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<strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> March-April 2009, Volume 27 No. 2 27th Year of Publication <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> is published by EQES, Inc.six times a year in February, April, June, August, October and December (Directory). The subscription rate for non-qualifi ed readers in the United States is $150.00 for six issues per year. The additional air mail cost for non-U.S. readers is $30.00. Payment may be made by American Express ® , Master Card ® , VISA ® or check and should accompany the order. Checks not drawn on a United States bank should include an additional $45.00 service fee. All inquiries should be addressed to <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>, 799 Roosevelt Road, Building 6, Suite 208, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5925; Phone: (630) 858-6161, ext. 103; Fax: (630) 858-8787. *Current Circulation: Total: 12,000 Utilities: 4,600 *All circulation information is subject to BPA Worldwide, Business audit. Authorization to photocopy articles is granted by EQES, Inc. provided that payment is made to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; Phone: (978) 750- 8400, Fax: (978) 646-8600. The fee code is 0892-2055/02/$3.00+$.80. © Copyright 2009 by EQES, Inc. <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> is a registered trademark of EQES, Inc. Printed in the USA. Staff Senior Publisher and Editor Newal K. Agnihotri Publisher and Sales Manager Anu Agnihotri Editorial & Marketing Assistant Michelle Gaylord Administrative Assistant QingQing Zhu ® Articles & Reports <strong>Plant</strong> Maintenance & <strong>Plant</strong> Life Extension Application of Modeling and Simulation to <strong>Nuclear</strong> Power <strong>Plant</strong>s By Berry Gibson, IBM and Rolf Gibbels, Dassault Systemes 16 Steam Generators with Tight Manufacturing Procedures By Ei Kadokami, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 18 SG Design Based on Operational Experience and R&D By Jun Tang, Babcock & Wilcox Canada 20 Confi dent to Deliver Reliable Performance By Bruce Bevilacqua, Westinghouse <strong>Nuclear</strong> 26 An Evolutionary <strong>Plant</strong> Design By Martin Parece, AREVA NP, Inc. 28 Designed for Optimum Production By Danny Roderick, GE Hitachi <strong>Nuclear</strong> Energy Industry Innovations 32 Controlling Alloy 600 Degradation 36 By John Wilson, Exelon <strong>Nuclear</strong> Corporation Condensate Polishing Innovation 38 By Lewis Crone, Dominion Millstone Power Station Reducing Deposits in Steam Generators By Electric Power Research Institute 42 Minimizing Radiological Effl uent Releases By Electric Power Research Institute <strong>Plant</strong> Profi le 45 2008-A Year of “Firsts” for AmerenUE’s Callaway <strong>Plant</strong> 48 By Rick Eastman, AmerenUE Departments New Energy News 8 Utility, Industry & Corporation 9 New Products, Services & Contracts 11 New Documents 14 Meeting & Training Calendar 15 <strong>Journal</strong> Services List of Advertisers 6 Advertiser Web Directory 30 On The Cover Callaway is located in Missouri. It has a Standardized <strong>Nuclear</strong> Unit Power <strong>Plant</strong> System, using a Westinghouse fourloop pressurized reactor and a General Electric turbine-generator. See page 48 for a profi le. Mailing Identifi cation Statement <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> (ISSN 0892-2055) is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October and December by EQES, Inc., 799 Roosevelt Road, Building 6, Suite 208, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5925. The printed version of the <strong>Journal</strong> is available cost-free to qualifi ed readers in the United States and Canada. The subscription rate for non-qualifi ed readers is $150.00 per year. The cost for non-qualifi ed, non-U.S. readers is $180.00. Periodicals (permit number 000-739) postage paid at the Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMAS- TER: Send address changes to <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> (EQES, Inc.), 799 Roosevelt Road, Building 6, Suite 208, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-5925. <strong>Nuclear</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>, March-April 2009 www.nuclearplantjournal.com 5
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