CANDU Owners Group Inc Strength Through Cooperation AN

CANDU Owners Group Inc. “Strength Through Co-operation” AN OVERVIEW OF CANDU OWNERS GROUP R&D PROGRAM for CNC-IAPWS WORKSHOP by P. C. Ernst May 23, 2003 Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Introduction “Strength Through Co-operation” Introduction Strategic Direction Program Overview Program Management Program Planning Program Execution Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Introduction “Strength Through Co-operation” Basic Water Systems in a CANDU Power Plant Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Introduction “Strength Through Co-operation” Participants in COG’s R&D Program · AECL · Bruce Power · Hydro Quebec · New Brunswick Power · Ontario Power Generation Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Strategic Direction “Strength Through Co-operation” Foster Programs to: Enhance plant operating margin Address impact of plant aging Improve plant reliability/outage management Support plant life extension and life cycle management Address fundamental R&D issues Maintain Capability for Emerging Issues Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Overview: Areas “Strength Through Co-operation” R&D Program addresses issues in four general areas: Fuel Channels Safety and Licensing Health, Safety and Environment Chemistry, Materials and Components Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Overview: Size “Strength Through Co-operation” COG’s R&D Program ~27 M$ expenditure per year 150 -200 Work Packages undertaken per year 200 -300 reports produced per year Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Overview: Content “Strength Through Co-operation” Generally deal with CANDU-specific subjects not reported elsewhere: Heavy water Carbon-14 Tritium Fuel bundles Pressure tubes Calandria tubes Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Overview: Issues of Interest “Strength Through Co-operation” 103 - Deuterium Ingress 201 Large LOCA Margins (RD 14 M Tests) 209 - Critical Heat Flux 210 - Bundle Void and Flow Quality 216, 217 – Thermalhydraullic codes 222 - Normal Operating Condition Technologies 305 - Emission Reduction 401 - Chemistry 408 - SG & HX Integrity and Cleaning Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Management: Organization “Strength Through Co-operation” Project Manager (COG) Project Management Technical Committee (Participants) Technical Direction of the Program • Technical Representatives (Participants) • Working Groups (Participants) Contract Officer (Contractor) Execution of Work Package Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. “Strength Through Co-operation” Program Management: Information Transfer “Strength Through Co-operation” Web site COG R&D Reports Technical Notes Workshops for targeted audiences Seminars Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Planning “Strength Through Co-operation” Covers both On-going & New Work Participants needs identified Budgets estimated Work Packages defined Project priorities determined Budgets established Purchase Orders Issued Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Planning: On-going Work “Strength Through Co-operation” TC Reviews On-going Work Packages (end of Sept. ) Contractor updates Work Package estimates (end Oct. ) COG establishes Budget (end Nov. ) Contractor Updates On-going WPs (end Jan. ) COG defines next year’s program (end Feb. ) Purchase Orders issued (end March) Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Planning: New Work “Strength Through Co-operation” COG Identifies Needs – SORs issued (end Sept. ) Contractor submits Preliminary Submissions (end Oct. ) COG Ranks Submissions – Budget Established (end Nov. ) COG issues Requests For Proposals (RFPs) (end Jan. ) Proposals submitted by Contractor (end Feb. ) Purchase Orders issued (end March) Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Execution “Strength Through Co-operation” Executed via Work Packages Contract Officer executes Work Package Financial data and progress tracked monthly TC endorses changes to WP via COG Change Requests and WP Revisions Quarterly Progress Reports Performance Indices Completion of Tasks & Deliverables Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. Program Execution “Strength Through Co-operation” Work Packages Cost & Schedule Status Report (CSSR) COG Change Request (CCR) Quarterly Progress Report Tasks Completed Deliverables Presentation to CNC-IAPWS

CANDU Owners Group Inc. “Strength Through Co-operation” End Presentation to CNC-IAPWS