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WEDNESDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER
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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
Mark Shannon, Project Management Office,
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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09:10
Keynote
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IMPLEMENTING THE
HIGH-ACTIVITY WASTE REPOSITORY
Andrew
Parkes, Head of Site Characterisation, Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
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Update on the siting process for the UK’s first deep
geological disposal facility to be shared by all nuclear sites in England
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Working with new nuclear build utilities: closing the
loop on nuclear waste
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CONSTRUCTION AND
PLANNING FOR GENERATING PLANTS
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09:40
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Sizewell B (SZB) Dry Fuel Store Project: Securing
Sizewell’s Future
Timothy Johnson, Ops Manager, Investment
Delivery, EDF Energy Generation
Andrew MacDonald, Architect Engineer SZB
Dry Store Project, Plant Engineering Branch, Central Technical Organisation,
EDF Energy Generation
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Insight into the challenges of engineering for 100 year
life
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Integrating nuclear new build at an operating power
station
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Overview of lessons learned from the project
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10:05
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A Novel Approach to
Submarine Dismantling
Michael Donnington,
Programme Manager, Babcock International
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10:30
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Questions and
Answers Session
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10:45
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NETWORKING
REFRESHMENT BREAK
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LATEST NUCLEAR
TECHNOLOGIES
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11:15
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The EPR at Flamanville
3: Ensuring Long Life for the Asset
Gilles Rousseau,
Mechanical Senior Engineer, EDF Centre National d’Equipement Nucléaire
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Justification of the Mechanical sizing of the main
primary components of the EPR FA3 for a 60 years lifetime
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Overview of feedback of the mechanical studies performed
in the FA3 context
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Lessons learnt from this project for future project
planning
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11:40
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Inside AWE and its Facility Projects
Bruce Cletheroe, Group Leader, Design
Engineering, Sites and Assets, AWE
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12:05
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Dreadnought
Submarine Programme: Putting Modern Nuclear Plant on a Submarine
Jack Stepanian, Dreadnought Office Resident Manager, Rolls-Royce Submarines
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Insight into new facility requirements, in support of
design, manufacture and construction
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Overview of programme complexity and size, and facility
requirements demanded by a modern nuclear product of this scale
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Summary of key challenges, including those specific to
putting nuclear plant on a submarine
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12:30
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Questions and
Answers Session
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12:45
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NETWORKING LUNCH
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13:45
Panel Discussion
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Planning Nuclear Projects into the Future
Chaired by: Roger May, Independent
Consultant, Magnox Sites Ltd.
Bruce Cletheroe, Group Leader, Design
Engineering, Sites and Assets, AWE
Mark Shannon, Project Management Office,
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
Timothy Johnson, Ops Manager, Investment
Delivery, EDF Energy Generation
Michael Donnington, Programme Manager,
Babcock International
- Why do nuclear projects cost more than
budgeted and how can we reduce the cost into the future?
- How can the industry ensure that the
right resources, both material and human are secured for projects?
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How can the industry help to manage public perception
of nuclear plants to ensure support?
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14:30
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Status of Small Modular Reactors in the UK
Mike Middleton, Strategy Manager for Nuclear,
Energy Technologies Institute
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Overview of potential benefits of deploying SMRs in a
transition to a UK low carbon economy
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Understanding the steps towards potential deployment
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Update on Phase 1 of the UK SMR competition
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14:55
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networking
refreshment break
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15:25
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Manufacturing
Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV) for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR)
Keith Bridger,
Professor of Welding Engineering Practice, Nuclear AMRC
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Benefits of using the Two
thirds scale SMR demonstrator to reduce cost
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International collaboration
between Nuclear AMRC, EPRI and industrial partners
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The need to accelerate
deployment of SMR technology in both the United Kingdom and United States
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15:50
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Engineering
the Upgrade of Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST): the UK’s Spherical Tokamak
Mark
Shannon, Project Management Office, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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An introduction into the scientific questions the
upgrade will address
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Gain an insight into some of the unique engineering
challenges encountered and novel solutions adopted
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A review of project successes and some of the key
lessons learned
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16:15
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Questions
and Answers Session
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16:30
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CHAIR’S CLOSING
REMARKS
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16:45
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END OF CONFERENCE
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