TUESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER 2019
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08:30
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REGISTRATION
AND REFRESHMENTS
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09:00
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CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS
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09:10
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: REGULATORY EXPECTATIONS
RELATING TO VENTILATION SYSTEMS AND DECOMMISSIONING
Ian Davies, Mechanical Engineering
Specialist Inspector – Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation
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09:35
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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SPECIFICATION
AND PERFORMANCE OF VENTILATION PLANT
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09:40
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Update on UK Nuclear Industry Ventilation
Engineering Guides and Standards
Bernard Swinnerton, Senior Mechanical
Engineer, Sellafield Ltd
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Summary of
current ventilation engineering guides and standards
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Access to the guides
and standards through the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Hub
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Recent updates
and forward work plan
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10:00
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VORTEX AMPLIFIERS (VXA) TESTING and SPECIFICATION
Michael Golden, Senior Ventilation
& Building Services Engineer, Sellafield
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A brief introduction
to past use of VXAs in the nuclear industry
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Recent
performance testing of current design
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Planned new
Engineering Standard and Guide to cover specification and purchasing of VXAs
for the nuclear industry
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10:25
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSIoN
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10:35
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Networking REFRESHMENT BREAK
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11:05
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Abatement HEPA Filter Efficiency Measurement
Auditing
Grant Hall, Senior Design Engineer, AWE
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Introduction to
the basic theory of HEPA filter efficiency testing
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Issues found
during measurement point audits
· Estimation of error magnitudes in filter testing
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VEntilation for decommissioning and temporary
Containments
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11:25
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Laser Cutting for Nuclear Decommissioning:
Particulate and Fume Challenge
Jonathan Dodds, Technical Manager, National
Nuclear Laboratory
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Outline of laser size
reduction technology and the potential benefits to nuclear decommissioning
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Summary of recent
experiments performed in support of the increase of the technology readiness
level of laser cutting within the nuclear industry
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A focus on particulate and
fume
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Potential future technical
challenges ahead
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11:50
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TEMPORARY VENTILATION PROTOCOLS AT DOUNREAY
Gordon Tait, Senior Project Manager,
Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd.
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Problems of
Plutonium
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Dynamic
containment challenges
· Resultant containment solution
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12:10
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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12:20
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NETWORKING
LUNCH
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13:20
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: APPLICATION OF
AIRTIGHTNESS TO HEALTHCARE BUILDINGS
Blanca Beato-Arribas, Microclimate
Team Leader, BSRIA
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13:45
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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INNOVATION IN filtration
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13:50
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What should you expect from a nuclear HEPA filter
media?
Christian Desquilles, Applications
Manager Europe, Lydall
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How does a
nuclear filter media work?
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How is it tested
during production and what it needs to fulfil to be compliant with various
engineering standards?
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What is the
level of expectation for the future?
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14:15
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High Strength Glass Fibre HEPA Filters for the UK
Market
Alun Williams, Senior Engineer,
Energy, Porvair Filtration Group
Kevin Ward, Business Manager, Nuclear Services, Porvair Filtration
Group
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Recent history
of high strength glass fibre HEPA filter development
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Explanation of
the key features and how these increase filter strength and improve
performance
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Advantages of
high strength glass fibre HEPA filters
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14:35
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Update of Filter
Testing Results from Mississippi State University’s Institute for Clean
Energy Technology
Charlie
Waggoner, Director & Research Professor MSU ICET
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An evaluation of separator-less HEPA filter designs
under temperature, relative humidity, and loading;
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evaluation of DOE’s service life guidelines for HEPA
filters;
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qualifying the performance envelope of HEPA filters and
technologies protecting them
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15:00
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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15:10
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PANEL DISCUSSION: IMPROVING FILTER
PERFORMANCE
Chair: Bernard Swinnerton, Sellafield
Panellists:
Grant Hall, Senior Design Engineer, AWE, Alun Williams, Senior Engineer, Energy, Porvair, Mike Vinson, Technical
Support Manager, Camfil Air Filtration and Tom Stanley, HVAC Engineer T31S01&2 SQEP, EDF-Energy
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Overview of
current ‘general use’ glass fibre HEPA filters in UK nuclear market
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Practicalities
of introducing high strength glass fibre media into HEPA filters
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Other options
for improved performance/lifetime of HEPA filters for nuclear
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15:35
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Networking REFRESHMENT BREAK
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REACTOR
VENTILATION
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16:05
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Solutions for Filtered Pressure Relief in Japan
Felix Sassen, Acting Director
Engineering CoE Germany, Westinghouse Electric
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The purpose of
filtered pressure relief as well as special local requirements
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The technology
to meet the requirements and associated verification and validation
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Experience from
implementation of the dry filtered venting technology
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16:30
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HVAC Systems and nuclear safety of EPR
Tomasz Staruzyk, Mechanical HVAC
Engineer, EDF Energy
Synopsis of the key challenges
spanning back to GDA Stage
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An overview of
the principal HVAC installations supporting the main nuclear safety functions
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Deep dive into
operation of cooling and containment ventilation systems – normal and upset
operation
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16:55
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Introduction of HVAC systems for Nuclear Island in
UK HPR1000
Eddy Liu, HVAC Engineer, China
General Nuclear Power Corporation
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Overview of
controlled area ventilation systems
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Overview of
uncontrolled area ventilation systems
· UK context and gap identification
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17:20
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QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
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17:30
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CHAIR’S
CLOSING REMARKS
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17:35
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END OF
DAY ONE
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17:45
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DRINKS
RECEPTION
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19:00
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DINNER
– REGISTRATION REQUIRED
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