent safety and potentialfor remote locations deployment. As faras lead-cooled fast reactor R&D, theUS focuses on a small-size concepts,like the lead-cooled secure transportableautonomous reactor (STAR) fuelled withnitride fuel.ConclusionsWith a 14% share, nuclear powercontributes significantly to the world’selectricity supply and has great potentialto expand, and to contribute to emergingneeds such as seawater desalination,hybrid electric vehicles and hydrogenproduction. Considerable developmentis on-going for new, advanced nuclearpower plants with competitive economicsand very high safety levels.References[1] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Energy, Electricityand Nuclear Power Estimates for thePeriod up to 2030, IAEA ReferenceData Series No. 1, IAEA, Vienna(2008).[2] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, HWRs: Statusand Projected Development, IAEATechnical Reports Series, TRS-407,IAEA, Vienna (2002).[3] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Status of AdvancedLight Water Reactor Designs:2004, IAEA-TECDOC-1391, IAEA,Vienna (2004).[4] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Liquid MetalCooled Reactors: Experience inDesign and Operation, IAEA-TEC-DOC-1569, IAEA, Vienna (2007).[5] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Review of NationalAccelerator Driven SystemProgrammes for Partitioning andTransmutation, IAEA-TECDOC-1365, IAEA, Vienna (2003).[6] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Current Statusand Future Development of ModularHigh Temperature Gas Cooled ReactorTechnology, IAEA-TECDOC-1198, IAEA, Vienna (2001).[7] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Design Features toAchieve Defence in Depth in Smalland Medium Sized Reactors (SMRs)IAEA Nuclear Energy Series No.NP-T-2.2 (2009).[8] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Status of SmallReactor Designs Without On-siteRefuelling, IAEA-TECDOC-1536(2007).[9] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Innovative Smalland Medium Sized Reactors: DesignFeatures, Safety Approaches,and R&D Trends, IAEA-TECDOC-1451, Vienna (May 2005).[10] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Advanced NuclearPlant Design Options to Cope withExternal Events, IAEA-TECDOC-1487, Vienna (February 2006).[11] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Status of InnovativeSmall and Medium Sized ReactorDesigns 2005: Reactors withConventional Refuelling Schemes,IAEA-TECDOC-1485, Vienna (March2006).[12] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Advanced Applicationsof Water-Cooled Reactors,IAEA-TECDOC-1584 (2008).[13] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, Improving Economicsand Safety of Water-CooledReactors: Proven Means and NewApproaches, IAEA-TECDOC-1290,IAEA, Vienna (2002).[14] INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC EN-ERGY AGENCY, EvolutionaryWater-Cooled Reactors: StrategicIssues, Technologies and EconomicViability, Proceedings of a symposiumheld in Seoul, 30th November-4th December 1998, IAEA-TEC-DOC-1117, IAEA, Vienna (1999).Contact: Sama Bilbao y León,International Atomic Energy Agency,Wagramer Strasse 5, PO Box 100, A2569,1400 Vienna, Austria; telephone: 43 (1)2600-22865 or 22803, fax: 43 (1) 2600-29598, email: S.Bilbao@iaea.org. 42 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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A Unique & Visionary ECT ProgramBy Bob Lisowyj, Omaha Public PowerDistrict and Zoran Kuljis, Westinghouse.SummaryThe Problem:Stress corrosion cracking (SCC)consists of two stages, an incubationstage followed by a crack propagationstage. The crack propagation stage canbe determined fairly accurately by usingArrhenius energy values. However, theincubation stage can take long periods oftime (20 years is not uncommon), and isfar less predictable with no indication ofhow incubation is progressing. Currently,there is no method for assessing when thetransition from incubation to crackingwill occur, or if it is occurring. Stresscorrosion cracking is therefore difficultto control and is usually found only afterthrough-wall cracking has produceda leak. This problem is particularlyapplicable to stainless steel and inconelalloys in the Reactor Coolant System(RCS) where risk assessments are morecritical to safe plant operations.Specific Areas of Concern:In the nuclear industry, SCC hasoccurred in inconel alloys and stainlesssteel alloys. However, at Fort Calhounstation, the specific areas of concern werethe Control Element Drive MechanismNuclear Energy Institute’s Top IndustryPractice (TIP) Awards highlight thenuclear industry’s most innovativetechniques and ideas. They promotethe sharing of innovation and bestpractices, and consequently improve thecommercial prospects and competitiveposition of the industry as a whole.This TIP Award Entry won the RalphSylvia Best of the Best Award at theNuclear Energy Institute’s NuclearEnergy Assembly held in Washington,D.C. in May, 2009.The team members who participatedincluded: Bob Lisowyj, MaterialsProject Manager, Omaha Public PowerDistrict and Zoran Kuljis, PrincipalEngineer, Westinghouse.