[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47403-47413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

NEA/CNRA/CSNI International Workshop on Steam Generator Tube 
Integrity in Nuclear Power Plants; Notice of NEA Meeting

SUMMARY: An International Workshop on Steam Generator Tube Integrity in 
Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) will be convened by the Committee on 
Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety of 
Nuclear Installations (CSNI) of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). 
The NEA announcement and call for participation is attached. The NRC is 
a member of these committees and NRC staff and contractors will 
participate in the workshop. The NEA is seeking other participants from 
the United States. Those interested in participating, should submit the 
registration form directly to the NEA at the address noted on the form. 
The deadline for registration has been extended to September 30, 1995.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on September 6, 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael E. Mayfield,
Chief, Electrical, Materials & Mechanical Engineering Branch, Division 
of Engineering Technology, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

NEA/CNRA/CSNI International Workshop on Steam Generator Tubing 
Integrity in Nuclear Power Plants

SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

1. Organization and Host

    An Intentional Workshop on Steam Generator Tube Integrity in 
Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) will be convened by the Committee on 
Nuclear Regulatory Activities (CNRA) and the Committee on the Safety 
of Nuclear Installations (CSNI) of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency 
(NEA). The workshop will be hosted by the Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research of the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission. The four-day workshop will be conducted in suburban 
Chicago, Illinois near Argonne National Laboratory on Monday, 
October 30 through Thursday, November 2, 1995.

2. Background and Purpose

    Steam generator tubing has exhibited a wide variety of 
degradation mechanisms. As a result, a considerable amount of effort 
has been expended to address the safety and 

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economic implications of these degradation processes. These efforts 
have resulted in improved inspection techniques, the development of 
defect-specific tube repair criteria, enhanced primary-to-secondary 
leakage monitoring programmes, and implementation of various 
preventative and corrective measures. Nevertheless, steam generator 
tube integrity continues to be a major issue for nuclear power plant 
operators, vendors, and regulators, and efforts continue to be 
directed at addressing issues related to steam generator tube 
integrity.
    The purpose of this workshop is to provide a unique forum for 
the exchange of information on aspects related to steam generator 
tube integrity. Participants will have the opportunity to meet their 
counterparts from other countries and organizations to discuss 
regulatory and research issues on this topic. Participants will 
develop conclusions and recommendations regarding these issues and, 
hopefully, identify methods to improve their own programs.

3. Workshop Format

    The workshop will provide an international forum for the 
exchange of operating experience and ongoing activities with respect 
to steam generator tube integrity. Emphasis will be placed on 
regulatory and safety issues. Participation in this NEA specialists 
meeting/workshop is limited to contributing experts nominated by the 
NEA/CNRA/CSNI representative from their country. Prospective 
participants are asked to contact their representative and provide 
information on their specific areas of interest and expertise and to 
indicate the workshop session to which they would contribute.
    The workshop format includes an opening plenary session, 
parallel discussion sessions on five technical areas, and a 
concluding summary and integration session. In order to gain the 
most value from their participation, participants will be expected 
to be present for the entire workshop and to contribute to one of 
the working sessions.
    The opening plenary session will begin with up to eight invited 
presentations on international steam generator regulatory practices 
and issues. The second part of the plenary session will consist of 
comprehensive technical overviews by international authorities in 
the areas of steam generator tubing degradation, integrity, and 
inspection.
    Following the opening plenary session, the workshop participants 
will be divided into five parallel working sessions dealing with the 
following topics: (1) tubing degradation, (2) tubing inspection, (3) 
tubing integrity, (4) preventative and corrective measures, and (5) 
operational aspects and risk analysis. Two pre-selected facilitators 
will lead each of the five working sessions to promote and stimulate 
the discussions. Under the leadership of these facilitators, each 
workshop session will develop a list of conclusions and 
recommendations for their technical area. Prospective participants 
who are interested in serving as a facilitator should indicate this 
interest when they register.
    The concluding session will begin with presentations by each of 
the facilitators summarizing the findings and recommendations from 
his or her working session. An integration session will follow in 
which the facilitators and CNRA representatives will develop and 
present overall summary conclusions and recommendations on 
regulatory and research issues relevant to regulators.

4. Provisional Programme

    The overall schedule of events for the workshop is given in 
Table 1. The plenary session will take place on the first day, 
followed by five parallel workshop session on the second day and the 
morning of the third day. The fourth day will consist of the 
technical summary and integration sessions. Workshop attendees will 
be given an opportunity to tour selected Argonne facilities on the 
afternoon of the third day.
    The presentations in the first plenary session will be 
structured to provide an international overview of key aspects of 
steam generator tubing degradation mechanisms, inspection, 
integrity, preventative/corrective measures, and operation aspects/
risk analysis. Matrices outlining the contents of these 
presentations are given in Table 2.
    As stated above, the five parallel working sessions, each lead 
by two pre-selected facilitators, will deal with the following 
topics: (1) tubing degradation, (2) tubing inspection, (3) tubing 
integrity, (4) preventative and corrective measures, and (5) 
operational aspects and risk analysis. The topics to be covered in 
these sessions and the specific aspects of these topics to be 
considered are presented in Table 3.

