October 28, 2010 MEMORAMDUM TO: Mirela Gavrilas, Chief

Corrosion and Metallurgy Branch Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

FROM: Carol E. Moyer, Program Manager, /RA/ M. Gavrilas for Codes and Standards

Corrosion and Metallurgy Branch Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF OCTOBER 15, 2010, MEETING BETWEEN ASME

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NRC ─ INFORMATION EXCHANGE The Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), Division of Engineering, Corrosion and Metallurgy Branch, hosted a Category 2 public meeting on October 15, 2010, between the NRC staff and the Board of Directors of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The purposes of the meeting were twofold. The NRC staff sought a better understanding of the role of the Board of Directors within the ASME and their impact on interactions between the staff and the society. The ASME Board of Directors sought to understand the needs of the NRC as a stakeholder, especially with respect to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPV Code). The agenda is provided in Enclosure 1. The meeting slides are provided in Enclosures 2 and 3, and Enclosure 4 contains the meeting attendance. Topics discussed at the meeting included: the organization structure of ASME standards committees; ASME’s increasing focus on globalization, including efforts to establish “mirror” committees in India and China; ASME’s work to develop standards for new reactors; and international harmonization of technical standards. NRC staff highlighted plans for new reactor inspections, including the approach to be used in verification of inspection, tests, analysis, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) related to the BPV Code. The participants agreed that it was important to maintain communication. In particular, the participants agreed that ASME and NRC need to communicate and align priorities for standards work related to both operating and new reactors. This topic will be discussed further at the upcoming BPV Code meetings in Vancouver, Canada in November. Enclosures: As stated CONTACT: Carol Moyer, RES/DE 301-251-7641

October 28, 2010 MEMORAMDUM TO: Mirela Gavrilas, Chief

Corrosion and Metallurgy Branch Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

FROM: Carol E. Moyer, Program Manager, /RA/ M. Gavrilas for Codes and Standards

Corrosion and Metallurgy Branch Division of Engineering Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

SUBJECT: SUMMARY OF OCTOBER 15, 2010, MEETING BETWEEN ASME

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND NRC ─ INFORMATION EXCHANGE The Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES), Division of Engineering, Corrosion and Metallurgy Branch, hosted a Category 2 public meeting on October 15, 2010, between the NRC staff and the Board of Directors of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The purposes of the meeting were twofold. The NRC staff sought a better understanding of the role of the Board of Directors within the ASME and their impact on interactions between the staff and the society. The ASME Board of Directors sought to understand the needs of the NRC as a stakeholder, especially with respect to the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPV Code). The agenda is provided in Enclosure 1. The meeting slides are provided in Enclosures 2 and 3, and Enclosure 4 contains the meeting attendance. Topics discussed at the meeting included: the organization structure of ASME standards committees; ASME’s increasing focus on globalization, including efforts to establish “mirror” committees in India and China; ASME’s work to develop standards for new reactors; and international harmonization of technical standards. NRC staff highlighted plans for new reactor inspections, including the approach to be used in verification of inspection, tests, analysis, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) related to the BPV Code. The participants agreed that it was important to maintain communication. In particular, the participants agreed that ASME and NRC need to communicate and align priorities for standards work related to both operating and new reactors. This topic will be discussed further at the upcoming BPV Code meetings in Vancouver, Canada in November. Enclosures: As stated CONTACT: Carol Moyer, RES/DE 301-251-7641 DISTRIBUTIONB. Sheron, RES E. Leeds, NRR J. Lyons, RES W. Norris, RES

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

AGENDA

Joint Meeting between NRC Management and ASME BPV Code Board of Directors

October 15, 2010

Room T-10-A1

Purposes of Meeting:

1. The staff is seeking a better understanding of the role of the board of directors within the ASME and their impact on interactions between the staff and the society.

