NUCLEAR LIFTING 2014: NUCLEAR HANDLING AND HIGH RISK LIFTING

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1 NUCLEAR LIFTING 2014: NUCLEAR HANDLING AND HIGH RISK LIFTING 9 December 2014 The Studio, Manchester Power Industries Division Seminar EXHIBITORS:

2 NUCLEAR LIFTING 2014: NUCLEAR HANDLING AND HIGH RISK LIFTING 9 December 2014, The Studio, Manchester THE ONLY EVENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY TO FOCUS ON A RANGE OF DESIGNS, SAFETY CASES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTS. Address the technical and environmental issues surrounding handling and high risk lifting at the 5th Nuclear Lifting Seminar. Nuclear itself is a highly regulated industry and lifting is no different. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) provide some extremely stringent guidelines for the safe movement of equipment within a nuclear site. These not only cover the type of crane that can be used, but the types of materials that are used on the machine itself. Join us on 9 December for your unique opportunity to gain unparalleled insight into guidance from the ONR and hear standalone presentations from DSRL, NDA, AWE and EDF. Attend this event to explore long term strategies, unique safety cases and cost-effective design that meet regulated standards. Furthermore, understand how changes in standards will impact existing and new build sites in interactive panel discussions. BENEFITS OF ATTENDANCE: Understand how changes in standards will affect design requirements for cranes Learn how to create an assessment process for crane maintenance Hear AWE s introduction to the concept of deterministic design Identify methodologies used by EDF when producing fuel route lifting integrity safety cases Develop a solid safety case for all eventualities ATTENDING INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS AND COMPANIES INCLUDE: SPONSORSHIP & EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES GET INVOLVED Attending this event as either an exhibitor or sponsor will give you the opportunity to display your solutions, services and products to the right people at the right time. This is an excellent way to enhance your company profile and communicate effectively to your target audience. BENEFITS OF SPONSORING Showcase new products Raise awareness of your operation Improve perception of your brand Influence other organisations spending plans For more information please call +44 (0) or sponsorship@imeche.org

3 PROGRAMME TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER :30 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS 09:00 09:15 CHAIR S OPENING REMARKS Dai Davies, Inspector for Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation - Defence Programme THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS ROLE IN NUCLEAR LIFTING Roger May, Shift Charge Engineer, Magnox and Member of the Nuclear Power Committee John Hulme, Senior Consultant, Generation & Defuelling Delivery Engineering, Magnox and Member of the Nuclear Power Committee SESSION 1 - NUCLEAR LIFTING STANDARDS AND TRANSITION 09:30 10:00 10:30 UK REGULATION OF NUCLEAR LIFTING OPERATIONS Dai Davies, Inspector for Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation - Defence Programme Recognise the basis for UK regulation of lifting operations on nuclear facilities Understand the established ONR assessment standards and guidance applied by ONR specialist inspectors Explore good practice in lifting equipment design and its use AN EVALUATION OF WASTE PACKAGE HANDLING USING TWISTLOCKS Neil Carr, Senior Engineering Manager, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Explore the use of ISO/BS twistlock systems in waste package specifications by Radioactive Waste Management (RWM) Understand the operational experience of remote handling at Sellafield Gain from an independent peer review and development of site standards NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK SESSION 2 - REFURBISHMENT AND UPGRADING 11:00 11:50 12:20 12:50 LEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE AT EVAPORATOR DELTA LIFT OF A 500TE MODULE Shaun Kelso, Head of Operations Strategy and Neil Ivison, Head of Quality, Sellafield Ltd Understand the investigation into failings in the specification, procurement and fabrication of fastenings Explore the shortfalls in fundamental quality controls, links in the supply chain and human error Discover the independent testing of the fastenings which revealed materials that were of an inferior standard to that detailed in the accompanying certification CRANE MAINTENANCE APPROACH FOR SUPPORTING DECOMMISSIONING PROGRAMMES Michael Moore, Maintenance Authority and Works Control Process Owner, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd Ensure that cranes are not over maintained whilst also meeting the requirements of PAS55 Understand how to create an assessment process for crane maintenance Address regulatory expectations, legal requirements and financial constraints whilst maintaining a balanced operational approach PANEL DISCUSSIONS: STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING AND COMMUNICATING REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS Neil Carr, Senior Engineering Manager, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Dai Davies, Inspector for Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation - Defence Programme Understand how the change in standards will impact the design process Recognise what the regulator will require from safety cases before new lifts Gain insight into the cost implication for future new builds NETWORKING LUNCH

