RIC 2011 Agenda

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Service Area Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, Help Desk)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Incident Response Experience Tours Specific tour times run concurrently with Technical Session start times; tour shuttles depart from the lower level.
8:30 a.m.–10:10 a.m.	Opening Session – Video | Audio | Transcript Welcome and Introductory Remarks: Eric Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Chairman Keynote : Meeting our Mission in Challenging Times Dr. Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission EDO Remarks: An Overview of NRC Operations R. W. Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary The Views of the Honorable Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner – Video | Audio | Transcript Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Commissioner Plenary Initial Impressions of a New Commissioner – Video | Audio | Transcript William C. Ostendorff, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
T1 10 CFR Part 21 and Commercial-Grade Dedication | Audio T2 Current Activities and Future Plans for Small-Sized and Medium-Sized Reactors | Audio T3 Digital Instrumentation and Control Research: Strengthening Regulatory Decisions | Audio T4 NRC Enforcement Policy—Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going | Audio T5 Radiation Protection | Audio T6 Regulatory Impacts of International Operating Experience | Audio T7 Status and Path Forward on Generic Safety Issue 191, “Assessment of Debris Accumulation on Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) Sump Performance,” and Implications for Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) | Audio
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
T8 Adjudicatory Hearings—Public Access, Procedural Transparency, and Barriers to Entry? | Audio T9 Current Topics in Probabilistic Risk Analysis | Audio T10 Emergent Topics In Consensus Standards | Audio T11 Low-Level Waste Management—Aligning Regulations with Current Reality | Audio T12 Regional Session—Operating Nuclear Power Plant Issues of Current Interest | Audio | Transcript T13 Seismic Analysis Activities for Operating Reactors | Audio T14 Strategic Considerations for Managing the Back End of the Fuel Cycle | Audio

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Service Area Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, Help Desk)
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.	Incident Response Experience Tours Specific tour times run concurrently with Technical Session start times; tour shuttles depart from the lower level.
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary Regulating a Renaissance: The NRC's Role in a Globalized, Environmentally-Conscious, Security-Focused, and Economically-Uncertain Century – Video | Audio | Transcript William D. Magwood, IV, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
9:15 a.m.–10:00 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary The First Year – Video | Audio | Transcript George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Special Plenary Session Major Initiatives in the Operating and New Reactor Arena – Video | Audio | Transcript Moderator: Eric Leeds, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panelist: Martin Virgilio, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs, NRC/OEDO; Anthony Pietrangelo, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of Nuclear Energy Institute; and Charles “Chip” Pardee, Chief Operating Officer, Exelon Generation Company
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break Technical Posters & Tabletop Presentations
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
W15 Adequacy of Station Electric Distribution System Voltages—Degraded Voltage Protection | Audio W16 Construction Inspection Program | Audio W17 Current Issues in Emergency Preparedness | Audio W18 Developments in International Nuclear Safety Research | Audio W19 Reactor License Renewal: Regulation (Part 1 of 2) | Audio W20 Risk-Informed Technical Specification Initiatives | Audio W21 Safety Culture—Implementation of the Policy Statement, Perspectives on Recent Events, and Activities in Japan | Audio
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
W22 Import/Export Considerations for NRC Licensees and International Counterparts | Audio W23 Cyber Security—Licensing and Implementation at Nuclear Power Plants | Audio W24 Reactor License Renewal: Research Supporting Long-Term Operation (Part 2 of 2) | Audio W25 Regulatory and Industry Perspectives on the Resolution of Fire Protection Issues | Audio W26 Regulatory Challenges in New Reactor Technical Reviews | Audio W27 Status and Path Forward on the Management of Gas Accumulation in Safety-System Piping | Audio W28 Thermal-Hydraulic and Severe Accident Research | Audio

Thursday, March 10, 2011

7:30 a..m.–10:30 a.m.	Service Area Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, Help Desk)
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Incident Response Experience Tours Specific tour times run concurrently with Technical Session start times; tour shuttles depart from the lower level.
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.	Technical Sessions
TH29 Analysis of Cancer Risk in Populations Living Near Nuclear Facilities | Audio TH30 Containment Degradation Research and Implications | Audio TH31 Groundwater Protection | Audio TH32 International Cooperation on New Reactors | Audio TH33 NRC and Federal Incident Response during Real World Events and Exercises | Audio TH34 Reactor Oversight Process Reliability | Audio TH35 Status of Research Activities in Preparation for Licensing of Advanced Reactors | Audio
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
TH36 Containment Accident Pressure and Adequate Net Positive Suction Head | Audio TH37 NRC Budgeting and Fees Management Improvements | Audio TH38 International Panel Discussion on Radionuclide Sources and Migration in the Subsurface | Audio TH39 New Reactors Licensed under 10 CFR Part 52, “Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants”: Changes during Construction (CdC) and Post-Combined License (COL) Licensing Basis Maintenance | Audio TH40 NRC Compliance with the Backfit Rule when Issuing Interpretive Guidance | Audio TH41 Security—Kinetic Change | Audio TH42 State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses | Audio