1.
LE CONTROLE DE LA SURETE DES EQUIPEMENTS SOUS PRESSION NUCLEAIRES EN FRANCE ET A L'ETRANGER / CONTROL AND SUPERVISION OF SAFETY OF NUCLEAR PRESSURE EQUIPMENT IN FRANCE AND ABROAD

1.1 ETAT DES LIEUX EN FRANCE / POSITION OF THE FRENCH NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY

   David EMOND, ASN (France)
The French safety authority's views on ageing issues in nuclear power plants

 1.2 ETAT DES LIEUX DES PRATIQUES A L'ETRANGER / REGULATORY PRACTICES OVER THE WORLD

  Susanne SCHULZ, HSK (Switzerland)
Swiss federal nuclear safety inspectorate's guideline for ageing surveillance of mechanical and electrical equipment and civil structures in nuclear installations

   Karen GOTT, SKI (Sweden)
The regulatory position in Sweden concerning ageing management as of early 2005

   Katsuji MAEDA, NISA (Japan)
Current regulatory approaches to ageing management of nuclear power plants in Japan

   Frank MICHEL, GRS (Germany)
Technical and regulatory aspects of ageing management of pressure-retaining components in German NPPs

  1.3 RENOUVELLEMENT DE LICENCE : RETOUR D'EXPERIENCE / LICENCE RENEWAL: FIELD EXPERIENCE

   José Maria FIGUERAS, CSN (Spain)
Licensing requirements for long term operation in Spain: case of Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear power plant

   Amy HULL, NRC (USA)
NPP license renewal and aging management: extrapolating American experience

1.4 LE ROLE DES ORGANISMES MULTILATERAUX / ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

  Takeyuki INAGAKI, IAEA Nuclear Safety
IAEA guidance documents on Ageing Management of key safety components in nuclear power plants and Safety Knowledge-base on ageing and long-term operation (SKALTO)

2.
GESTION DES MATERIELS ET DES MATERIAUX : DE LA CONCEPTION AUX DEGRADATIONS / MANAGEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS: FROM DESIGN TO DEGRADATION MECHANISMS

 2.1 EXPLOITATION ET MATERIELS / OPERATION AND EQUIPMENT

  Kenneth KARWOSKI, NRC (USA)
Regulatory perspective on steam generator tube operating experience

  Nigel TAYLOR, European Commission JRC (Luxembourg)
Improving structural integrity assessment techniques

  Karel BOHM, SUBJ (Czech Republic)
Integrated surveillance specimen programme for WWER-1000/V-320 reactor pressure vessels

  Ray NICHOLSON, HSE (United Kingdom)
UK regulatory perspective on materials ageing issues in nuclear reactor components

2.2EVOLUTION DES MATERIAUX / EVOLUTION OF MATERIALS

   David EMOND, ASN (France)
The French safety authority's view on stress corrosion cracking of nickel-based alloy components

   Edmund SULLIVAN, NRC (USA)
Regulatory perspective on management of alloy 82/182/600 - susceptibility and cracking

  Guy ROUSSEL, AVN (Belgium)
Management of the nickel-base alloy cracking in butt welds at the Belgian nuclear power plants

   Luigi DEBARBERIS, European Commission JRC (Luxembourg)
Expertises on RPV & pressure equipment aging assessment and modelling at the JRC-IE

 2.3 DEGRADATIONS PAR FATIGUE / FATIGUE DEGRADATION MECHANISMS

   Shigeki SUZUKI, MITSUBISHI (Japan)
MHI experience on piping vibration issue and total planning of piping maintenance

   Stéphane CHAPULIOT, CEA (France)
Hydro-thermal-mechanical analysis of thermal fatigue in a mixing tee

   Shigeki SUZUKI, MITSUBISHI (Japan)
Prevention of piping high cycle thermal fatigue at the design stage

 2.4 LES APPORTS DE LA RECHERCHE & DEVELOPPEMENT / CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

   Yves MEYZAUD, FRAMATOME-ANP (France)
Aging of materials during plant operation - Preventive measures taken for EPR design

  Klaus KERKHOF, MPA (Germany)
EU-project SMILE / Validation of the WPS effect with a component like cylindrical specimen

   Torill KARLSEN, HRP (Norway)
Test facilities and on-line instrumentation capabilities for core component materials investigations at the HALDEN reactor project

   Masakuni KOYAMA, JNES (Japan)
Research activities on ageing technical evaluation in Japan

3.
L'INSPECTION EN SERVICE : EVOLUTIONS, METHODES ET STRATEGIES / IN-SERVICE INSPECTION : EVOLUTIONS, METHODS AND STRATEGIES

 3.1 METHODES ET EVOLUTIONS / METHODS AND EVOLUTION

   Gérard CATTIAUX, IRSN (France)
IRSN non-destructive testing research relating to the ageing of nuclear installations

 3.2 QUALIFICATION DES METHODES / QUALIFICATION OF METHODS

   Yves LAPOSTOLLE, ASN (France)
Qualification des procédés d'END dans l'inspection en service des REP

  Claude BIRAC, EDF (France)
Evolutions techniques induites par la qualification des procédés d'examens non destructifs dans les réacteurs à eau sous pression

 3.3 STRATEGIES DE SURVEILLANCE / SURVEILLANCE STRATEGIES

   Colin MOSES, CCSN (Canada)
Canadian regulatory approach towards ageing degradation and in-service surveillance at Canadian CANDU nuclear power plants

   Wallace NORRIS, NRC (USA)
Ageing damage and in-service inspection

4.
TEMOIGNAGES ET POINTS DE VUE DES EXPLOITANTS / TESTIMONIES AND POINTS OF VIEW OF UTILITIES

  Ulrich WILKE, EON (Germany)
Ageing management in German nuclear power plants

  Claude FAIDY, EDF (France)
Overview of EDF ageing management program of safety class pressure equipments

  Georges BEZDIKIAN, IAEA Nuclear EnergyNuclear power plant life management an overview of identification of key components in relation with degradation mechanism - IAEA guidelines presentation

 5.
LE VIEILLISSEMENT PRIS EN COMPTE DANS LES DOMAINES HORS NUCLEAIRES / AGEING ISSUES TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT IN NON NUCLEAR FIELDS

  Christian CREMONA, LCPC (France)
Analyse de la performance des ouvrages existants : vers une approche basée sur la notion de cycle de vie

   Jean-Marc JAEGER, SETEC TPI (France)
Ageing in civil engineering materials and structures