4 SESSION 3 - DESIGN REQUIREMENTS 13:50 CASE STUDY: NOVEL IN CELL CRANE REPAIR Gordon Tait, Senior Project Manager, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd Evaluate the problems and solutions identified in novel repair approach Prepare for essential decommissioning and maintenance tasks Address radiation levels in the cell maintenance area where preventing conventional repair techniques is required 14:20 THE PRACTICAL ENGINEER AND DETERMINISTIC DESIGN Roger Best, Mechanical Handling Technical Authority, AWE A brief introduction to the concept of deterministic design Hear practical examples of safe equipment designed for AWE Gain guidance for the engineer when faced with this kind of challenge 14:50 PANEL DISCUSSIONS: DESIGN IS THE CHALLENGE Roger Best, Mechanical Handling Technical Authority, AWE Gordon Tait, Senior Project Manager, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd How to overcome the challenges regarding the lack of resource with the UK Analyse the most cost-efficient strategies that can be implemented for bespoke lifts Discuss how the new design codes will change the fundamental design for cranes 15:10 NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK SESSION 4 - SAFETY CASES 15:40 ADVANCED GAS COOLED REACTOR FUEL LIFTING INTEGRITY Aidan Rose, Fleet Lead Mechanical, Fuel Route Systems Branch, EDF Energy Generation Methodology used when producing fuel route lifting integrity safety cases Examples of fuel route lifting integrity safety cases Keeping the risk As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) 16:10 THE COMPLICATIONS OF A NUCLEAR LIFT Martyn Page, Principal Asset Engineer, AWE Understand the task you are presented with, including the maintenance strategy Develop a solid safety case for all eventualities Explore the additional controls that can be implemented and view an example AWE lift 16:40 CONSTRUCTION CRANE SAFETY ASSESSMENT AT SELLAFIELD Dave Harvey, Senior Radiological Safety Assessor PFCS, Sellafield Ltd Overview of 2014 SL construction crane assessment methodology Highlight the importance of optioneering and the choice of cranes to be used at Pile Fuel Cladding Silo Clarify the role of safety assessors and safety controls 17:10 CHAIR S CLOSING REMARKS Dai Davies, Inspector for Nuclear Safety, Office for Nuclear Regulation - Defence Programme 17:20 CLOSE OF SEMINAR Find out more about our speakers at This programme is subject to change. The Institution is not responsible for the views or opinions expressed by individual speakers. Organising committee: Nuclear Power Committee

