1. 1 Welcome and EPRI Nuclear Power Program Overview Joseph Naser Joint IAEA - EPRI Workshop on Modernization of Instrumentation and Control Systems in NPPs 3 - 6 October, 2006 Vienna, Austria

2. 2 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Welcome The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) welcomes you to this Joint IAEA - EPRI Workshop on Modernization of Instrumentation and Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plants EPRI is proud to be a co-sponsor of this workshop with the IAEA Opportunity to share not only information from lecturers to the attendees, but also to share information amongst all of the attendees

3. 3 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Founded in 1973 as a Collaborative R&D organization for Electrical utilities Unbiased, non-profit energy research consortium Voluntary funding from energy industry participants Collaborative research benefits members, their customers, and society Over 130 International participants Over 700 North American members (90% of U.S. electricity generated) EPRI Background and Principles

4. 4 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Power Delivery & Markets 21% Transmission Substations Grid Reliability Power Markets Distribution Power Quality Energy Utilization Extensive Energy Research Program Environment 17% Air Quality Global Climate Change Land & Groundwater Water & Ecosystems Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) Occupational Health & Safety Power Generation 22% Distributed Resources Fossil Steam Plants Combustion Turbines Market Analysis Renewables Hydroelectric Nuclear Power 40% Equipment Reliability Material Reliability Fuel Reliability Nondestructive Evaluation Radioactive Waste and Radiation Mgmt. Digital I&C Risk/Safety Mgt

5. 5 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. EPRI Worldwide Nuclear Membership & Participation Full Members All 26 U.S. Utilities Canada and Romania Electricite de France British Energy (UK) TEPCO (Japan) UNESA (All-Spain) Eletronuclear (Brazil) CFE (Mexico) Worldwide Nuclear – 364 GWe

6. 6 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. EPRI Nuclear Program Participants Full Member Participation includes 212 units:  58 Framatome PWRs  55 GE/H/T BWRs  53 Westinghouse PWRs  21 AECL PHWRs (CANDU)  16 C-E PWRs  7 B&W PWRs  2 KWU PWR Membership and Supplemental Program Participation include over 80% of the world’s 440 operating commercial units

7. 7 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. EPRI Nuclear Power Mission Develop cost-effective technology to Maximize the utilization of existing nuclear assets Support the deployment of new nuclear technology

8. 8 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. EPRI Nuclear - Technology Drivers Utilities Objectives: Effective Management of Existing Assets & Planning For the Future Optimizing Electricity Production Workforce & Competence Transition to New Assets Controlling and Avoiding Costs Generation and Safety Performance Knowledge Capture Training Licensing & Societal Issues Advanced Technology

9. 9 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Fuel Reliability Program Executive Comm. Integration Group PWR Corrosion & Crud Control BWR Corrosion & Crud Control Fuel Performance & Reliability Fuel Regulatory Issues NFIR -V Nuclear Power Advisory Structure – with Committees Nuclear Power Council Executive Committee QA Committee NDE Risk/Safety Mgt. New Nuclear Plants High Level Waste & Spent Fuel Mgt. Spent Fuel Storage & Transport. Prog. S/C Wet Storage/Boraflex UG Cask Loader UG HLW Repository Issue Resolution S/C Equipment Reliability / I&C Material Degradation/Aging BWRVIP Exec. Oversight Comm. Exec. Comm. Integration Comm. Assessment Comm. Mitigation Comm. PWR Materials Rel- iability Prog. (MRP) PMMP Str’g Comm.(old) Exec. Oversight Comm./ Exec. Comm. (new) Integration & Impl. Grp. RPV Integrity ITG A600, 82-182 ITG Reactor Internals ITG Fatigue ITG Corrosion Research CIR II ext. Fuel Reliability New Plants S/C NDE Center S/C Risk-Informed Inspection WG BOP Inspection WG Perf. Demonstration Initiative WG Nuc. Maint. Application Center (NMAC) S/C Circuit Breaker UG Large Electric Motor UG Press. Relief Device UG Pump UG Terry Turbine UG Rod Control System UG Hoisting/Rigging/Crane UG Transformer/Switchyard UG BOP Corrosion S/C CHECWORKS UG Plant Support Engineering (PSE) S/C Seismic Qual. (SQURTS) Life Cycle Management EQ Mg. System UG Cable UG Heat Exchanger Perf. UG Joint Utility Task Group Plant Performance Enhancement Prog. UG Service Water Assist. UG Repair Replacement Appl. Ctr. (RRAC) S/G Workforce Improv. S/C Human Perf. Asst. Pkg. UG Nuclear Asset Mgt. (NAM) Advisory Committee NAM UG Generation Risk Assessment UG Risk/Safety Mgt. Adv. Comm. GOTHIC UG MAAP UG Risk & Reliability UG ORAM UG Structural Reliability & Integrity Subcommittee Seismic Qualification UG (SQUG) HRA/PRA Tools UG Configuration Risk Mgt. Forum PRA Scope & Quality Tech. Advisory Group LLW & Radiation Exp. Mgt. LLW Management Tech. Adv. Comm. Waste Logic Software UG Rad. Exposure Mgmt. Tech Adv. Comm. ALARA UG Decommissioning SG Mgt. Prog. (SGMP) PMMP Str’g Comm. (old) Exec. Oversight Comm./ Exec. Comm. (new) Technical Advisory Group Issues Integration Group Technical Service Support Eng. & Reg. Issue Resol. ISI/NDE Issue Resol. Grp. Water Chem. Program PWR Primary Water Chem. Guidelines PWR Secondary W. Chem. Guidelines BWR Water Chem. Guide. BWR Condens. Filter UG ChemWORKS UG SMARTChemWorks UG Tech. for Eqt. Assess. & Maint. (TEAM) A/C MOV Perf. Pred. Meth. UG Maintenance Rule UG Task Proficiency Eval. & Task Qual. Registry S/C Infrared Thermography UG Vibration Technology UG Predictive Maintenance UG Preventive Maint. Info Repository TAG I&C-Nuclear S/C Impl. Issues—PLC-based Digital Platforms-Nuc. WG Commercial-Grade Dedic. of Digital Comp. WG On-Line Monitoring WG  Inst. Monitor & Calib. UG  On-line Monitor Impl. UG Hybrid Control Room WG Risk-Informed Def.-in-Depth for Digital Upgrades WG EMI WG Wireless Technology WG Nuclear Steam Turbine Initiative S/C Plant Information Management S/C

10. 10 © 2006 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved. Shaping the Future of ElectricityTogether… Questions?