Yes, Nuclear can be Bold and Innovate April 25th

Joe Donahue UML class of 1977 graduate with a degree in Nuclear Engineering Started up 14 Commercial and Navy Submarines Reactors 2 SRO Licenses Startup Manager , Plant Manager, Site VP, Engineering VP and Nuclear Oversight VP Site VP at an Integrated Coal Gasification Plant (a refinery with a power plant that produced H2S, H2 and O2)

Key base load source of power Nuclear is a clean source of power and can co-exist and be compatible with renewables and accounts for 20 percent of the base load generation in the US Nuclear 19.3% Nat Gas 35.1% Coal 27.4% Hydro 7.1% Wind 6.6% Solar 1.6%

Emission free sources Nuclear 55.2 % (avoided 528 million tons of carbon) Hydro 20.2% Wind 18.8% Solar 4.6% Geo thermal 1.1%

Improving Nuclear plant efficiency Industry Initiatives like Deliver the Nuclear Process are showing results and cost reductions Average total cost of generation is reducing O/M Fuel Capital The industry continues to work together to find efficient ways to safety operate our plants

Strong Performance Nuclear plants are on 24/7 Record overall capacity factors with improved safety Improving outage performance and durations Many plants with extended licenses Using risk insights to improve safety But needs to be aware of what the public wants and be competive

Use of risk Based insights Peer reviewed detailed PRA that incorporate internal and external events models to improve risk informed decisions , efficiency and safety Its about power and water Balance worst case and realistic and all stakeholders Risk informed regulations NFPA 805 fire regulation Risk based Technical specifications surveillance and out of service times 50.59 What else? Learn form other industries

Innovation and Plant modernization Gaining alignment with stakeholders on digital upgrades Introduction of Mobile Worker Applications Equipment Enhanced Sensors, Integrated and Automated Engineering Programs, Condition Base Maintenance, Remote Operator / Chemistry/ RP/ Eng rounds and inspections Manual trending to advanced Pattern Recognition to Prognostic Remaining Useful Life based on failure mode monitoring and data analytics Drones and Robots Industry Standard efficient processes like the Standard Modification Process

What’s next Market and Future Grid Complete the AP 1000s being built Small Module Reactors Extended operations New Fuel Activities Compatible operations with renewables Skills needed, Understanding aging mechanisms and how to predict and mitigate to allow mid century operations Big Operate and big Maintain skills allowing less silo’s Understand the regulations but think differently to meet those regulations Realistic Risk Modeling, Machine Learning and AI Use of Data Analytics, Diagnostics and Prognostics (RUL) of integrated equipment , process, program data to predict performance and decline and allowing “Optimized risk informed Decision” Making