| Section One: Setting the Scene for New Nuclear |
Analysing the Domestic Nuclear Revival
- Gain the domestic perspective on the current nuclear energy revival and the investment requirements needed for sustained growth
- Understand the fundamental economic, environmental and political drivers for driving domestic nuclear growth
- Take away an analysis of current projects underway from combined construction and operating license application through to limited work authorization construction
Thomas Sanders, Past President / Executive Officer, American Nuclear Society |
| Section Two: Regulations & Licensing |
Constructing Undeor a 10 CFR Part 52 License
- Gain clear instruction on the implications of the Part 52 License and apply most recent lessons learnt to your nuclear development program
- Learn how the ITAAC procedures will impact your project timelines and how you can successfully communicate with the NRC to streamline the process
- Take away the latest design certification updates to understand current reactor construction and how these factor in to your project timelines
NRC Representative TBC |
New Reactor Licensing: Early Site Permit and Limited Work Authorization for Vogtle 3 & 4
- Understand the specific function of the ESP and LWA at Vogtle and implications on construction, engineering and planning activity
- Gain insight into key regulatory and construction Issues during ESP and LWA application processes and learn from the new build front runner
- Establish the differences between work conducted during LWA and post-COL to aid planning and supply chain mobilization efforts
- Take away Southern Nuclear’s top lessons learned from the ESP and LWA process on the Vogtle project and apply to your new build preparations
Michael K. Smith, Technical Support Director - Nuclear Development, Southern Nuclear |
Not Just a COLA: Managing Other License Applications
- Gain insight into the other license applications which need to be managed and approved for new build plans alongside a COLA
- Understand the varying challenges and processes involved in the DCD, Environmental Permit and Army Core Permit to mitigate delays
- Benefit from the experience gained by Progress Energy in managing all license application processes effectively on the Levy County Units 1 & 2
- Understand how to mitigate potential risk factors involved in the full license application process and improve communications with the NRC
John Elnitsky, Vice President - New Generation Programs & Projects, Progress Energy |
| Section Three: Project Management and Engineering |
Corporate Governance and Oversight of Large New Nuclear Construction Projects
- Monitor project health through a corporate oversight group independent of the construction projects including independent assessment approaches
- Monitor safety culture to ensure incident and accident free sites through the validation and verification of key safety performance indicators and behaviour observations
- Key performance indicators in nuclear construction and the challenges in benchmarking, monitoring, and measuring performance against INPO’s nine principles of construction excellence
- Understand standardization of project management through formal procedures to enable process improvement, performance monitoring, and knowledge sharing
Ashok Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President – Nuclear Generation Development and Construction, TVA |
Importance of Upfront Engineering & Planning
- Understand the importance of spending capital upfront of first of a kind projects during the planning and engineering phase to reduce expenditure later
- Discover how moving away from design / build approaches adopted in the prior build cycle will ultimately improve the ability to hit project deadlines
- Implement a risk identification strategy at every phase of the project on a continuous basis to reduce the possibility of delays and overspends
URS |
Building the Project Management Discipline: Analysis & Panel
- Lessons learned from recent mega-projects and some pertinent, alternative models and roles for owners
- Requirements for effective project management including interfaces and relationships with the EPC consortium
- Planning for uncertainties and unexpected events
- Third-party stakeholder considerations
Session Moderator: Tom Flaherty, Senior Vice President, Booz & Company |
Breakthrough Tools and Practices That Allow You Manage to the Engineering and Construction Schedule
- Learn how the use of dashboards can aid your ability to monitor and manage vendor deliverables to minimize critical path delays
- Understand how managing project contingency with full visibility to approved and pending change requests improve overall project management
- Implement interface management practices that modular constructors rely on to manage interface risk more effectively
- Integrate regulatory compliance activities with the engineering and construction schedule to minimize critical path delays
J.Paul Haynes, Chief Operating Officer, COREWORX Inc. |
| Section 4: Benchmarking Existing Projects |
MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility - Update
- Take away key lessons on ability of US vendors to meet NQA-1 requirements and standards
- Share how vendor compliance with NQA-1 standards was ensured through oversight and the MOX quality assurance program
- Understand how vendor performance was monitored through the project to ensure project cost and schedule was maintained
- Understand the level of oversight and management required to rebuild vendor capability in the US.
