November 16-19, 2020 Virtual Meeting Online

Monday

• 1:00 -3:10 PM - Economics of Low-Carbon Energy and Role of Nuclear Power - Jan Van Erp

Tuesday

• 12:00 - 2:10 PM - Grid Modelling Considerations for Nuclear Energy - Leah Parks
• 4:50 - 6:30 PM - Building Up Decommissioning Staff Credentials for Future Decommissioning Projects - Larry Boing

Wednesday

• 2:40 - 4:20 PM - Innovative Characterization Techniques in Support of Decommissioning - Jay Peters
• 4:50 - 6:30 PM - General Topics in Decommissioning - Jim Byrne

Thursday

• 10:00 - 11:45 AM - Community Advisory Panels - Gerry Van Noordennen

August 9 - 12, 2020 Marco Island, FL

Action: Finalize Session Topics and Identify Session Chairs

• Session 1 - Back to the Future: What all the fuss about using the Post Operation License Transfer Decommissioning Approach?

  Speakers from the D&D Industry along with representatives from the USNRC and State & Local Stakeholders will present perspectives on this novel and increasingly popular approach to plant end of life liability management.

• Session 2 - Spent Fuel Management options during the phases of site decommissioning.

  Speakers will provide valuable insights on shut down plant experiences dealing with Spent Fuel. Topics covered will include spent fuel pool isolation & independent cooling system installations, dry vs. wet storage decision making approaches, re-racking & spent fuel consolidation options, as well as, the feasibility of accessing and using a Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facilities. The interim storage approach has been tried, without success, during the planning of the Private Fuel Storage Facility; lessons from this effort will be solicited and shared.

• Session 3 - Decommissioning Planning, Estimating and Assumptions: Examining past planning efforts against actual execution performance.

  Speakers would provide insights on managing Decommissioning Cost Estimates and the challenges that owners face as they defend those estimates against an increasing critical public and private audience. Best practices will be highlighted based on lessons learned in the industry.

• Session 4 - Regulatory perspectives and updates on Commercial Decommissioning processes

  Speakers will provide perspectives on decommissioning regulatory advancements including the current state of affairs on NRC rule making and other regulatory changes at the State & Local level.

• Session - 5 End of Plant Operations: Where do we go from here? Insights on the experiences of plants that have transitioned to permanently defueled status.

  Speakers would provide experiences and lessons learned from facilities having made the decision to permanently shut down and provide insight into why they chose their post shutdown USNRC Option (License Transfer and immediate Decon, Immediate Decon, or Safstor); lessons learned throughout the decommissioning phases including transition of the site to the decommissioning entity

• Session - 6 Overview of the Decommissioning Projects in progress and completed to date.

  Speakers offer insights on past and current D&D projects with a focus on major differences between the original decommissioning plan and the realities of how things turned out during actual project execution.”

• Session - 7 Decommissioning Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards approach.

  This panel will explore 21st Century methods and tools available that would optimize project planning and performance now; these methods would be deployable during both NPP operation and transition to DDER. These techniques are simultaneously being developed with increased pace/urgency benefiting from recent progress in the Advanced Reactors and SMR sector.

• Session - 8 Innovation and Optimization in Decommissioning: Lessons Learned on Technology and Approaches to Shorten Project Durations.

  Speakers will provide insights on means and methods to reduce the foot print of permanently shutdown nuclear facilities, with a focus on innovative approaches. The primary goal of decommissioning projects is to reduce on-site hazards below regulatory limits to protect the health & safety of its workers and the public. The ultimate goal of decommissioning is to complete the closure of the nuclear power lifecycle through the final closure and license termination of these facilities.