Plant Modernization Pathway Stakeholder
December 3 – 5, 2024
Day 1 - Session 1 - Plant Modernization Kickoff
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
10:00 am – 12:30 pm (EST)
The Light Water Reactor Sustainability (LWRS) Program’s Plant Modernization pathway conducts research and development to provide solutions to nuclear power stakeholders on the full-scale implementation of modernization in nuclear power plants, while significantly reducing the technical and financial risks associated to such modernization. These solutions target the challenges related to the manual nature of how our currently operating nuclear plants are operated, and the aging and obsolescence of those plants. The goal is to establish a sustainable modernization model that enables the US nuclear industry to become more cost-competitive. In this session, an overview of key recent Plant Modernization Pathway research will be presented, followed by detailed presentations in subsequent sessions.
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Time (EST)
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Topic
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Speaker - Organization
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10:00 - 10:10
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Introduction
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Ahmad Al Rashdan, INL
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10:10 - 10:25
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Welcome from the Department of Energy and Overview of Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program (LWRS)
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Sujata Goetz, DOE
Bruce Hallbert, INL |
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10:25 - 10:50
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Ahmad Al Rashdan, INL
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10:50 - 11:05
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Jason Remer, INL
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11:05 - 11:20
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Jeffrey Joe, INL
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11:20 - 11:35
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Vivek Agarwal, INL
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11:35 - 11:50
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Kellen Giraud, INL
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11:50 - 12:05
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Jacob Farber, INL
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12:05 - 12:20
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Casey Kovesdi, INL
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Day 1 - Session 2 - Integrated Operations for Nuclear (ION)
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
1:30pm – 3:45pm (EST)
The Plant Modernization Pathway is developing a business-focused modernization strategy to sustain nuclear plant operations into the future. This strategy, termed Integrated Operations for Nuclear (ION), has been adapted from other major industries outside of nuclear. The core principles of ION include upgrading from analog to digital systems, redesigning business processes to utilize advanced technology, empowering the workforce through innovative training and knowledge transfer, and seeking streamlined and risk-informed business reform. Utility and vendor collaborators will share their experiences and insights on integrating ION concepts into their operations to enhance performance and cost management.
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Time (EST)
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Topic
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Speaker - Organization
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01:30 - 01:35
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Introduction
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Jason Remer, INL
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01:35 - 02:00
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Clayton Bonnot, South Texas Project
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02:00 - 02:25
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Asgeir Drøivoldsmo, Halden Research Laboratory
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02:25 - 02:50
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Sean Lawrie, Lumera
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02:50 - 03:15
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Chuck Lease, Electric Power Research Institute
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03:15 - 03:45
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General Q&A and Session Wrap Up
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Zachary Spielman, INL Jason Remer, INL
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Day 2 - Session 3 - Digital Infrastructure and Modernization Strategy
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
10:00am – 1:00pm (EST)
The Plant Modernization Pathway research supports the transition from legacy analog-based work processes and instrumentation and control (I&C) systems to advanced digital systems. This session focuses on research that provides guidance, including economic/business case analyses and data analytics, to enable the transition to digital technologies for operations and maintenance, thereby lowering costs and improving overall performance.
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Time (EST)
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Topic
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Speaker - Organization
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10:00 - 10:05
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Introduction
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Jeffrey Joe, INL
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10:05 - 10:30
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Sean Lawrie, Lumera
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10:30 - 10:55
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Christianna Howard, Sargent & Lundy
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10:55 - 11:20
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Alex Tylecote, Scott Madden
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11:20 - 11:45
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Scott Schumacher, Constellation
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11:45 - 12:30
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General Q&A and Session Wrap Up
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Jeffrey Joe, INL
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Day 2 - Session 4 - Innovation and Data Analytics
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
1:30pm to 3:45pm (EST)
The nuclear power industry is seeking innovation and data analytics to drive operational excellence and ensure long-term economic sustainability. This session will delve into how the Plant Modernization Pathway is researching and developing cutting-edge data analytics tools to transform the operation, maintenance, and optimization of nuclear plants. By harnessing data generated from plant operations, artificial intelligence can provide valuable and actionable insights, improve equipment operability and maintainability, and identify efficiencies to reduce workloads. These data-driven innovations aim to enhance safety, reliability, and economic performance in the nuclear sector.
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Time (EST)
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Topic
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Speaker - Organization
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01:30 - 01:35
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Introduction
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Jacob Farber, INL
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01:35 - 02:00
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Jamie Dugan, Vistra Corp.’s Power Optimization Center
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02:00 - 02:25
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Jake Farber and Vivek Agarwal, INL, on behalf of Xcel
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02:25 - 02:50
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Pat Murray, EQRPI, Inc.
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02:50 - 03:15
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Chris Esser, Xcel Energy
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03:15 - 03:45
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General Q&A and Session Wrap Up
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Vivek Agarwal, INL
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Day 3 - Session 5 - Human and Technology Integration
Thursday, December 5, 2024
10:00am to 1:00pm (EST)
Because human adoption of modernization technologies is an essential part of the modernization process, the LWRS Plant Modernization Pathway conducts research with the industry to ensure effective human and technology integration for digital upgrades, enabling successful deployment of plant upgrades through technological advancements. This session focuses on current industry accomplishments in human-technology integration for plant upgrades and reviews methods and research that support future modernization needs.
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Time (EST)
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Topic
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Speaker - Organization
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10:00 - 10:05
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Introduction
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Casey Kovesdi, INL
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10:05 - 10:30
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Scott Schumacher, Constellation
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10:30 - 10:55
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Ray Herb, Southern Nuclear
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10:55 - 11:20
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Stephen Kenney, Dominion Energy
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11:20 - 11:45
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Carl Golightly, Energy Northwest
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11:45 - 12:10
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Real-time Poll
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Anna Hall, INL
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12:10 - 12:30
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General Q&A and Session Wrap Up
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Jeffrey Joe, INL
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12:30 - 01:00
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Plant Modernization Stakeholder Meeting Wrap-Up
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Ahmad Al Rashdan, INL
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