2. The ASME board of directors wants to understand the needs of the NRC as a stakeholder, especially in the area of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Topics 9:30 am Welcome and Introductions Michael Case, NRC/RES 9:40 am Role of the ASME Board of Directors ASME 9:50 am ASME’s role in new plant construction ASME 10:10 am Challenges for constructing new reactors Glenn Tracy, NRC/NRO 10:20 am International harmonization of codes & standards Gary Holahan, NRC/NRO 10:30 am Current issues in consensus codes and standards All 10:40 am Future interactions All 10:50 am Opportunity for public comment 11:00 am Adjourn

Enclosure 1

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ASME Meeting with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Ken BalkeySenior Vice President Elect, ASME Standards and CertificationBryan ErlerVice President, ASME Nuclear Codes and StandardsKevin EnnisDirector, ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards

Rockville, MarylandOctober 15, 2010

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Agenda

• ASME at a Glance• Standards and Certification

Overview • ASME’s Role in New Plant

Construction• Closing Remarks

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ASME VisionASME will be the essential resource for mechanical engineers and other technical professionals throughout the world for solutions that benefit humankind.

ASME MissionTo serve our diverse global communities by advancing, disseminating and applying engineering knowledge for improving the quality of life; and communicating the excitement of engineering.

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ASMEAt a Glance

• Membership: 127,000 members with over 200 local sections and 500 student sections in 140 countries

• Conferences and Publications: 37 technical groups and divisions. Specialty Institutes– International Gas Turbine Institute– International Petroleum Technology Institute– Nanotechnology Institute

• Outreach: Advocacy for the profession; federal fellow program; and positions on public policy issues such as energy and funding for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education

• Standards and Certification . . . More later

Offices:

New York

WDC

Atlanta

Houston

Brussels

Beijing

New Delhi

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ASME A place and process for consensus building among competing interests

industry government global markets enterprises of all sizes research groups inspection bodies consumers

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ASME Strategic Focus

• In ENERGY, ASME will serve as an essential energy technology resource and leading advocate for balanced energy policies.

• In ENGINEERING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ASME will foster a broader, competent, vibrant and more diverse engineering workforce with improved retention in both the profession and ASME over all career stages.

• In the area of GLOBAL IMPACT, ASME will deliver locally relevant engineering resources to advance public safety and quality of life throughout the world.

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ASME Standards & Certification VISION Develop the best, most applicable codes,standards, and conformity assessmentprograms in the world for the benefit ofhumanity.

MISSIONInvolve the best and the brightest peoplefrom all around the world to develop,maintain, and promote the use of theseASME products and services world about.

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ASME Standards and Certification

• First Standard Issued 1884

• 500 Standards

• 700 Committees

• 12 Conformity Assessment Programs– Product certification– Personnel certification– Management system certification– Accreditation

• Administer over 40 U.S. Technical Advisory Groups to ISO

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ASME Codes and StandardsHow we do it

• 4500 Volunteers• 700 Committees• 90 Staff• 45 Contracted Conformity

Assessment Auditors• 90 Certified BPV Team Leaders

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ASME Standards and Certification

Board of Directors

Energy and Environmental

Standards Advisory Board

Board onHearings and

Appeals

Board on Codes &

Standards Operations

Board on Nuclear Codes & Standards

Board on Safety Codes & Standards

Board on Pressure Technology

Codes & Standards

Board on Standardization and

Testing

Supervisory Board

Advisory Board

Board on Conformity Assessment

Chair & SrVP: Bernard E. HrubalaVice Chair: Kenneth R. Balkey

Chair & VP: Bruce A. Harding

Board on NewDevelopment

Board onStrategic Initiatives

Chair & VP: Louis Bialy Chair & VP: Bryan A. ErlerChair & VP: Louis E. Hayden

Chair: Kenneth R. Balkey Chair: Samuel J. KorellisChair: Bradley D. Closson

Chair & VP: Wilfred C. LarochelleChair: Donald R. Frikken

Chair: TBD

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Some Key Duties of S&C Board of Directors

• Responsible for the activities of the Society relating to codes, standards, and related conformity assessment programs;

• Provide strategic direction and planning for ASME Standards and Certification; monitor performance;

• Approve the structure of boards and standing committees of the S&C BoD;

• Establish and revise S&C operating policies;• Act on the establishment and dissolution of standards

committees;• Interact with government, industry, and academia on matters

such as proposed legislation relating to voluntary standards or conformity assessment;

• Cooperate with other standards developing organizations;• Serve as the final level of procedural due process for hearing

appeals on standards and conformity assessment actions

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Name Change

• Effective at close of October 14, 2010 meeting

• From Standards and Certification Board of Directors . . . to

• Council on Standards and Certification (CSC)

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ASME Standards and Certification