(CEDM) seal housings. Fort CalhounStation needed to assess the status of itsown seal housings, and decide whetherpreventative replacement was necessaryor cost effective.Inspection Goals and Choice ofNDE Methodology:The inspection goals were to: definethe material condition, and to reduceoperational risk by better understandingthe incubation period prior to the onset ofSCC.Eddy current testing (ECT) was chosenas the NDE technique of choice, becauseit is so sensitive to surface changes.In fact ECT is hampered by material permeabilityvariations, which challenge thedetection capabilities of a sensor by limitingthe resolution of flaw signatures. It isthis ability to find permeability variationsthat has made ECT so promising in characterizingthe SCC process.ECT acquisition and impedanceoutput is proportional to field driverorientation, sensor pickup type, probe liftoff,and the voltage/frequency settings.Material conditions such as surfaceeffects from cold working may causethe production of martensite or materialnonhomogeneities both of which can bedetected by ECT.Material Investigation:Failed CEDM seal housings weresectioned at the EPRI NDE Center andthen sent to Battelle Pacific NorthwestLaboratories for an analytical transmissionelectron microscopy and scanningelectron microscopy study. Prior to sectioning,ECT was performed on the 304stainless steel housings, and four zonesof high permeability were found with allthe cracking being associated with thesezones of high permeability. The study atBattelle found no unusual material conditions,such as changes in precipitatedensity, no abnormally high dislocationconcentrations, or areas of martensite,which could explain the high permeabilitydetected by ECT.However, surface oxidation willalter the orbital spin in materials such asstainless steels and inconel alloys creatingBob LisowyjBob Lisowyj was awarded a Ph.D. in1978 from the University of Leeds inEngland for work on grain boundaryembrittlement effects in Magnox AL80. He is a holder of six U.S. materialpatents. He became a CharteredEngineer with the EngineeringCouncil, UK, 2007, and a Fellow of theInstitute of Materials, Minerals andMining, 2007. He was enrolled as anInternational Professional Engineer,2008. Currently he is working withOmaha Public Power District, FortCalhoun Nuclear Station as a MaterialsProject Manager.magnetic dipole alignment. This localmagnetic dipole change at the surfaceof the 304 stainless seal housing wouldchange the material from a paramagneticto a ferromagnetic state. The zones offerromagnetic surface layers found byECT are anodic areas from which SCCwill initiate. All cracking has been foundto emanate from these anodic, highpermeability areas. The mechanism oftransitioning to a ferromagnetic stateis described in “Transitioning fromParamagnetic to Ferromagnetic SurfaceOxidation,” an article published byMaterials Performance in November2003 and written by Kirby Woods andBob Lisowyj.FCS Program:A voluntary program at Fort CalhounStation using Wesdyne Intraspect ECTtechnology was started in 1999. In orderto directly compare local permeability,normalized ECT values have been used.The normalized value is defined as anarithmetic ratio of the absolute measurementof local permeability (amplitude) tothe ECT signal value (amplitude) for thesame characteristic calibration standardnotch. This normalized value is then expressedas a percentage. The same axiallyoriented notch was used for all the FortCalhoun Station measurements, and onthe failed CEDM seal housings. For the(Continued on page 46)44 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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A Unique...Continued from page 44permeability measurements a lower frequencywas used because it is more sensitiveto local permeability changes.All 37 Fort Calhoun Station 304stainless steel CEDM seal housings havebeen inspected by the ECT methodologysince 1999 (see the visual). Additionallydata has been collected on the Alloy600 reactor vessel head nozzles duringthe 2005 refueling outage (RFO). Noindication of cracking was found inany of the housings or nozzles at FortCalhoun Station. The highest normalizedECT value from the Fort Calhoun Stationhousings (73.9%) is less than half theECT normalized value (152.4%) fromuncracked housings at another plant.If any normalized ECT values at FortCalhoun Station exceed a conservative,normalized value of the housings (140%),then that housing would be recommendedfor replacement by an available FortCalhoun Station spare housing.To date, little change of permeabilityhas been observed in the retested FortCalhoun Station housings. During the2008 RFO, the eight highest normalizedECT CEDM seal housings were retestedto find out if any changes in permeabilityare occurring. No cracking was found atany of the Fort Calhoun Station CEDMseal housings, and the normalizedpermeability values were unchanged.This lack of change shows that no activeprogression towards SCC failure wasoccurring in any of the CEDM sealhousings at Fort Calhoun Station. Thisdata provides good justification for lessfrequent examinations at Fort CalhounStation.The almost identical CEDM sealhousings at another plant failed after 19years of operation. It may well be thatthe failed CEDM seal housings containedinitially higher, localized permeabilityvalues, however the advantage of the thisTIP is that it provides a mechanism fortracking the change in permeability withtime and finding areas that are susceptibleto SCC. The change in permeability atthe plant that had failures in their CEDMseal housings would have been a goodindicator that incubation was progressing,and that SCC failure was likely. This isthe essence of this TIP, which providesa method of enhancing plant safetyby predicting SCC susceptibility, andavoiding early and costly replacement ofexpensive plant components resulting insavings and productivity increases. Themethodology is fully transferable to otherplants.SafetyThe tracking of the ECT permeabilitysignal enhances nuclear safety by notonly detecting flaws, but by monitoringthe progress of the incubation stage andprojecting when cracking will occur.This ability to project when and wherecracking will occur results in fewerinspections, removes the probabilityof through-wall leaks, and results inlower radiation exposures by reducingexamination frequency.Radiation Protection Savings is 10-50 person-rem.Initial Savings would come fromavoiding replacement of CEDM SealHousingsCost SavingsSince the inception of the ECTProgram in 1999, the total cost ofinspections has been ~$500,000. Withoutthe ECT Program, all the CEDM housingswould have been replaced during the2006 RFO for a cost of ~$5,000,000.Additionally, this replacement wouldhave needed 7 outage days for a cost of$2,100,000, and an estimated plant laborcost $200,000.InnovationThe ECT Program is unique andvisionary, because for the first time amethod for tracking the incubation stageof SCC has been achieved. The accuracyof projecting when SCC is occurring istherefore significantly improved. Theprocess is also innovative in its simplicityof field work, and analysis of ECT data.The anodic, high permeability, potentialcracking zones are very easy to discriminateon the ECT display from Intraspect, andactual testing is accomplished in less thanhalf a day.TransferabilityThe ECT Program for permeabilitymonitoring can be used at any plant to assessthe condition and extent of the incubationstage, which has been a huge areaof uncertainty prior to the ECT Program.The normalized amplitude ECT value canprovide every plant with a measurable parameterthat can be used to achieve greatersystem reliability by avoiding unexpectedSCC failures. In general any progressiveincreases in normalized amplitude ECTvalues would be indicative of an activeincubation period in which SCC wouldoccur. If no changes in normalized permeabilityvalues are observed then themechanism is not active and fewer, lessfrequent inspections are necessary. Themethodology would be particularly beneficialto stainless steels and inconel alloysin the RCS where operational risk isthe highest.Contact: Bob Lisowyj, Omaha PublicPower District, Fort Calhoun Station, 9610Power Lane, Blair, NE 68008; telephone:(402) 533-6491, fax: (402) 533-7390,email: blisowyj@oppd.com. 46 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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Continued Focus on ExcellenceBy Nebraska Public Power District.In just a few months, the first decadeof the new millennium will be history.For the Nebraska Public Power DistrictNPPD) Cooper Nuclear Station, it’s beena historic 10 years.Like