5 SPEAKERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ATTENDANCE AT THE NUCLEAR LIFTING SEMINAR IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE INDUSTRY BEST PRACTICE FIRST- HAND AND IDENTIFY KEY IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR LIFTING AND MAINTENANCE REGIMES. - Gordon Tait, Senior Project Manager, Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd DAI DAVIES CHAIR INSPECTOR FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY, OFFICE FOR NUCLEAR REGULATION - DEFENCE PROGRAMME Dai Davies has over 33 years experience in the UK nuclear industry. He joined ONR (formerly Nuclear Installations Inspectorate) in 2009 and is the Mechanical Engineering Topic Lead for nuclear lifting equipment. Dai has extensive experience of nuclear lifting equipment design and its uses, and was previously the Centre of Expertise Lead within a UK licensee organisation. He led the formulation of the UK Nuclear Lifting Forum in MICHAEL MOORE MAINTENANCE AUTHORITY AND WORKS CONTROL PROCESS OWNER, DOUNREAY SITE RESTORATION LTD Michael Moore is currently the Maintenance Authority and Works Control Process Owner for the Dounreay site. Michael has worked in the Nuclear Industry since Prior to this current position at Dounreay he provided decommissioning solutions to AECL LTD in Canada and supported the Rolls-Royce and MoD submarine capability program. In a previous role at Dounreay, he was responsible for the successful design, build, commissioning and handover of an Ion Exchange facility required to decommission the PFR reactor. GORDON TAIT SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, DOUNREAY SITE RESTORATION LTD Gordon Tait started his engineering career at the Prototype Fast Reactor at Dounreay. He moved quickly up the operations chain to become a shift manager, holding the post for six years until the final reactor shutdown and de-fuelling was complete in With the Dounreay site research work finished, he transferred to nuclear decommissioning, preparing and then implementing decommissioning plans and programmes for chemical process plant, shielded examination cells, criticality test facilities, sodium research laboratories and a materials test reactor. ROGER BEST MECHANICAL HANDLING TECHNICAL AUTHORITY, AWE Roger Best has been the Technical Authority for lifting operations and equipment at AWE since During that time he has guided and approved a host of hazardous lifting and other moving systems tailored to the safety requirements of the respective application. He is familiar with the entire modern assurance process, but especially of engineering compliant solutions, and is the author of AWE s site standard on mechanical handling design and engineering.

6 SPEAKERS AND CONTRIBUTORS THE DISCIPLINE OF NUCLEAR LIFTING HAS FOCUSSED ON SAFETY FOR GENERATIONS AND HOLDS LESSONS FOR ALL ENGINEERS WORKING IN THE SAFETY CULTURE OF THE MODERN WORLD. - Roger Best, Mechanical Handling Technical Authority, AWE AIDAN ROSE FLEET LEAD MECHANICAL, FUEL ROUTE SYSTEMS BRANCH, EDF ENERGY GENERATION Aidan Rose has worked in the UK Nuclear Industry, specialising in fuel route support and safety case production, for more than 30 years. He is a European and Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining. Currently he is Fuel Route Fleet Lead (Mechanical) for EDF Energy Generation. MARTYN PAGE PRINCIPAL ASSET ENGINEER, AWE Martyn Page has accrued over 18 years of nuclear industry experience covering the management of design, installation, commissioning and more recently delivery of major re-kit projects, or rather, making sure that the projects are delivered as intended. Since April 2013 he has held an engineering operations responsibility (as Principal Asset Engineer) for the building footprint that delivers the UK s nuclear deterrent components. ROGER MAY SHIFT CHARGE ENGINEER, MAGNOX AND MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR POWER COMMITTEE Roger May is a Shift Charge Engineer at Magnox Ltd s Sizewell A nuclear site and has extensive experience of supervising nuclear site operations during the generating, defuelling and decommissioning phases of a nuclear plant s life cycle. Projects Roger has been involved with during his career have included Irradiated Fuel Pond Equipment Upgrade, Reactor Unit Overhauls, Generator Transformer Replacement and Pond Circulating Water System Replacement. Roger is also a member of the Institution s Nuclear Power Committee and Safety & Reliability Group. JOHN HULME SENIOR CONSULTANT, GENERATION AND DEFUELLING DELIVERY ENGINEERING, MAGNOX AND MEMBER OF THE NUCLEAR POWER COMMITTEE John Hulme, a British Nuclear Fuels (BNF) sponsored undergraduate, worked initially within Pacific Nuclear Transport (Warrington) and then BNF (Sellafield) before joining Magnox Electric at Hinkley Point A in Subsequently his 27 year career took him to Hunterston A and recently to Oldbury Technical Centre as Senior Consultant.

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