Board of Directors

A112 Plumbing Materials and Equipment

B1 Screw Threads

B107 Hand Tools and Accessories

B18 Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, Screws, Washers,and Similar Fasteners

B29 Chains, Attachments, and Sprockets for Power Transmission and Conveying

B32 Metal and Metal Alloy Wrought Mill Product Nominal Sizes

B40 Pressure and Temperature Instruments and Accessories

B46 Classification and Designation of Surface Qualities

B47 Gage Blanks

B5 Machine Tools – Components, Elements, Performance, and Equipment

B73 Chemical Standard Pumps

B89 Dimensional Metrology

EA Industrial System Energy Assessment

HST Hoists – Overhead

MFC Measurement of Fluid Flow in Closed Conduits

Performance Test Codes

RAM Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability of Power Plants

H213 on Harmonization of Dimensional and Geometrical Product Specifications and Verification

STS Steel Stacks

V&V Verification and Validation in Computational Modeling and Simulation

Y14 Engineering Drawing and Related Documentation Practices

Energy and Environmental Standards

Advisory Board

Board onHearings and Appeals

Board on Codes & Standards Operations

Board on Nuclear Codes and Standards

BPV Construction of Nuclear Facility Components

BPV Nuclear Inservice Inspection

Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants

Cranes for Nuclear Facilities

Nuclear Air and Gas Treatment Equipment

Nuclear Quality Assurance

Nuclear Risk Management

Qualification of Mechanical Equipment Used in Nuclear Facilities

Board on Safety Codes and Standards

A120 Powered Platforms for Building Maintenance

A13 Identification of Piping Systems

A17 Elevators and Escalators

A18 Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts

A90 Manlifts

B20 Conveyors and Related Equipment

B30 Cableways, Cranes, Derricks, Hoists, Hooks, Jacks, and Slings

BTH Design of Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices

CSDAFB Controls and Safety Devices for Automatically Fired Boilers

Portable Automotive Lifting Devices

QEI Qualification of Elevator Inspectors

Rail Transit Vehicle

P30 Planning on Use of Cranes etal

Board on Pressure TechnologyCodes and Standards

ASME/API Joint Fitness for Service

B16 Valves, Flanges, Fittings, and Gaskets

B31 Pressure Piping

Bioprocessing Equipment

BPV Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Pressure Vessels

BPV Heating Boilers

BPV Materials

BPV Nondestructive Examination

BPV Power Boilers

BPV Pressure Vessels

BPV Welding and Brazing

Turbine Water Damage Prevention

Pressure Technology Post Construction

Pressure Vessels for Human Occupancy

Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Corrosion Resistant Equipment

Structures for Bulk Solids

Board on Standardization and Testing

Board on New Development

Aerospace Engineering Drawings

ASME C&S in Spanish

Risk Analysis and Management for Critical Asset Protection

Slewing Ring Bearings

Board on Conformity Assessment

Boiler and Pressure Vessel Manufacturers

Nuclear Components Manufacturers

Material Suppliers

RTP Equipment/Bioprocessing Equipment

Pressure Relief Device Laboratories

Authorized Inspection Agencies

Elevator Inspector Certification Bodies

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing Professionals

High Capacity Fossil Fuel Fired Plant Operators

Resource Recovery Facility Operators

Supervisory Board

Advisory Board

Board on Strategic Initiatives (new)

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ASME Consensus Process• People

– Over 4,500 volunteer experts from industry and government (over 500 international and rising)

• Process– Complies with WTO Principles for International

Standards Development; e.g., transparency, openness, impartiality and consensus, effectiveness and relevance

– Procedural due process

• Product– High quality technical standards– Continuous maintenance; incorporation of new

technologies

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International Participation

• ASME encourages international participation in its standards development committees

– Individual Experts– Delegates Program– International Working Groups– Contributing Members

• Incorporation of international market and governmental needs into ASME codes and standards

• International participation facilitated by use of electronic tools (C&S Connect) in standards development activity

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2010 – How do we look?

