W24 Reactor License Renewal: Research Supporting Long-Term Operation (Part 2 of 2)

The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) are sponsoring a two-part technical session for NRC staff, industry stakeholders, and international participants to discuss issues regarding reactor license renewal. This second session, led by RES, will include discussions of ongoing research activities to support the second, and subsequent, license renewal periods. These activities include the joint NRC and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Expanded Materials Degradation Assessment, the NRC’s Proactive Management of Materials Degradation project, DOE’s Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program, the Electric Power Research Institute’s (EPRI) long-term operations research (LTO), and a proposed joint DOE and industry pilot project to examine the issues that a nuclear power plant might need to address as part of a second license renewal application.

SESSION CHAIR(S):

Michael Case, Director, Division of Engineering, NRC/RES

SPEAKERS/PANELISTS:

• Introductory Remarks

  Michael Case DirectorDivision of EngineeringNRC/RES

• Research Supporting Long-Term Operation Regulatory Perspectives

  Allen Hiser Senior Technical Advisor for License RenewalNRC/NRR

• NRC Research to Support Regulatory Decisions Related to Subsequent License Renewal Periods

  Gene Carpenter Jr.Group Lead for Aging Management IssuesDivision of EngineeringNRC/RES

• An Expanded Proactive Materials Degradation Analysis for Extended Service Operations

  Jeremy Busby, Senior Research Scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

• U.S. Department of Energy Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program

  Richard Reister Federal Project DirectorLight Water Reactor Sustainability Program (LWRSP)Office of Nuclear EnergyDOE

• Technology for Long Term Operation

  John Gaertner Technical ExecutiveEPRI

• Constellation Energy Nuclear Group (CENG) Pilot Efforts for Second License Renewal

  Mark Flaherty ManagerFleet EngineeringCENGLLC

SESSION COORDINATOR(S):

Robert Tregoning, NRC/RES, tel: (301) 251-7662, e-mail: Robert.Tregoning@nrc.gov