Dirk Leach, Senior Vice President – Operations, AREVA Federal Services LLC |
Design Build Process and Outcomes
- Review General Dynamics Electric Boat record of delivering multi-billion dollar systems on schedule and under budget and how you could emulate this success
- Discuss evolution of modular submarine manufacturing and construction and apply principles to your commercial reactor development programs
- Examine the case study of the VIRGINIA Class program and review metrics
- Investigate application of lessons learned and processes to commercial nuclear programs
Jim Moody, Director of Commercial Services, General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Section Five: Owner Experiences |
Developing New Nuclear as Fleet: Beginning with the End in Mind
- Understand how UniStar have learnt from prior build cycle right and wrong’s and developed their new build strategy around these experiences
- Benefit from analysis of world practices which have helped shape UniStar’s approach to new build projects and how you could also apply these principles
- Gain insight into “the fleet concept” developed by UniStar and this will help them deliver on time, on budget units
- Discover the cost and time savings that this method offers as a competitive advantage over other new build strategies
Michael McGough, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, UniStar Nuclear Energy |
Lessons Learnt: Vogtle 3&4 Limited Work Authorization
- Understand definitions of pre-construction to ensure supply chain readiness and cost recovery availability when receiving limited work authorization (LWA)
- Learn from the Vogtle 3 & 4 schedule and understand the planning, critical path and supply chain implications of LWA
- Discover which construction activities the LWA covers to ensure you have aligned your supply chain and workforce on your project schedule
- Benefit from lessons learned to date from the Vogtle 3 & 4 project and apply successful planning and execution tools
Cheri Collins, General Manager - External Alliances, Southern Nuclear |
New Nuclear Development and Our Energy Future
- Discover the various levels of state support including cost recovery guidelines that can aid construction and financing on your new build project
- Understand the importance of integrated resource planning and how this can support your ability to successfully manage a nuclear new build
- Take away the latest updates on federal support with a particular focus on the Loan Guarantee program and the implications of application
Ellen Ruff, President Office of Nuclear Development, Duke Energy |
| Section Six: Reactor Design Certification |
U.S. EPR Design Certification Project
- Receive an exclusive update on the U.S. EPR Design certification program and lessons learnt to date
- Understand the benefits or working with the NRC in a Design Centered Working Group and how this is aiding the design certification process
- Discover the challenges in multinational licensing and how this could delay global development of new nuclear power
Brian McIntyre, U.S. EPR Design Certification Project Director, AREVA NP |
U.S. AP1000 Design Certification
- Receive an exclusive update on the AP1000 Design certification process with the NRC and lessons learnt to date
- Understand how communication with the NRC and the provision of collateral can be improved to mitigate the risk of design certification delays
- Take away the key lessons learned from projects underway and implement relevant initiatives in your program
Sandy Rupprecht, VP - Regulatory Affairs and Strategy, Westinghouse Electric Company |
US NRC Design Certification Process - ESBWR
- Gain insight into the latest design certification timelines for GE Hitachi’s ESBWR to aid with your project planning
- Understand the challenges new technologies face under existing design certification and licensing regulations and how this could impact project delivery
- Discover how evolving regulations will impact the design certification process for other technologies and what this could mean for future nuclear development
Brian Johnson, New Units - Domestic Markets Leader, GE Hitachi |
| Section Seven: Advanced Construction Challenges & Lessons Learnt |
Scaled Modular Reactors: Analysis & Panel
- Licensing Requirements
- Financing advantages
- ITAAC implications
- Staffing & operational Requirements
Moderator: Mark Campagna, COO & CNO, Hyperion Power Generation
Panellists:
Tony Grenci, Principle Engineer, Westinghouse Electric Company
Bruce Landrey, Chief Marketing Officer, NuScale Power |
Managing a Multi-Continent Nuclear Deployment Effort - One Unit at a Time
- Discover the progress of the Shaw deployment of the Westinghouse AP1000 in China and the lessons learnt to date on these projects
- Understand how the your fleet can benefit from the experience and lessons learned in China if these principles are applied on your projects
- Receive an exclusive update on construction activities for Vogtle Units 3-4 and Summer Units 2-3 and benefit from these experiences
- Gain Shaw’s views about the construction opportunities in the power uprate market here the US.
Dave Barry, President – Nuclear, Shaw Power Group |
U.S. New Build Construction Challenges
- Learn how AREVA NP are developing a formula for commercial success in new build projects
- Discover the importance of understanding customer drivers and expectations and how this can be achieved
- Take away the latest updates on key concerns from financial and industrial investors
- Hear how differentiating the model and tailoring the commercial approach is critical to successful project execution
Mark Marano, Senior Vice President New Build Operation – USA, AREVA NP |
Modularization/Advanced Construction Techniques in Practice
- Understand what increased demands on engineering mean for new nuclear projects and how these challenges can be met
- Take away updates on the key regulatory impacts on modularization and what this could mean for inspection and testing on your project
- Benefit from an analysis of the cost & schedule impacts of modularization and other advanced construction techniques
- Take away key lessons learnt and actual results from GE Hitachi’s experience to date of modularization and other advanced construction techniques
Brian Johnson, New Units - Domestic Markets Leader, GE Hitachi |
Modular Construction – From Factory Floor to You
- Understand how Shaw is using modular construction methods to build the AP1000 units in China and the US and the competitive advantages this brings
- Learn how Shaw’s non-nuclear modular experience can benefit the new build program and receive an update on the manufacturing facility in Lake Charles
- What are the key differences concerning how modular construction will take place here in the United States and how you should prepare for this
- Discover how modular construction methods affect quality control and NRC inspection activities
Jeff Merrifield, Senior Vice President, Shaw Power Group |
| Section Eight: Finance & Risk Management |
Private Perspectives on Investment Opportunities in New Nuclear Panel
- Learn how the financial community perceive new nuclear plant risks and how does it see risk being allocated.
- Understand who will benefit most from, and who may succeed without, the DOE loan guarantee program
- How does the financial community view nuclear risk and what projects are banks willing to finance and under what conditions?
- How would implementation of a national carbon policy change financial community behaviours and how long is government support needed to sustain development
Moderator: Bruce Lacy, Principle, Lacy Consulting |
Contract Structuring & Risk Allocation Panel
- Understand how owners and contractors aim to balance target price and fixed price work, relating to the allocation of the risk of cost overruns
- Define what options owners and contractors consider in structuring the target price provisions of the contract
- Understand how escalation in contract pricing, design changes to reactor technology and the scope of work can best be defined and managed
- Which of the various dispute resolution procedures would best ensure a successful new nuclear construction project
Moderator: John Lamberski, Partner, Mercer Thompson LLC |