• ASME Spanish version of BPV Section I, Power Boilers

• Recent references in national regulations of: India - Nigeria - South Africa - Colombia

• Volunteers from over 40 nations

• Recognized and accepted in over 100 nations

• Leading standards across an array of industries throughout the world

• Current translations by others in Chinese, French, Japanese, & Korean

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ASME ConformityAssessment

Accreditation

ProductCertification

Mgmt. System Certification

PersonnelCertification

AIA23 Organizations11 International

PRD10 Organizations

1 International

QEI3 Organizations

BPV (Non-Nuclear)5778 Companies2910 International

Nuclear Components

219 Companies115 International

Nuclear Materials

61 Companies30 International

RTP10 Companies

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el C

ode

ISO 90004 Organizations1 International

QRO1007 Provisional

Certificates582 Operator Certificates

QHO59 Provisional Certificates25 Operator Certificates

QFO39 Certificates

GDTP421 Technologist

Certificates430 Senior Certificates

Data as of 8/31/10

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Key Programs• Product Certification

– Boiler & Pressure Vessel (Non-Nuclear)– Nuclear Components– Nuclear Materials– Reinforced Thermoset Plastic Equipment

• Accreditation – Authorized Inspection Agencies– Pressure Relief Device Laboratories– Elevator Inspector Certification Bodies

• New Initiatives– Bioprocessing Equipment– Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA-1) Certification– Material Manufacturers for Pressure Equipment Applications

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ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Pressure Equipment & Nuclear Certifications

0

1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

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FYE 05

FYE 06

FYE 07

FYE 08

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BPV Certified Manufacturers – 12 Month Growth

Companies GrowthNorth America 3,427 0.1%South/Central America 132 7.3%Europe 899 4.5%Middle East 207 12.4%East Asia 1,339 16.1%Africa 33 6.5%Australia/New Zealand 10 -9.1%Total 6,049 4.5%

Data as of 2010-09-30

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New Personnel Certification Programs

• Development in Progress– ASME Non-Destructive Examination

personnel certification (ANDE)– Nuclear Auditor personnel certification

• Under Evaluation– System Energy Assessment Practitioner

personnel certification (CP-SEA)– International Pipeline Operator certificate/

personnel certification (IPPC)

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ASME Standards Technology, LLC

• 40 active development projects

• Supporting all five major ASME S&C directorates, examples:– Gen IV Project– Code Comparison project– Section I modernization– Extend Stress-Strain Curves in Section VIII– Initial development of Personnel certification

programs– Support training development programs

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Standards Technology Publications• 32 STPs in portfolio• Available to ASME C&S Committees via C&S Connect • Technology areas include:

– Commercial nuclear power– High temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactors (HTGRs)– Hydrogen infrastructure– Materials– Elevated temperature design– Pressure vessels– Piping and pipelines– Hydraulic turbines– Power and heating boilers– Non-destructive examination– Cranes– Post construction operations and maintenance– Probabilistic risk assessment (PRA)

http://stllc.asme.org/

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ASME’s Role in New Plant Construction

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ASME’s Role in New Plant Construction

Bryan Erler

Vice President, ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards

Areas of ASME Leadership

• New Codes, Standards and Guides

• Technical Advancement

• Conformity Assessment

• Workforce and Fabrication Infrastructure Development

• Globalization

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NEW

Codes, Standards and Guides

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ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards• Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section

III, Rules for Nuclear Components– Division 1 – 8 Subsections

• NCA: General Requirements• NB: Class 1 Components• NC: Class 2 Components• ND: Class 3 Components• NE: Class MC Components• NF: Supports• NG: Core Support Structures• NH: Class 1 Components in Elevated Temp. Service

– Division 2 – Concrete Containments– Division 3 – Transport Packaging

• Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI, Inservice Inspection

ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards

ASME/ANS Probabilistic Risk Assessment – RA-S

Nuclear Quality Assurance – NQA -1

Qualification of Mechanical Equipment – QME-1

ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards

Overhead and Gantry Cranes – NOG-1Underhung and Monorail – NUM-1

Air and Gas Treatment – AG-1

Operation and Maintenance – OMStandards and Guides – SG

Technical Advancement

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ASME Nuclear Codes and Standards Efforts

• Evaluate technical needs for new reactor technology

• Globalization• Make ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

easier to use in the international community• Encourage worldwide stakeholders to

participate in the ASME Codes & Standards development technical consensus process

• Apply risk technology to ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

• Facilitate regulatory endorsement of ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

Technical AdvancementASME B&PV Code Section III– Advancements in Fatigue Design Requirements