5. Programme Committee

    The workshop is being organized under the direction of a 
Programme Committee made up of the following members:

Dr. Joseph Muscara, United States (chairman)
Mr. Kenneth J. Karwoski, United States
Dr. William J. Shack, United States
Ms. Dominique Moussebois, Belgium
Mr. Guy Turluer, France
Mr. Toshihiko Iwase, Japan
Dr. Jose M. Figueras, Spain
Mr. Gert Hedner, Sweden
Mr. Jean-Pierre Clausner, NEA Secretariat

6. Meeting Organization, Participation, Deadlines

    Language. The working language of the workshop will be English. 
No translation service will be available. Good command of the 
English language will be necessary to fully benefit from the 
workshop activities.
    Participation. Participation in the meeting is expected from 
nuclear regulatory bodies, nuclear power utilities, research 
laboratories, owner's groups, and vendors. Participants, including 
those who wish to submit papers, are asked to fill out the attached 
participation form and return it through their country's NEA/CNRA/
CSNI representative to the NEA secretariat for planning purposes as 
early as possible and not later than 15 September 1995:

Mr. Jean-Pierre Clausner, Nuclear Safety Division, OECD Nuclear 
Energy Agency, Le Seine St. Gerrnain, 12, Bd. des Iles, 92130 Issy-
les-Moulineaux, France. Email: [email protected], Tel: 
33 145 2410 54, Fax: 33145241110.

    Registration Fee. A registration fee of $75 will be charged. 
This fee will cover the costs of a reception on the evening of 
Sunday, October 29 and a banquet on Tuesday, October 31, as well as 
coffee breaks and refreshment.
    Manuscripts and publication of proceedings. To permit 
reproduction and distribution of the papers at the beginning of the 
workshop, speakers are requested to send their photo-ready original 
manuscript no later than October 1, 1995 to: Dr. Dwight Diercks, 
Energy Technology Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South 
Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439, USA.
    If the October 1 deadline for paper submittal should prove 
impractical, authors are asked to bring 100 copies of their paper to 
the workshop.
    Technical papers and the conference proceedings will be 
published following the completion of the workshop.
    Workshop location. The workshop will be held at the Regency 
Hyatt Oak Brook Hotel where block of room is being made available at 
a rate of U.S. $97.20 for single or double occupancy. To receive 
this rate, attendees must make reservations directly with the hotel 
on or before October 25, 1995 and must specify that their 
reservations are for the ``steam generator workshop.'' Hotel 
information is as follows:

Hyatt Regency Oak Brook Hotel, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL 60521 
USA, Telephone: 1 708-573-1234, Fax: 1 708-573-1909

    Other hotels in the area include the following:

Marriott Hotel, 1401 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60521 USA, 
(across the street from the Hyatt Regency Oak Brook Hotel), 
Telephone: 708-573-8555, Fax: 708-573-1026, Rates: $139 per night, 
one or two persons per room
Drake Hotel, 2301 South York Road, Oak Brook, IL 60521 USA, (Located 
at intersection of York Road and Cermak Rd., 2.2 miles (3.5 km) from 
the Hyatt Regency Oak Brook Hotel). Telephone: 708-574-5700, Fax: 
708-574-0830, Rates: $89 per night (one person), $99 (two persons) 
including continental breakfast
Hampton Inn, 222 East 22nd Street, Lombard, IL 60148, (Located 5 
miles (8 km) from the Hyatt Regency Oak Brook Hotel),Telephone: 708-
916-9000, Fax: 708-916-8015, Rates: $64 per night (one person), $69 
(two persons), including continental breakfast

    Transportation. The Hyatt Regency Oak Brook and nearby hotels 
are most conveniently reached from O'Hare International Airport by 
rental car or limousine. All of the major car rental agencies are 
represented at O'Hare, and car rental arrangements may be made with 
them 

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directly. Arrangements for limousine service must be made in advance, 
providing the flight number and the anticipated time of arrival. The 
following service is suggested: United Limousine Service, 432 Ogden 
Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515, Telephone: 708-969-3865, Fax: 708-
969-8976.
    The approximate cost is $15.50 (plus tip), but the Argonne 
National Laboratory rate must be requested when making reservations. 
Upon arrival at the airport, the traveler must 1-800-331-9037 for 
actual pickup (the limousine will be waiting nearby). Taxi service 
between O'Hare and Oak Brook is also available, but the cost is 
usually higher than for a limousine.
    Other activities. An optional tour of selected technical 
facilities at Argonne National Laboratory is planned for the 
afternoon of Wednesday, November 1. Arrangements for participation 
in this tour may be made at the workshop.
    The Hyatt Regency Oak Brook Hotel is approximately 14 miles (22 
km) from O'Hare International Airport and 18 miles (29 km) from 
downtown Chicago. It is located immediately adjacent to the Oak 
Brook shopping center, a very large and modern facility offering a 
wide variety of shops and restaurants.
    Nearby Chicago is the largest city in the central United States 
and a major transportation, commercial, and manufacturing center. 
Chicago is noted for its outstanding museums, including the Field 
Museum of Natural History, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum 
of Science and Industry, the Adler Planetarium, and the Shedd 
Aquarium. It is also features the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the 
shops along North Michigan Avenue, and the parks along the shores of 
Lake Michigan. Chicago is an ethnically diverse city that offers a 
rich variety of cultural attractions, restaurants, and activities.

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