RIC 2012 Agenda

Monday, March 12, 2012

3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

Early Registration Open (Registration Service Desk)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.	Service Area Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk)
7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.	"Meet and Greet" - Networking Opportunity
7:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m.	Technical Poster and Tabletop Presentations on Display
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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Keynote Speaker: Moving Forward for Safety Gregory B. Jaczko, Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission EDO Remarks: An Overview of NRC Operations Bill Borchardt, Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
11:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m.	Lunch Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations on Display
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.	Commissioner Plenary The Views of the Honorable Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner - Video|Audio|Transcript Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
1:45 p.m.-2:30 p.m.	Commissioner Plenary Risk Management as a Regulatory Framework - Video|Audio|Transcript George Apostolakis, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission/td>
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations on Display
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.	Technical Sessions
T1 - Approaching Closeout of Generic Safety Issue 191, Assessment of Debris Accumulation on Pressurized-Water Reactor Sump Performance - Audio T2 - Discussion of Seismic Hazard Evaluation and the Regulatory Response to Recent Seismic Events - Audio T3 - Domestic and International Supply Chain Oversight - Audio T4 - Emerging Issues in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle - Audio T5 - Mandatory Hearings at the NRC - Perspectives from Participants and Decision-Makers - Audio T6 - International Panel Discussion on Assessing Environmental Risk from Radioactive Releases - Audio T7 - Risk Assessment: Emerging Challenges and Opportunities - Audio

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

7:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.	Service Area Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk)
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m..	Technical Poster and Tabletop Presentations on Display
8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary Remarks from Commissioner Magwood - Video|Audio|Transcript William D. Magwood, IV, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m.	Commissioner Plenary The Remarks of Commissioner William C. Ostendorff - Video|Audio|Transcript William C. Ostendorff, Commissioner, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations on Display
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Special Plenary Session Operating and New Reactors Panel Discussion: NRC and Industry Perspectives - 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; Tony Pietrangelo, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute; and Dennis Koehl, Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer, Xcel Energy, Inc.
12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break Technical Posters & Tabletop Presentations on Display
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.	NSIR Incident Response Experience Tour #2
1:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
W8 - Challenges and Lessons Learned in the Design and Analysis of Civil Structures for New Reactors - Audio W9 - Considerations for Long-Term Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel on the Way to Disposal - Audio W10 - Flooding: Lessons Learned and Near-Term Regulatory Actions - Audio W11 - Decommissioning Planning, Including Funding Assurance: A Discussion on Policies and Practices for Implementing the Decommissioning Planning and License Termination Rules; Regulatory Guides 4.21 and 4.22 - Audio W12 - Implementing the IAEA Action Plan: Working Together To Strengthen Nuclear Safety Worldwide - Audio W13 - Proposed Emergency Preparedness Regulatory Activities and Incident Response Improvements Following Real-World Events - Audio W14 - The Applicability and Use of Third-Party Information for Operating Reactors - Audio
3:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations on Display
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
W15 - Foreign Ownership, Control, or Domination - Audio W16 - Near-Term Issues Related to Spent Fuel Pools - Audio W17 - Regional Administrators Session on Current Regional Issues - Video | Audio | Transcript W18 - Regulatory Actions on Extended Station Blackout Events - Audio W19 - Regulatory and Safety Applications of International Safety Significant Operating Experience - Audio W20 - Small Modular Reactors: A Discussion of Safety, Security, Environmental, and Economic Issues from a Variety of Viewpoints - Audio W21 - State-of-the-Art Reactor Consequence Analyses - Audio

Thursday, March 15, 2012

7:30 a..m.-10:30 a.m.	Service Area Open (Registration, Internet/Print Center, and Help Desk))
8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Technical Poster and Tabletop Presentations on Display
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.	NSIR Incident Response Experience Tour #3
TH22 - Fire Protection—Regulatory and Industry Perspectives on NFPA 805 and Circuit Analysis - Audio TH23 - Perspectives on Current and Subsequent License Renewal, Part 1 of 2 (Double Session with TH32) - Audio TH24 - New Reactors Licensed under 10 CFR Part 52: The End Game—Coordinating Rules, Licenses, and Mandatory Hearings - Audio TH25 - Post-Fukushima International Research - Audio TH26 - Conservatism in Decision-Making (Recent Operating Experience) - Audio TH27 - The NRCs Safety Culture Policy Statement and Agency Initiatives - Audio TH28 - Thermal-Hydraulic and Severe Accident Research - Audio
10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.	Networking Break Technical Posters and Tabletop Presentations on Display
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	NSIR Incident Response Experience Tour #4
10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.	Technical Sessions
TH29 - Allegations, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement: Statistics and Initiatives - Audio TH30 - Construction Inspection Program—Transitioning to Execution - Audio TH31 - Current Reactor Oversight Process Issues of Interest to the Public, Staff, and Industry - Audio TH32 - License Renewal—Perspectives on Current and Subsequent License Renewal, Part 2 of 2 (Double Session with TH23) - Audio TH33 - Radiation Protection - Audio TH34 - Regulatory Actions regarding Containment Venting and Filtration - Audio TH35 - Software-Based Tools for the Development of Digital Safety Systems - Audio TH36 - The Safety/Security Interface at Nuclear Power Plants—an International Interest - Audio