Comprehensive program investigating all aspects of fatigue design including environmental effects

– Polyethylene Pipe Requirements• Code Case and Code changes are being

developed for design, fabrication and examination of PE pipe

– Risk-Informed Piping Design RulesA project under the ASME under Standard

Technology LLC is ongoing developing for risk based design piping rules

– Risk-Informed Safety Classification • ASME Code Case N-720 under development for

safety classification for design application

New Build

ASME B&PV Code Section III• SWG New Advanced Light Water

Reactor Plant Construction Issues –forward looking

• SG Industry Experience for New Plants (BPV III & BPV XI) – lessons learned

Technical AdvancementASME B&PV Code Section XI – Addresses Component Integrity Issues– Code Case N-722 – “Additional Examinations for PWR

Pressure Retaining Welds in Class 1 Components Fabricated with Alloy 600/82/182 Materials”

– Code Case N-729 – “Alternative Examination Requirements for PWR Reactor Vessel Upper Heads with Nozzles Having Pressure-Retaining Partial-Penetration Welds”

– Code Case N-733 – “Mitigation of Flaws in NPS 2 (DN 50) and Smaller Nozzles and Nozzle Partial Penetration Welds in Vessels and Piping by Use of a Mechanical Connection Modification”

Technical Advancement

ASME/ANS PRA Standard RA-S 2008 – In conjunction with ANS the

Probabilistic Risk Assessment Standard RA-S has been published incorporating Level 1 Internal Events, External Events, Level 1 Fire PRA in one standard

ASME/ANS RA-S - 2008

Technical AdvancementFor the Future

• General Participation– DOE Gen IV New Reactor Materials Program– Working with 10 international regulators on

Multinational Design Evaluation Program (MDEP)• Section III

– Division 4 for Fusion Reactors– Division 5 for High Temperature Reactors– Completed rules for Graphite Core Components

• Section XI– Developing ISI rules for High Temperature

Reactors

Conformity Assessment

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Certification AdvantagesAdvantages of using the ASME Conformity Assessment Program as the certification program for Nuclear Power Plant Components are as follows:

– Components are constructed to an internationally known standard

– Standards have a proven reliability– Standards used are consensus standards– Third party oversight of construction– Program evaluated by an ASME Survey

Team

Certification Process

Manufacturers apply to ASME for Certification ASME assembles a Nuclear Survey Team

consisting of a Team Leader, 2 Team Members, Authorized Nuclear Inspector Supervisor and an Authorized Nuclear Inspector

Survey Team only recommends to the Committee on Nuclear Certification (CNC)

CNC evaluates and votes on the recommendation of the Survey Team

Fulfills Purchasers’ Expectations Supply Chain Management Wider Choice of Qualified Vendors

Fulfills Regulators’ Expectations Meets public safety, health and environmental objectives Supply Chain Management - Supports confidence in the

technical integrity of the product or service Supports mutual recognition essential to international

trade

ASME Nuclear CertificatesDomestic vs. International & Total

ASME Nuclear CertificatesComponents vs. Materials & Total

Conformity Assessment

ASME’s Nuclear Conformity Assessment Program is recognized in over 100 countries

Some conformity assessment programs are recognized by various governments through Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA’s)

Others are accepted based on experience and industry recognition without government-to-government MRA’s

Workforce and Fabrication Infrastructure

Development

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U.S. Nuclear Industry Workforce• 30% of the nuclear industry workforce will be

eligible to retire in the next 5 years & nearly 50% in 10 years

• 90,000 entry level workers will be needed over the next 10 years

• Nuclear steam supply system vendors, architect engineering firms, nuclear utility owners, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission are all hiring

• Universities can be challenged in keeping students in engineering programs

• Fewer engineering students pursue advanced degrees or stay in engineering field after graduation

U.S. Nuclear Industry Workforce

• Many international students who obtain advanced degrees go back to country of origin – many U.S. based companies have locations overseas

• Need to reach out to students earlier (middle or high school)

• Lack of engineers in the workforce across all disciplines in many industries

[Ref: Lecture by Dr. Daria Kotys-Schwartz to ASME Board on Nuclear Codes & Standards at University of Colorado at Boulder, Sept. 18, 2007]

