A half-day conference was organized in the European Parliament in Brussels to address the issue of the ageing of nuclear power plants in Europe and its impact on nuclear safety.
19th March 2014 in the European Parliament.
Download the minutes of the workshop.
Presentations of the speakers and video:
Introduction of the seminar by Michèle Rivasi, chair of NTW (FR)
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Session 1: Ageing processes
Technical characteritics of ageing processes and their impacts on nuclear safety, Simone Mohr, Senior Researcher, Okoinstintut (EN)
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Safety assessment of nuclear reactors ageing, Frédéric Ménage, Assistant to the safety expertise director, IRSN (EN)
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Related issues : ageing of human know-how, design and technology. What does the JRC do in this respect ?, Peter Haehner, Head of unit, Joint Research Center (EN)
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Session 2: Measuring the risk
GDF Suez/ Electrabel approach of the Long Term Operation in Belgium by Pierre Doumont, Group Senior Vice President, Nuclear Safety & Radiation Protection, GDF Suez (FR)
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Controls methods across Europe and recent developments by Noël Camarcat, Special Advisor for Nuclear R&D and international issues, EDF (EN)
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Regulation and supervision of aging management in Swedish NPP by Lars Skanberg, head of the section for Reactor Technology and Structural Integrity, Swedish Radiation Safety Authority(EN)
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Control of “Time-Dependent” safety, the role of ASN by Philippe Jamet, Commissioner, French Nuclear Safety Authority (EN)
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Session 3: Policy responses to Nuclear Power Plants ageing
Policy responses to Nuclear Power Plants ageing by Stephen Thomas, University of Greenwich (EN)
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Public participation in Plant Life EXtension discussions: Ecoclub experience by Andriy Martynyuk, Chair of the Board of the Eco Club Rivne (EN)
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Legal ageing criteria for shutdown by Yves Marignac, Director of Wise Paris (EN)
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Long-term operation of NPPs: what to do at EU level? by Massimo Garribba, Head of Unit, European Commission DG ENER (EN)
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