Nuclear Power Europe 2010 Conference Programme

Day 2 – Wednesday 9 June

Session 3: Managing the Nuclear Supply Chain

Room: NPE

09:00 – 10:30

The importance of nurturing a strong supply chain for the nuclear industry cannot be over-estimated. This session looks at would be participants of the European nuclear renaissance can gain the necessary accreditation for their products and services.

Chair: Glen Little, Director Nuclear New Build, Doosan Babcock Energy Ltd., UK

Nuclear supply chain accreditation

Terry Mundy, Business Development Manager, Lloyd’s Register EMEA, UK

Supply chain contract structures

Graham Alty, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP, UK

Overview of the steps needed to obtain an ASME Nuclear Certificate of Authorization

Angus Beveridge, Lead Nuclear Supervisor, HSB International GmbH, Germany

Co-Authors:

Barry Bobo, Vice President Global Nuclear, HSB Global Standards, USA

Wilford LaRochelle, Principal Code Consultant, HSB Global Standards, USA

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee Break

Session 4: The Viability of Nuclear Power: Politics, Economics & the Environment (Panel Discussion)

Room: NPE

11:00 – 12:30

How will nuclear power be paid for? What are the limits of the state’s participation of the nuclear industry in a largely liberalized sector? And how can the industry overcome dedicated opposition to nuclear power from certain environmental groups? With invited speakers from Greenpeace, the World Nuclear Association and Eurelectric, and the former Greenpeace UK chief executive and pro-nuclear advocate Stephen Tindale, the ‘The Viability of Nuclear Power: Politics, Economics and the Environment’ is sure to be a highlight of Nuclear Power Europe.

MODERATOR:

Tim Probert, Conference Director, PennWell Corporation, UK

PANELLISTS:

Jan Haverkamp EU Policy Campaigner Dirty Energy, Greenpeace, Belgium

Jozsef Bajsz Chairman of Working Group Nuclear, Eurelectric & Head of Quality Man. Dep., Paks Nuclear Power Plant, Hungary

Mark Weaver Managing Partner EMEA , Rider Levett Bucknall, UK

Stephen Tindale Co-Founder, Climate Answers, UK 
Stephen Kidd Director of Strategy & Research, World Nuclear Association, UK

12:30 – 14:00: Delegate Lunch

JOINT PLENARY PANEL DISCUSSION

Room: Ground Floor, Auditorium, Congress Centre

Climate Policy Uncertainty – Where Does the Power Industry

Go From Here?

14:00 - 15:30

MODERATOR:

Stephen Sackur International Journalist and TV Presenter, UK

PANELLISTS:

Joan MacNaughton Senior Vice President for Power & Environment Policies, Alstom Power Systems, UK

David Porter Chief Executive, Association of Electricity Producers, UK

Rainer Hauenschild CEO Energy Solutions, Siemens AG, Germany

Stephen Kidd Director of Strategy & Research, World Nuclear Association, UK

Iain H Miller CEO, Doosan Power Systems, UK

Carlo Luzzatto Co-General Manager, Ansaldo Energia, Italy

Matthias Hartung CEO and President, RWE Technology GmbH, Germany

15:30 – 16:00: Coffee Break

Session 5: Plant Life Extensions & Upgrades

Room: NPE

16:00 – 17:30

Amid discussion about a nuclear renaissance in Europe, it can be forgotten that there is an extensive, efficient fleet of existing nuclear power stations. This session, using industry leading project references, explores the work being done to extend the life of Europe’s existing nuclear power stations. The session will feature mechanical engineering techniques to prolong nuclear plant life.

Chair: Stefan Hatt, Group Vice President, ABB Ltd., Switzerland

Co-Chair: Paolo Gaio, Chief Advisor, Westinghouse Electric Company, Belgium

Stepwise modernization of the Nuclear Power Plant Leibstadt

Stefano Bertoli, General Manager Nuclear Power Plant, ABB Power Systems, Switzerland

Co-Author:

John Grinold, Senior Nuclear Engineer, ABB Power Systems, Switzerland

Plant life extension of the Krkso NPP in Slovenia

Xavier Pitoiset, Principal Engineer, Westinghouse Electric, Belgium

& Bruno Glaser, Licensing and Analysis Department Superintendent, NPP Krško, Slovenia

Co-Author:

Steven Toney, Principal Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company, USA

Challenges in the development of virtual controls for class 1E safety applications

Jeff Engelberger, Business Development Manager, DRS Consolidated Controls Inc.¸ USA

Co-Authors:

Paul Stankiewicz, Principal Engineer, DRS Consolidated Controls Inc., USA

Joseph Fowler, Product Development Manager, DRS Consolidated Controls Inc., USA

I&C design validation using simulation

Pascal Gain, Vice President - Power Plant Simulation, CORYS T.E.S.S., France

Reserve Presentation:

Concluding on plant safety and functional reliability based on functional safety case assessments with configuration management and requirements-solution-verification evidence

Pontus Ryd, Specialist – Nuclear Systems Engineering/Systems Safety, Solvina AB, Sweden

* Invited / To be confirmed