candu owners group inc. “strength through co-operation” 1 presentation to cnc-iapws may 23, 2003...
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Presentation to CNC-IAPWSMay 23, 2003
CANDU Owners Group Inc.
“Strength Through Co-operation”
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AN OVERVIEW OF CANDU OWNERS GROUP
R&D PROGRAMfor
CNC-IAPWS WORKSHOPby
P. C. ErnstMay 23, 2003
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Introduction
Introduction
Strategic Direction
Program Overview
Program Management
Program Planning
Program Execution
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Introduction
Basic Water Systems in a CANDU Power Plant
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Introduction
Participants in COG’s R&D Program
· AECL
· Bruce Power
· Hydro Quebec
· New Brunswick Power
· Ontario Power Generation
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Strategic Direction
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
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Program Overview: Areas
R&D Program addresses issues in four general areas:
Fuel Channels
Safety and Licensing
Health, Safety and Environment
Chemistry, Materials and Components
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Program Overview: Size
COG’s R&D Program
~27 M$ expenditure per year
150-200 Work Packages undertaken per year
200-300 reports produced per year
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Generally deal with CANDU-specific subjects not reported elsewhere:
Heavy water
Carbon-14
Tritium
Fuel bundles
Pressure tubes
Calandria tubes
Program Overview: Content
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Program Overview: Issues of Interest
103 - Deuterium Ingress201 Large LOCA Margins (RD14 M Tests)209 - Critical Heat Flux210 - Bundle Void and Flow Quality216, 217 – Thermalhydraullic codes222 - Normal Operating Condition Technologies 305 - Emission Reduction 401 - Chemistry408 - SG & HX Integrity and Cleaning
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Program Management: Organization
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
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Program Management: Information Transfer
Web site
COG R&D Reports
Technical Notes
Workshops for targeted audiences
Seminars
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Program Planning
Covers both On-going & New WorkParticipants needs identified
Budgets estimated
Work Packages defined
Project priorities determined
Budgets established
Purchase Orders Issued
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Program Planning: On-going Work
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)
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Program Planning: New Work
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)
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Program Execution
Executed via Work PackagesContract Officer executes Work PackageFinancial data and progress tracked monthly TC endorses changes to WP via COG Change Requests and WP RevisionsQuarterly Progress Reports Performance IndicesCompletion of Tasks & Deliverables
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Program Execution
Work Packages
Cost & Schedule Status Report (CSSR)
COG Change Request (CCR)
Quarterly Progress Report
Tasks Completed
Deliverables