much of the rest of the nuclearindustry at the turn of this century, CooperNuclear Station (CNS), in southeasternNebraska, faced an uncertain future. Butthe nuclear renaissance has come quicklyand dramatically to the 835 MW facility.In 2000, it appeared likely that thestation would shut down when its licenseexpired in 2014. But by early 2003, theprospects for nuclear energy had changedto the point where the NPPD Boardof Directors was considering a licenserenewal. To begin laying the groundworkfor a possible operating license renewalapplication, NPPD signed a 10-yearmanagement support services contractwith Entergy Nuclear in summer of 2003.NPPD continues to own the plant andthe license, but Entergy personnel areinvolved in the day-to-day managementof the plant. This relationship broughtlong-term management stability toCooper, and the benefits of being partof a large, successful nuclear fleet.Performance improved, and the NPPDBoard subsequently declared its intentionto seek a license renewal to operate thestation to 2034.NPPD then embarked upon anintensive $300 million investmentprogram to improve the station’s materialcondition and boost its long termreliability.• New low pressure turbines.In early 2005, Cooper replaced bothlow pressure turbines with newSiemens turbines.• New feedwater heaters.In 2005 Cooper began the threecycleprocess of replacing all eightfeedwater heaters. The old heaters,installed when the plant was builtin the late 1960s, were experiencingwall thinning, and required repairsevery refueling outage. Four newBrian O’GradyBrian O’Grady, site vice presidentof Cooper Nuclear Station, joinedNebraska Public Power District inSeptember 2008. He most recentlyserved as Site Vice President atTennessee Valley Authority’s Brownsheaters will be installed during thefall 2009 outage.• New intake screens.Cooper draws its circulating waterfrom the fast-flowing Missouri River.Over three decades of service, the siltand debris in the river took its toll onthe equipment in the intake structure,and divers were needed several timesa year to clear debris from the intakebays. In 2007, CNS replaced allnine traveling screens, and the trashrack/trash rake system. The modernintake equipment boosted condenserperformance by excluding debris thatpassed through the old screens andfouled the condenser tubes. Todaydivers are rarely needed for thesecleaning services at Cooper, whichgreatly reduces industrial safetyconcerns.• Sonar System.Cooper also was one of the firststations in America to install leadingedgesonar technology in the servicewater intake bay. The sonar systemenables the Control Room to monitorsilt and debris buildup in the bay,in real time. Before the sonar wasFerry Nuclear Plant, where he wasresponsible for restarting Unit 1following 22 years of shutdown and theday to day operation of Units 2 & 3.While at Entergy previously, he servedas Vice President of Operations Supportfor Entergy Nuclear Northeast, followingtwo years as General Manager, PlantOperations, at James A. FitzpatrickNuclear Power Plant. He is also aformer Operations Manager of PointBeach Nuclear Plant for the NuclearManagement Company.Mr. O’Grady has more than 23 yearsexperience in the commercial nuclearpower industry. He holds a Bachelor ofScience degree from Lehigh Universityin Bethlehem, Pa., with a major inmetallurgical and material engineeringand a minor in economics.installed, operators took frequentmanual “soundings” at the servicewater intake.Along with the intake structure work,Nebraska Public Power District installeda series of “turning vanes” in the MissouriRiver bed. These scientifically designedbaffles, precisely placed using the globalpositioning system, produce eddies andvortices in the river that cause silt andsediments to keep moving downriverinstead of being drawn into the intakes.The combination of the turning vanes andthe advanced sonar system has enhancedthe safety margin and significantlyreduced the maintenance of the servicewater system.• Cooper purchased the old Surryunit 1 Westinghouse main generatorstator in May 2006, put the 1.2million pound component on a bargein Virginia, and over the course offive months, threaded it along manywaterways to bring it to Cooperin October 2006. The station builta huge soft-sided fabric structure(Continued on page 50)48 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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Continued Focus...Continued from page 48and during most of 2007 rebuilt theold Surry stator in the temporarybuilding. During the spring 2008outage, the old Cooper generator wasreplaced with the rebuilt Surry unitand a new Siemens rotor forged inRomania. The old Cooper stator wassold to another U.S. nuclear station.