RIC 2006 Conference Program
The Program and Conference Schedule 
provides RIC 2006 session information. Presentations and speeches made at the conference are available below.
For a schedule of the Poster Sessions, please see our Poster Sessions by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) Web page.
The IOUs and Action Items list provides
responses to questions which were not answered at the conference, and followup responses to actions that were taken away from the conference.
The Registrant List (updated March 9, 2006) - provides the name, business address, phone number, and email address of conference registrants who gave permission to post their information on-line.
Organization Charts - USNRC | NRR | RES | NMSS | NSIR
Tuesday, March 7, 2006
| Session | Session Name | Name of Presenter/ Presentation Type |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | Welcome |
|
| P2 | Plenary Session | Nils J. Diaz, NRC Chairman |
| P3 | Regulatory Trends | Jim Dyer |
| P4 | Plenary Session | Edward McGaffigan, Jr., NRC Commissioner |
| T1BC | Fuels - Cladding Behavior for Regulatory Applications | Paul Clifford |
| T1D | Fire Protection - Risk-Informed and Performance-Bases |
Joe W. Donahue James E. Lyons Alex Marion Sunil D. Weerakkody |
| T1E | Licensing Issues | Pamela B. Cowan James J. Fisicaro John F. McCann Michael D. Tschiltz |
| T1F | License Renewal | Kenneth Chang Rani Franovich Patricia Lougheed Louise Lund Garry G. Young License Renewal Poster |
| T1GH | Rulemaking | Jim Davis Gary M. Holahan Michael T. Lesar Jim Riccio |
| T2BC | Severe Accident Research | Sudhamay Basu Robert Henry Thomas Kress Michel Vidard Richard Wachowiak |
| T2D | New Reactor Licensing, Preparing for Combined License Reviews | Session Intro Joseph Colaccino Joseph D. Hegner Phillip Ray Rebecca Smith-Kevern Session Closing |
| T2E | Use of Operating Experience (Regulator/Operator/Licensee) | Session Intro Vincent Coulehan Barry Kaufer John Kauffman Mary Jane Ross-Lee Mark Satorius |
| T2F | Allegations | Samuel J. Collins J. Bradley Fewell Billie Pirner-Garde Nick Hilton Rocco Scanza |
| T2GH | Emergency Preparedness - Lessons Learned from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita *Due to the size of this presentation, the pages are provided in sections. |
Neal Fudge* |
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
| Session | Session Name | Name of Presenter/ Presentation Type |
|---|---|---|
| P5 | Plenary Session: RES | Carl J. Paperiello
Speech | Presentation |
| P6 | Plenary Session | Jeffrey S. Merrifield, NRC Commissioner
Speech | Presentation |
| W3BC | Risk-Informed Regulatory Structure for Future Reactors | |
| W3BRK | Yucca Mountain | |
| W3D | GSI 191 | |
| W3F | International Perspectives | |
| W3GH | Safety Culture Initiatives and Implications | |
| P7 | Plenary Session | Gregory B. Jaczko, NRC Commissioner |
| P8 | Plenary Session | Peter B. Lyons, NRC Commissioner |
| W4BC | Advanced Reactors - GEN IV Research and Licensing Strategies for the NGNP |
|
| W4D | Risk-Informed Activities - Status and Direction | |
| W4E | ROP - Assessment Program Update | Session (all presentations combined) |
| W4F | Current Seismic Issues and Associated Research | |
| W4GH | Spent Fuel Management |
Thursday, March 9, 2006
| Session | Session Name | Name of Presenter/ Presentation Type |
|---|---|---|
| Th5BC | Materials Degradation | |
| Th5D | Digital Instrumentation and Control - Diversity and Defense-in-Depth for Digital Systems |
|
| Th5E | ROP Inspection Program Update | |
| Th5F | Construction Inspection Program (CIP) and Inspection, Tests, Analyses and Acceptance (ITAAC) |
|
| Th5GH | Security - Security Program Update and Path Forward | |
| RG1BC | Region I Breakout | Session (all presentations combined) |
| RG2D | Region II Breakout | Ashok Bhatnagar - Presentation 1, Presentation 2 |
| RG3E | Region III Breakout | Session (all presentations combined) |
| RG4GH | Region IV Breakout | Joseph V. Parrish |
