Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program Spring Meeting FY25

Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program Spring Meeting

April 29-30, 2025

Day 1

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

9:00AM – 1:00PM (EDT)

Time (EDT)	Topic	Speaker - Organization
9:00	Welcome, Meeting Agenda	Bruce Hallbert, INL
9:05	Welcoming Remarks	Dr. Rian Bahran, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Reactors
9:10	Plant Modernization Pathway	Ahmad Al Rashdan, INL
9:35	Risk-Informed Systems Analysis (RISA) Pathway	Svetlana (Lana) Lawrence, INL
10:00	Flexible Plant Operation and Generation (FPOG) Pathway	Richard Boardman, INL
10:25	Materials Research Pathway	Xiang (Frank) Chen, ORNL
10:50	Break
11:05	Physical Security Pathway	Brent Pickrell, SNL
11:30	Technical Integration Office	Bruce Hallbert, INL
11:55	Electric Power Research Institute News and Update	Colton Smith, EPRI
12:05	Nuclear Regulatory Commission Collaboration with the DOE on the Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program	Christian Araguas, NRC
12:15	Nuclear Energy Institute News & Update	Jim Slider, NEI
12:25	Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) and Boiling Water Reactor Owner's Group (BWROG) News & Update	James Lynde, Constellation Nuclear Mitch Dior, PSEG
12:45	Conexus Nuclear Inc. News and Update	John de Grosbois, Conexus Nuclear Inc.
1:00	Day One Closeout and Adjourn	Bruce Hallbert, INL

Day 2

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

9:00AM – 2:00PM (EDT)

Time (EDT)	Topic	Speaker - Organization
9:00	Welcome, Meeting Agenda	Chris Bunting, Director, Office of Reactor Sustainability
9:05	Ensuring the Performance of Materials	Xiang (Frank) Chen, ORNL
	Condition-Based Qualification and Aging Management	Drew Mantey, EPRI Ilya Golberg, EPRI
	NRC Approval of PWROG Direct Fracture Toughness Methodology for Reactor Pressure Vessel Integrity Assessment	Brian Hall, Westinghouse Caleb Clement, Westinghouse
	NRC's Perspective on Additive Manufacturing	Carolyn Fairbanks, NRC
10:00	Enhancing Economic Competitiveness	Ahmad Al Rashdan, INL
	Implementing Efficiency Through Digital Modernization	Gerald Segner, Constellation Energy Mark Samselski, Constellation Energy
	AI Business and Use Cases for Efficiencies in the Nuclear Fleet	Taylor Smith, Vistra Energy
	Demonstrated Value in Training Modernization	Clayton Bonnot, STPEGS Brad Conner, STPEGS
	Using AI to Improve Equipment Maintenance Strategies	Matt Brunner, Xcel Energy
	Using AI in Internal Audits	Chris Esser, Xcel Energy
11:00	Break
11:15	Enabling Economic Gains Through Risk-Informed Research	Svetlana (Lana) Lawrence, INL
	Modern Regulatory Processes Enabling Improved Efficiencies for Power Uprate Licensing	Al Csontos, NEI
	Larger Power Uprates – Opportunities, Challenges, and Enablers	Svetlana (Lana) Lawrence, INL
	Evaluation of the Possibility of Additional 10% of the Investment Tax Credits	Eric Federline, MPR Associates
	Cost Savings and Capacity Factor Improvements via Outage Optimization	Diego Mandelli, INL
12:15	Diversifying Uses of Nuclear Power	Richard Boardman, INL
	Summary of Hydrogen Production Guidance, Risk Assessments Fire Protection, and License	Jack Cadogan, Cadogan Technology
	High-Capacity Thermal Extraction for Industrial Heating	Tyler Westover, INL
	Development of Framework for Evaluation and Optimization of Resource Expansion and Use	Paul Talbot, INL
1:15	Enhancing Physical Security	Brent Pickrell, SNL
	Modeling & Simulation Applications for Physical Security	Matt Talbot, RhinoCorps
	Seeking Wireless Solutions for Security	Brent Pickrell, SNL
	Detecting Waterborne Threats	Brent Pickrell, SNL
2:00	Questions and Discussions	Bruce Hallbert, INL