• Cooper also purchased a new 345Kv switchyard transformer, installedstate-of-the-art reactor vessel levelcontrols, and is in the process ofreplacing both reactor recirculationmotor generator set motors.Dry cask photo: By early 2010, NebraskaPublic Power will completework on the Independent Spent FuelStorage Installation, and transfer fuelfrom the fuel pool to dry cask storage.In the photo, the last of 198 pilings arebeing driven 80 feet to the bedrock, toserve as the foundation for the dry caskpad.All this new equipment has hada dramatic effect. Cooper’s outageperformance has improved markedly. In2008 Cooper set a new continuous runrecord and a new gross generation recordfor a refueling and maintenance outageyear. In early 2009, it implemented anappendix K power uprate to boost grosspower rating from 801 MW to 835 MW.To get maximum benefit fromvastly improved equipment reliability,a substantial number of non-operationsemployees – clerical staff, securityofficers, electricians, mechanics andmany other disciplines – have completedthe first half of the intensive non-licensedoperator class. This built a broad and longlastingreservoir of fundamental technicalknowledge and understanding across theentire organization. The program directlyresulted in a deep operational focus atCooper, and has positioned Cooper forongoing performance improvements.Cooper is located in a sparselypopulated area in one of the most ruralstates in America. Cooper employeesplay a major role in their communitiesas business owners, school board andcity council members, as volunteerfirefighters and emergency medicaltechnicians, as coaches, youth mentors,hospital volunteers, church leaders, andso on. Most of the 720 or so employeeshave deep roots in the communitiesaround the station, and many peoplein southeastern Nebraska know or arerelated to someone who works at thepower plant. Consequently, Cooper enjoysstrong citizen support in the communitiesaround the station.Complimenting this wellspringof support, NPPD actively reaches outto Nebraskans. Cooper has an activetour program and has forged education,training, energy research, and workforcedevelopment partnerships with localcolleges and universities. Every summer,NPPD hosts an energy workshop forteachers across the state. The stationalso hosts a number of science tours forscience classes across the region.Cooper, mirroring the industry ofwhich it is a part, went from having anuncertain future less than a decade ago,to having a bright future today. The NRChas accepted Cooper’s license renewalapplication. Things are looking good forCooper Nuclear Station, its employees,and NPPD customers. With a continuedfocus on excellence in safe nuclear poweroperations, the best is yet to come.Basic Statistics:• General Electric BWR 4, Mark Ireactor.• June 1968 construction began. Thestation is located on 1,121 acresin Nebraska and 230 acres on theopposite side of the Missouri Riverin Missouri.• January 18, 1974 operatinglicense granted by Atomic EnergyCommission.• July 1, 1974 commercial operationbegan.• Station named in honor of GuyCooper and his family. The Cooperfamily built one of the first powerplants in Nebraska, in Humboldt,in 1890. Cooper family memberswere active in the Nebraska powerindustry for the next 85 years.• Cooper station furnishes about 20percent of the power NPPD generatesfor Nebraska citizens. Cooper poweris also sold in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,the Dakotas, and elsewhere.• Approximately 720 employees.Eighteen month refueling cycle.Flow loop simulator photo: In 2009CNS designed and built a sophisticatedsafety and human performance flowloop training simulator. The elaboratestructure of pipes, pumps, valves, andtanks present very realistic safetyand human performance error trapsnuclear workers often face whenworking on equipment. The simulatoris constructed, so even people whonever deal with nuclear power plantequipment will have opportunities totest their grasp of human performancetools and their knowledge of industrialaccident precursors. Every personbadged to Cooper undergoes flow loopsimulator training at least once everycycle.Contact: Glenn Troester, NebraskaPublic Power District / Cooper NuclearStation, P. O. Box 93, 72676 648A Ave,Brownville, NE 68321; telephone: (402)825-5768, email: grtroes@nppd.com. 50 www.NuclearPlantJournal.com Nuclear Plant Journal, September-October 2009

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