T10 Emergent Topics In Consensus Standards

Consensus standards are currently being developed or updated in a number of significant areas. This session will discuss capturing limitations of nondestructive examination techniques, developing codes and standards for materials in advanced reactors, and integrating operating experience. In addition, it will address new reactor design and construction, as well as the international harmonization of standards.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Wallace Norris – Senior Material Engineer, Division of Engineering, NRC/RES

SPEAKERS/PANELISTS:

• Introductory Remarks
  Wallace Norris – Senior Material Engineer, Division of Engineering, NRC/RES

• A Regulatory Perspective on Nondestructive Examination (NDE)
  Carol Nove – Materials Engineer, NRC/NRR

• An Overview of UT Reliability in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry
  Gregory Selby – Technical Director, NDE Electric Power Research Institute

• ASME/NDE (ANDE) Personnel Qualification and Certification Initiative
  Michael Turnbow – General Manager, Inspection & Testing Services, Tennessee Valley Authority

• Nuclear Standard Advances Needed for the Renaissance
  Bryan Erler – Vice President, Nuclear Codes and Standards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Inservice Testing Improvements for New Reactors
  Thomas Scarbrough – Senior Mechanical Engineer, NRC/NRO

• The Application of the Consensus Standards in the Japanese Nuclear Regulation
  Kenji Yonebayashi – Assistant Director, Management and Planning Group, Policy Planning and Coordination Division, Japan Nuclear Energy Safety Organization

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Carol Moyer – NRC/RES, tel: (301) 251-7641, e-mail: Carol.Moyer@nrc.gov

Robert Carpenter – NRC/RES, tel: (301) 251-7483, e-mail: Robert.Carpenter@nrc.gov

Gary Stevens – NRC/RES, tel: (301) 251-7569, e-mail: Gary.Stevens@nrc.gov