Agenda

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Below is the current schedule of presentation times. The agenda is subject to change during the final weeks before the conference.

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TUESDAY APRIL 17: Day 1 Conference Programme

7:45am REGISTRATION OPENS

8:45am - 8:50am NUCLEAR ENERGY INSIDER’S WELCOME SPEECH

8:50am - 9:00am CHAIRPERSON'S OPENING SPEECH

9:00am – 9:45am KEYNOTE: European Overview

• Get to grips with EU Decommissioning & Waste Management legislation on the new Waste Directive to ensure a compliant programme
• Understand the overall ruling objectives (i.e. no undue burdens, comprehensive national frameworks) to save time, frustration and money
• Hear the latest on a comprehensive national programme covering all waste types and all management steps required so you can plan effectively
• Identify the concept of integrated management taking due account of interdependencies in all aspects to drive productivity

Thomas Kirchner, Head of Decommissioning Sector, European Commission

9:45am – 10:15am EXCLUSIVE UPDATE: UK Geological Disposal Facility

• Get the facts on the strategy and needs behind the long term waste disposal policy allowing you to get contract winning business plans in place
• Recognise the steps taken to achieve community engagement and communication to inspire action and produce the right results when executing your decommissioning work
• Hear about the benefits to the nuclear industry with the arrival of hundreds of jobs and determine the best preparations for your business strategy

John Dalton, Assistant Head of MRWS Engagement, Department of Energy & Climate Change

Section One: Supply Chain & Procurement

10:15am – 10:45am EXCLUSIVE CASE STUDY 1: Sellafield Commercial Strategy

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Richard Petch, Deputy Commercial Director, Sellafield Ltd

10:45am – 11:15am NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

11:15am – 11:45am EXCLUSIVE SLC CASE STUDY 2: Pioneering Framework Contracts

• Get the facts on the innovative Magnox Framework Contracts to increase cost and schedule certainty on your project
• Develop your SME engagement strategy to reduce tendering costs and provide a supply chain ‘toolbox’ that will meet the needs of multiple projects
• Outperform your decommissioning plans by building long term supply chain relationships, learning from experience to increase your ability to deliver sound projects

Alan Bladon, Plant and Structures Programme Director, Magnox Sites Ltd

11:45am – 12:15pm EXCLUSIVE SLC CASE STUDY 3: RSRL - Working with the Supply Chain to Deliver Decommissioning at Harwell

• Hear about the key principles for contractors working with an SLC for optimum efficiency and productivity
• Get analysis on the use of proportionate arrangements for straightforward decommissioning projects so you can drive a time and cost efficient operation
• Learn from recent project examples delivered with the supply chain (New LLW Waste Disposal Options and Packages; Facility Decommissioning/Demolition; Delicensing) and
  apply them to your project

Paul Atyeo, Decommissioning Manager, Research Sites Restoration Ltd

12:15pm – 12:45pm Joint Ventures

• Hear about the ACTUS joint venture work with Magnox Ltd and identify business trends so you can stay ahead of your competition
• Understand how the ground breaking approach in joint venturing sets the standard for the industry so you can stay competitive
• Learn how the move towards end-state contracts has driven huge cost and schedule savings enabling you to get the desired results

Tom Jones, Nuclear Services Director, Amec

12:45pm – 2:00pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

2:00pm – 2:30pm EXCLUSIVE SLC CASE STUDY 4: Dounreay Developments

• Gain exclusive insight into Babcock Dounreay Partnership plans for transitional arrangements and start devising business-winning tactics
• Understand the details behind the new baseline and new contract models to ensure you have the right strategy that gets results
• Find out the key priorities for the new PBO so you can anticipate the right approach to promote your business

Dyan Foss, CH2M Hill, Dounreay

2:30pm – 3:15pm Commercial Strategy Panel Session

• Identify the latest contracting opportunities that will unleash your company’s business potential in the nuclear decommissioning industry
• Avoid increasing costs and delays by using best practise that drives results
• Benefit from the panel’s expertise and take a wealth of ideas with you back to the office

Steve Wheeler, Director Nuclear Development, Serco
Paul Campbell, Director for Nuclear, Costain

3:15pm - 3:45pm The Increasing Influence of Local Communities

• How increased public engagement has shifted the expectations and influence of local communities

• How local campaign organisations are increasing their ability to object to development and put pressure on decision makers

• New and innovative ways are to engage with local communities to meet local expectations and successfully deliver a project

Rebecca Eatwell, Director, PPS Group

3:45pm – 4:15pm NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

4:15pm – 4:45pm Planning for Authorisations

• Minimising Project Risk - Understanding the various but complimentary legal and regulatory requirements to authorise decommissioning operations
• Avoiding Delays - adopting an holistic Authorisation Route Map strategy to the achievement (to time and cost) of ALL decommissioning authorisations
• Multi Stage Consents – adopting a strategy to accommodate project design / programme changes (planning and EIA)

Paul Zyda, Director, Zyda Law

4:45pm - 5:15pm EXCLUSIVE SLC CASE STUDY 5: Human Factors and Performance at Magnox Sites

• Learn about the Magnox control systems using conservative estimating and a questioning attitude to execute your project as safely as possible
• Gain insight into the training inductions for Magnox sites and understand how you can demonstrate you have the necessary skills
• Appreciate the key Magnox safeguarding processes so you can develop and enter a contract with confidence

Helen Rycraft, Head of Profession Human Factors and Human Performance, Magnox Sites Ltd

