INFORMATION NOTICE
WANO-MC International Conference
Involvement of maintenance organizations in emergency response taking into account the lessons learned from the Fukushima events
ANGELO Hotel Pilsen, Plzen, Czech Republic, February 24-28, 2014

The WANO Moscow Center together with the ŠKODA JS a.s. and Doosan Škoda Power s.r.o.companies is preparing for the International Conference on NPP equipment maintenance

Purpose of the Conference:

Exchange of information and experience in NPP equipment maintenance

Participants will be able to demonstrate the specimens of maintenance equipment and facilities

Main topic of the Conference: Involvement of maintenance organizations in emergency response taking into account the lessons learned from the Fukushima events

Topics to be discussed at the Conference:

·  Involvement of maintenance organizations in emergency planning and repair-and-recovery operations at NPPs taking into account the lessons learned from the Fukushima events

·  Safety culture in maintenance activities

·  Problematic areas in maintenance

·  Increased efficiency of maintenance

·  Training of maintenance personnel

·  Condition-based maintenance

·  New maintenance technologies

Dates of the Conference: February 24-28, 2014

Host company: ŠKODA JS a.s. company (Czech Republic, Plzen) and Doosan Škoda Power s.r.o.(Czech Republic, Plzen).

Venue: ANGELO Hotel Pilsen (Plzen, Czech Republic)

Invitees:

·  Maintenance services of NPPs and thermal power companies

·  Organizations and companies involved in the maintenance of power and process equipment, buildings and constructions

·  Scientific and educational institutions training specialists in maintenance

·  Companies developing maintenance technologies

·  Companies manufacturing equipment and facilities for the maintenance of power and process equipment

Tentative attendance – 200 people

Working languages: Russian, English, with interpretation provided

Presentations:

Participants will be able to make their not longer than half an hour presentations. Following the Conference results, the WANO Moscow Center will compile and release a digest of the presentations.

Please identify the title of your presentation in the registration form

Tentative agenda:

24 February (Monday) / Arrival in Prague, transfer of participants to the town of Plzen, accommodation in Angelo Hotel Pilsen
17:00 – 23:00 / Dinner (a la carte)
25 February (Tuesday) / 9:00 – 12:00 / Plenary session
Involvement of maintenance organizations in emergency planning and repair-and-recovery operations at NPPs taking into account the lessons learned from the Fukushima events
12:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch (1st and 2nd sections)
Lunch (3rd and 4th sections)
13:30 – 18:00
13:30 – 18:00
14:00 – 18:00
14:00 – 18:00 / 1st section
Safety culture in maintenance activities
2nd section
Increased efficiency of maintenance
3rd section
Problematic areas in the arrangements for NPP maintenance
4th section
Training of maintenance personnel
19:00 – 22:00 / Ceremonial dinner at the Spilka restaurant (Plzen)
26 February (Wednesday) / 9:00 – 12:00
9:00 – 12:00
9:00 – 13:00
9:00 – 13:00 / 1st section
Condition-based maintenance:
- diagnostics as a basis for the transition to the condition-based maintenance
- revision of the regulatory documentation for the transition to the condition-based maintenance
2nd section
New maintenance technologies
3rd section
Increased quality of maintenance
4th section
Training of maintenance personnel
12:00 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch (1st and 2nd sections)
Lunch (3rd and 4th sections)
14:30 – 17:00 / Plenary session
Summarizing the results of sections’ discussions
17:30 – 18:30 / Press conference
19:30 – 22:00 / Dinner at the ANGELO hotel
27 February (Thursday) / 8:30 – 13:30 / Technical tour to
ŠKODA JS a.s., Doosan Škoda Power s.r.o.
13:30 – 14:15
14:15 – 15:15 / Lunch (only for WANO-MC Deputy Chief Engineers for Maintenance)
Lunch (remaining participants)
14:30 – 18:00 / Meeting of WANO-MC Deputy Chief Engineers for Maintenance
15:30 – 17:30 / Tour to the Prazdroy brewery (remaining participants)
19:00 – 22:00 / Closing dinner at the Spilka restaurant (Plzen)
28 February (Friday) / Departure of participants

Travel, lodgings and other expenses:

Lodgings, travel expenses and per diem allowance during the Conference will be borne by home utilities.

Organization costs will be covered by WANO-MC.

If necessary, ŠKODA JS a.s. company will assist in obtaining entry visas to the Czech Republic.

ŠKODA JS a.s. will provide for the meeting at the Prague airport and transfer from the airport to the Angelo Hotel Pilsen on 24 February 2014, and back to the Prague airport on 28 February 2014.

Registration:

Please return the completed registration form to the Conference coordinators of WANO-MC (; ) and ŠKODA JS a.s. company (; ) via e-mail in the MS Word format before 20 January 2014.

The due date proceeds from the need to resolve visa and other organizational issues.

Please send the electronic version of your presentations to the Conference coordinators before 20 January 2014 for the timely preparation of information package for each participant. The presentations shall be submitted in Russian and/or English.

Participant shall check in at the hotel by themselves.

You can find the Conference registration form in the open WANO-MC site (http://www.wanomc.ru//) and ŠKODA JS a.s.site (http://www.skoda-js.cz).

WANO-MC coordinators
Dmitry Yablokov
Tel.: +7 495 967 38 02
Tel.: +7 495221 03 07
Fax: +7 495 376 08 97
E-mail:
Anna Tatarinova
Tel.: + 7495221- 02 78
E-mail: / ŠKODA JS a.s. coordinators
Josef Riha (Russian and English)
Tel.: +420378042410
Fax: +420377520 600
E-mail:
Lucie Grusova (English)
Tel.: +420378042356
E-mail:
ANGELO Hotel Pilsen coordinator
Marketa Jezkova
E-mail hotel booking:
http://www.vi-hotels.com/en/angelo-pilsen/

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