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2014 Environmental Qualification Technical Meeting

 Sheraton Sand Key Resort 
Clearwater Beach, FL
November 10-14, 2014

Sponsored by
Curtiss-Wright, Nuclear Division, Scientech
NUGEQ (Nuclear Utility Group on Equipment Qualification)

Curtiss-Wright, and NUGEQ are jointly sponsoring a technical meeting on nuclear power plant equipment environmental and seismic qualification (EQ). The purpose of the meeting is to promote the interface of organizations involved in nuclear industry EQ efforts. Managers and engineers in attendance represent US and international utilities, regulators, manufacturers, national laboratories, commercial test laboratories, and consultants.

Participation

There is no registration fee for personnel from utilities that are members of EQDB/EQ PowerSuite™ or NUGEQ.  There is a $1,195 fee for non-member participants.  Meeting fees are waived for invited presentations.  Optional two-day training held Monday and Tuesday is $1,795 per attendee.

Preliminary Agenda

The meeting will be held during the week of November 10-14. Training commences on November 10, and ends on the 11^th.   The Technical Meeting begins on Wednesday, the 12^th, and ends at noon on Friday, the 14^th.  A coordinated schedule of events will be published in advance of the meeting. A preliminary schedule of events is provided below.  Presentations will be integrated into theappropriate Technical Sessions and open to all attendees.

 
Call for Papers

Abstracts regarding other topics related to Environmental and Seismic Qualification are welcome and will also be considered. Industry personnel interested in contributing to the technical sessions should submit a presentation abstract of not more than 400 words no later than COB, Friday, August 15, 2014 to: Brian Morris; Business Segment Manager, EQ.  Presentations will be selected based on the subject matter as provided in the
abstract and relevance to the broad topics below.

• Impact of NRC Orders and Recommendations related to the Japan Nuclear Accident Lessons learned on Equipment Qualification*
• Development and EQ Testing of New EQ Equipment or Materials of Interest*
• New Regulatory Issues and the Impact on EQ Programs and EQ Management*
• Aging Management Research and Practical Applications*
• Utility Experience and Lessons Learned from Self-Assessments*
• New Plant EQ Parameters, EQ Equipment, and Qualification Topics*
• Industry Standards Revisions Impacting EQ
• Industry Activities Related to Equipment Procurement and
  Obsolescence
• Regulatory Guidance Revisions Impacting EQ
• Equipment Condition Monitoring – Costs and Benefits
• NRC Inspection Practice and Experience
• Vendor-Specific EQ Experience
• Service Life vs. Qualified Life Issues
• NRC Inspection Practice and Experience
• Temperature/Radiation Monitoring – Costs and Benefits
• Inspection, Audit and Assessment Findings
• Implementation of IAEA EQ Program Guidance
• Plant-Specific Current Issues
• Utility experience with EQ and Licensing of Digital Systems
  and Equipment
• EQ Program Upgrade; Cost Reduction; Scope Reduction
• EQ Program Health Monitoring – Methods, Benefits and Pitfalls
• EQ Cost Savings Initiatives
• Power Uprate Impact on EQ Programs
• Seismic Qualification Technical and Regulatory Topics
• Benchmarking
• INPO Initiatives and Implementation Experience
• License Renewal Planning and Implementation

 *Topics with high interest level in surveys.

Technical Contacts