Section Two: International Decommissioning Case Studies

5:15pm – 5:45pm CASE STUDY: EDF

• Understand the three step process at the Creys-Malville Superphénix reactor and develop your strategy from the lessons learnt
• Hear about the challenges faced at Creys-Malville and the methods used to overcome them so you can execute similar solutions
• Discover the latest decommissioning developments in France and benefit from expert analysis from one of the world’s leading utilities

Jean-Jacques Grenouillet, Decommissioning Manager, EDF

5:45pm - Onwards NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

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WEDNESDAY APRIL 18: Day 2 CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

8:00am – 9:00am REGISTRATION OPENS

9:00am – 9:30am CASE STUDY: Decommissioning in Germany

• Listen to the decommissioning work being carried out by EWN at Greifswald (in parallel decommissioning of 5 Russian type power reactors – each 440 MWel )
• Learn lessons and discuss the technologies and services being used to ensure successful completion taking into consideration the relationship between the regulators
  and decommissioning operators in Germany 
• Gain an overview of the current decommissioning work which is being carried out in Germany to identify future commercial opportunities for your business

Axel Baecker, Department for International Cooperation, Energiewerke Nord GmbH (EWN)

9:30am – 10:00am Managing End of Operational Life

• Hear the plans of GDFSuez to prepare for the decommissioning of Units Doel 1&2 and Tihange-1 in Belgium
• Understand the transition action plan to prepare for demolition activities and reducing the radioactive sources
• Learn about GDFSuez's approach to safety and how risk levels will be reduced

Rudi Saalens, Project Leader Decommissioning NPP Belgium, Electrabel

10:00am – 10:30am CASE STUDY: Update from the Hanford Site

• Get an exclusive project update from one of the most complex and challenging environmental clean-up operations in US history and implement the vital lessons learned to stay competitive
• Gain insight into the key challenges faced at Hanford so you can apply the solutions to your project
• Evaluate the end state strategy and the core requirements needed to enable you to execute a similar structured and thorough process

John Lehew, President and Chief Executive Officer, CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company

10:30am – 11:00am NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

Section Three: Technology

11:00am – 11:30am R&D Across the NDA Estate:

• Understand the R&D challenges and adopt innovative technological solutions to remain successful in the supply chain
• Plan an effective R&D strategy and develop solutions using the right skills and technical know-how to remain competitive
• Consider the best practice and opportunities for developing common, fit for purpose technical solutions to challenging issues on your decommissioning work

Darrell Morris, Research Manager, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority

11:30am – 12:00pm The DIAMOND University Research Consortium

• To support research that will underpin the development of innovative technologies for nuclear decommissioning, waste management and disposition
• To broaden the UK research base in science and engineering that focuses on nuclear waste technologies and thereby help address a developing skills gap
• To train the next generation of UK scientists and engineers with skills and expertise in nuclear waste management and decommissioning issues

Prof Simon Biggs, Principal Investigator, DIAMOND Consortium

Section Four: National Defence Nuclear Legacy

12:00pm – 12:30pm Decommissioning Strategy and the Decommissioning of a Major Manufacturing Facility at AWE

• Gain insight into decommissioning strategy at AWE, identifying the decommissioning process, planning and implementation required under a safety management system to
  implement a successful decommissioning project
• Understand the impact in decommissioning a Major Manufacturing Facility by award of a fixed price contract to a major nuclear contractor to undertake both operation and
  maintenance of the decommissioning project
• Hear how staff are assessed as suitably qualified and experienced persons to undertake tasks within the scope of the project

John Weatherley, Decommissioning Engineer, Atomic Weapons Establishment

12:30pm – 1:30pm NETWORKING LUNCH BREAK

Section Five: Dealing with Radioactive Waste

1:30pm – 2:00pm UK Regulatory Insight

• Receive guidelines to help you manage regulatory control systems and ensure compliance to increase efficiency
• Realise the critical elements of preparation, authorisation, monitoring, technical & environmental safety to implement the right safeguards on your project
• Get the latest on health and safety developments in decommissioning to gauge what it means for your business

Frans Boydon, Superintending Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation

2:00pm – 2:30pm Taking the Right Option

• Look at the regulatory environmental framework for optioneering so you understand the factors to be balanced and considered
• Get insight into evolving legislation in order for your business to avoid reactionary situations in the face of new regulation  
• Know when to consider your options so you have an appropriate and workable schedule allowing you to complete your project efficiently

Dr Phil Heaton, Team Leader for Decommissioning Sites, Nuclear Regulation Group (South),
Environment Agency

2:30pm – 3:00pm EXCLUSIVE SLC CASE STUDY 6: LLWR strategy

Session Content Coming Soon

Dennis Thompson, Managing Director, LLWR

3:00pm – 3:30pm NETWORKING COFFEE BREAK

3:30pm – 4:00pm Opening a new route for LLW management

• Learn about Article 37 and how to comply with rules regarding the radiological impacts your decommissioning project could have on the environment
• Discover the most effective ways to manage the respective judicial processes to ensure your work is not delayed
• Get an insight into the insurance issues you must face to ensure your project is not adversely affected

Gene Wilson, Group Technical Director, Augean PLC

4:00pm – 4:30pm Public Perception

• Identify different models for success between the licensee, authorities and the public so you can maintain strong stakeholder relations
• Realise the simple steps to build confidence and trust during different phases in a decommissioning project enabling you to get the industry and local community on your side
• Understand how to handle stakeholders and the outside world with the changing public perception of nuclear enabling you to uphold professional standards

June Love, Communications Manager, Dounreay Stakeholder Group

4:30pm END OF CONFERENCE

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