IAEA Workshop on Construction Technologies for Nuclear Power Plants: A Comprehensive Approach Paris, France, 12-16 December 2011 Workshop Director: Bismark.Tyobeka Local Counterpart: Michel Debes DRAFT AGENDA Day 1 Monday 12 December Meeting Location: EDF Tower, La Défense 8:30 9:00 AM Registration 9:00 9:30 AM Official Opening Introduction and General Issues 9:30-10:15 AM IAEA Role and mission Guides and Milestones related to nuclear construction and development infrastructure Objectives of the workshop 10:15-11:00 AM Nuclear Construction Overview: EDF s role 11:00-11:15 AM Coffee break 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM Nuclear Construction Overview: Areva s role 12:00 12:30 PM French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Nuclear Energy Division: Support to nuclear development 12:30-2:00 PM Lunch 1
Regulatory Aspects 2:00-2:45 PM French Safety Authority (ASN) / French Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN): Roles, responsibilities, missions, regulatory framework, etc. Project management 2:45-3:30 PM Flamanville-3 Project management experience: EDF 3:30-4:15 PM Coffee Break 4:15-5:00 PM IAEA invitation (tbc) Presentation of other construction experiences (India, China, etc.) 5:00-6:40 PM IAEA invitation (tbc) Presentations of other nuclear energy programs (3-5 presentations, 20mn each) Discussion 8:00-9:30 PM Welcome Cocktail/Dinner - hosted by EDF 2
Day 2 Tuesday 13 December Meeting Location: Hotel Pullman Paris La Défense (tbc) Project Management (continued) 8:30-9:15 AM EPR Project Olkiluoto-3 - Project management experience: Areva 9:15-10:00 AM Case study OL3: Assystem 10:00-10:45 AM IAEA invitation Presentation of construction experience from China (Taishan EPR) 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Coffee Break 11:00-11:45 AM Construction oversight by safety authority - Case study of Flamanville-3: ASN 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Safety analysis methodology for the EPR: IRSN Examples of applications: Material qualification (concrete, welding, etc.) 12:30-2:00 PM Lunch 2:00-2:45 PM Construction experience feedback and standardization: EDF/Areva 2:45-3:30 PM Codes and norms for construction and manufacturing / experience feedback: EDF/Areva/ AFCEN 3:30-4:30 PM Preparation for long-term operation: EDF (Periodic safety reassessments, etc.) Methodology for operational safety monitoring, experience feedback and continuous improvement processes: IRSN 4:30-4:45 PM Coffee break 4:45 5:30 PM IAEA invitation (tbc): Presentation of other construction experience: RosEnergoAtom (Russia), AES 2006 construction work 5:30-6:15 PM Jules Horowitz Reactor construction experience / Earthquake-proof pads / R&D in support of vessel qualification: CEA 3
Day 3 Wednesday 14 December Meeting Location: Areva Tower, La Défense Key factors Siting Issues 8:30-9:15 AM Methodology for siting safety analysis, natural disasters and safety analysis (cliff effect, post Fukushima, etc.): IRSN 9:15-10:00 AM Siting studies: preparation of work, heat sink and reliable cooling capacities, geological studies, seismic characterization, natural disasters - Case study: Flamanville-3 EDF / Areva 10:00-10:15 AM Coffee break Supply Chain Issues 10:15-11:00 AM Qualification of contractors and products, capacity building, training Manufacturing and construction: specifications, quality assurance, control, owner oversight and safety responsibility Local participation (localization of nuclear construction and supply chain): EDF / Areva Site Work and Specific Construction Technologies 11:00-11:45 AM The ATMEA Project: Areva 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM IAEA invitation (tbc) Presentation of other construction experiences: (China AP1000, Korea OPR1000 - tbc) 12:30 2:00 PM Lunch Construction Technologies and Work during Operation 2:45 3:30 PM Steam generators replacement work and other examples: Areva 3:30 4:15 PM Long-term operation and plant improvements / Implementation of modifications during ten years outages (e.g. VD3 900): EDF 4:15 4:30 PM Coffee break 4:30-6:00 PM Panel discussion: Specificity of construction technologies in a nuclear framework Level and evolutions of requirements in the current framework Competences and capacity building: anticipation, preparation, monitoring Transfer by train and/or bus to Cherbourg (Normandy) and to the EPR construction site Flamanville-3 (tbc) 4
Day 4 Thursday 15 December Technical Tour: Flamanville-3 Construction Site Information Center Flamanville-3 site work and organization: EDF Responsibilities of supervision teams on site and interaction with builders Progress follow-up, quality monitoring, control and owner oversight, planning, etc. Organization of site work, prefabrication, logistical organization and support, etc. Lunch at the power plant Industrial safety on construction site, responsibilities, organization: EDF / Areva Case studies: Presentation of construction - Bouygues, Alstom Visit of the construction site Dinner and overnight in Cherbourg Day 5 Friday 16 December - Meeting Location (tbc) Preparation of commissioning tests: objectives, safety criteria, carrying out, controls and analyses, report to ASN and IRSN: EDF Preparation of operation, on-site training: EDF Public Information and stakeholder engagement: debates, public acceptance, Local Information Commissions, local and social and economic impacts, integration in local communities, Large Project Procedure, Environmental impact studies: EDF Discussion and Conclusions of the Workshop: IAEA, EDF, Areva, Assystem, ASN Visit of nuclear simulator on site Lunch break 5:00 PM Cherbourg to Paris by train 7:46 PM Arrival in Paris and transfer to hotel 5