1. The 22nd Meeting of The IAEA Technical Working Group on Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation & Control ( TWG-NPPIC) 20-22 May 2009

2. 2009 TWG-NPPIC Meeting Statistics 22nd Meeting of the IAEA TWG-NPPIC (established in 1970) 23 IAEA Member States and 1 International Organization 28 participants: 17 TWG members + 11 meeting observers 30 presentations 11 of the 28 participants are newcomers

3. 21 st Meeting of TWG-NPPI&C, May 23-25, 2007, Vienna, Austria

4. 20th Meeting of TWG-NPPI&C, May 23-25, 2005, Vienna, Austria

5. 2009 TWG-NPPIC Meeting

6. Objectives of the TWG Meeting To discuss current issues of instrumentation and control technologies in NPPs, and to address new emerging technical challenges To present status reports of Member States To evaluate on-going IAEA I&C activities (2008 - 2009) To plan contributions to 2010 - 2011 activities To make recommendations for future IAEA I&C programmes (next budget cycle 2012 - 2013) To further develop the draft document on the core knowledge of I&C To establish and improve communication channels among TWG members/observers and the IAEA

7. 2009 TWG-NPPIC Meeting Agenda

8. NPP I&C: a time of transition Reasons for increased interest in modern I&C technologies: Number of NPP units under construction is 44 representing 38 GWe total electrical capacity 1999: 40 “delayed” NPP projects → 2007: 10 operational + 9 under construction NPP operating licence beyond 60 → I&C modernization Future new NPP constructions → introducing latest technologies

9. 145 IAEA Member States 30 with operating NPPs (436 units 372 GWe) Additional 61 are interested in launching new NPP projects

10. New Nuclear Countries 61 have requested support from IAEA on what they need to introduce to have nuclear power Africa20 Latin America12 Asia pacific20 Europe and FSU9

11. NPP I&C: a time of transition Plans in major countries: USA - 31 plants are under NRC review China - 25 plants are planned Japan - 9 plants are planned Russia - 6 plants are planned Korea - 5 plants are planned

15. … and finally Wishing you good discussions, an interesting meeting, and a pleasant stay in Vienna. O.Glockler@iaea.org