U.S. Nuclear Industry Workforce

ASME New Nuclear Training– Training: Courses on Design, Materials,

Fabrication. New Courses on Total Plant Planning Including Site Selection, Permitting and Start Up Being Developed

– Certificates: Testing Program to Demonstrate Thorough Knowledge of Above Topics

– Nuclear Technical Seminars

U.S. Nuclear Industry Workforce

Codes and Standards in University Curricula ASME Continuing Education Institute (CEI) has courses ready

or under development− Section III and XI, NQA, PRA and Sections VIII and IX

Model exists between ASME CEI, Boeing and Kansas State University− ASME on-line classes audited by Kansas State and reviewed for

Undergraduate credits− Boeing employees take classes and entitled to get either

Undergraduate credits or Continuing Education Units

ASME could implement a similar approach for Codes & Standards with one or more universities

ASME BNCS Meetingsat Universities and Education Forums

University of Pittsburgh – School of Engineering –October 17-19, 2006

University of Colorado at Boulder – September 18-19, 2007

ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Conference in Galveston, TX – April 6, 2008

Georgia Institute of Technology / SUNRISE1 organization in Atlanta – October 2-3, 2008

Interface with Big-12 Engineering Consortium – Meeting Planned for Fall 2011 in Kansas City

1SUNRISE – Southeast Universities Nuclear Reactors Institute for Science and Education

Fabrication InfrastructureCapacity & Supply Chain More Manufacturers Needed to Supply

Construction– ASME Conducting Workshops Around the

World to Introduce Pressure Equipment Manufacturers to the Nuclear Industry

– ASME is Expanding its Complement of Nuclear Survey Team Members/Leaders to Address Increase in Applications

Globalization

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ASME Global Activities• New Reactor Workshops and Visits

– Conducted in U.S., South Korea, Japan, China, South Africa, Canada, Europe

• ASME BNCS Meetings and Workshops held in Czech Republic in 2006, Canada in 2007, France in 2008 and Japan in 2009

• International representatives and delegates have become members and actively engaged in ASME Nuclear Codes & Standards

• Work with MDEP regulators for regulatory consistency

• Participate with CORDEL Group of WNA

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In closing . . .

Strengths of ASME

STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION

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Strengths: Now and Looking to the Future

• ASME processes easily integrate geographic variations – language, local content, etc.

• Stay at the forefront of technological advances

• Closer technical alignment with other national and international codes and standards

• Stakeholders involvement at its peak• ASME standards are premier technical

standards for international trade and regulatory acceptance

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Strengths: Now and Looking to the Future

• Accepted as-is in most nations

• Accepted as equivalent in others

• ASME conformity assessment mark accepted everywhere

• Engagement of the best and the brightest people from all around the world.

October 15, 2010 - Joint Meeting Between NRC Management and ASME Board of Directors Sign-In Sheet

Name Affiliation Contact Info.

John Lubinski NRC/NRR/DCI 301-415-2795

Kevin Ennis ASME 212-591-7075

Philippe Malouines ASME / AREVA/AFCEN +33 624 2718 19

philippe.malouines@areva.com

Edward L. Pleins Westinghouse 412-374-6876

pleinsel@westinghouse.com

Matthew Vazquez ASME 212-591-8522

Ken Balkey ASME/Westinghouse 412-374-4633

Mo Hosni ASME/Kansas State 785-532-2321

Mike Case NRC/RES/DE Michael.Case@nrc.gov

Carol Moyer NRC/RES/DE Carol.Moyer@nrc.gov

Jianfeng Gu NRC/NRO/DCIP nnsadnc@mep.gov.cn

Ken Karwoski NRC/NRR/DCI Kenneth.Karwoski@nrc.gov

Mohammed Shuaibi NRC/NRO/DCIP Mohammed.Shuaibi@nrc.gov

Bryan Erler ASME/Erler Engineering erlerltd@aol.com

Tom Bergman NRC/NRO Thomas.Bergman@nrc.gov

Tony McMurtray NRC/NRR/DCI Anthony.McMurtray@nrc.gov

Kamal Manoly NRC/NRR/DE Kamal.Manoly@nrc.gov

David Terao NRC/NRO/DE/CIB dxt@nrc.gov

By Telephone:

Cindy Pezze, Chief Engineer, New Plants – Westinghouse

Charles Brinkman, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs – Westinghouse