Nuclear Industry Forum
5th Annual Conference: The UK's premier event for the nuclear sector
15th & 16th June 2010, One Whitehall Place, London
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Conference Agenda
Tuesday 15 June 2010, One Whitehall Place, London
Day One
Chairman’s opening remarks
KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESS: ON THE ROAD TO A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY

Adam Dawson
Director of New Nuclear, Office for Nuclear Development, DECCQuestions
SESSION ONE: STRATEGIC DELIVERY FORUM – ON THE CRITICAL PATH
A panel of senior representatives from potential operators of new nuclear power stations in the UK will share with delegates their strategies for rising to key challenges along the path to realising a new fleet of reactors. Each speaker will give a 15 minute presentation followed by an extended question and answer session allowing delegates to engage with speakers on the crucial issues of the day:
- Structure of consortia: how will responsibility, liability and costs be attributed?
- Balancing conflicting pressures: integrating commercial concerns with safety and environmental standards
- Resourcing multiple complex regulatory processes: will there be bottlenecks?
- Moving from impact assessment to impact mitigation
- Timeframes for technology selection: towards the next stage in development partnership
- Laying the foundations for new build: what preparatory work is underway at sites?
- Outlining the scope of works on the sites: what are we getting done and when?
- What kind of external funding might be needed for these projects and at what stage?
- What is needed from the government and the supply chain to remove obstacles and optimise delivery schedules?

Alan Raymant
Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Nuclear Power
Alan Raymant
Chief Operating Officer, Horizon Nuclear Power
Biography
Alan Raymant is the Chief Operating Office for the nuclear joint venture between E.ON and RWE. He took up his position in August of this year. Alan has over 20 years experience in the Electricity Industry and has held a number of senior management posts in generation, distribution and engineering development and construction. He joined the joint venture from Central Networks where he was Director of Operations and Asset Management. Prior to joining Central Networks in 2003, he was Head of E.ON UK’s Renewables business and led the development of a number of renewable generation projects. Alan is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of both the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Engineering and Technology.

Alfio Vidal
Director of New Nuclear, UK, Iberdrola
Alfio Vidal
Director of New Nuclear, UK, Iberdrola
Biography

Chris Bakken
Director for Operations, Safety & Licensing, EDF EnergyQuestions and answers with the panel
Refreshments
SESSION TWO: THE GDA AND SITE LICENSING
In this session the regulators will provide delegates with an update on the progress and recent developments at the HSE and Environment Agency, with regard to the crucial facilitative processes of the GDA and site licensing process. There will then be a response from a potential operator, outlining their experiences of the process. This will be followed by a panel discussion with delegate participation encouraged.
An update on regulatory progress at a time of great change and critical works
- Commencing step four of the GDA: keeping to schedule and ensuring resources are sufficient
- Reporting on progress of the Environment Agency’s consultation on step 3 of GDA
- Site licensing process: have applications been received? How long will they take to process?
- Creating a comprehensive foundation for site licensing: the role of the operators
- Achieving a timely and smooth transition to the Nuclear Statutory Corporation: managing change in the final stages of GDA
- What will be the implications of change for the GDA and the regulatory process?

Kevin Allars
Director for Nuclear New Build Generic Design Assessment, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
Kevin Allars
Director for Nuclear New Build Generic Design Assessment, Nuclear Installations Inspectorate
Biography
For 11 years he worked in the nuclear power industry, before, in 1989, joining HSE’s Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, working in assessment, safety research, site inspection and policy functions.
In 2000 Kevin was promoted to Senior Civil Service, responsible for developing policy and legislative reform on nuclear and major-hazard sites. He also coordinated HSE’s input to the Government’s response to the 11.9.01 terrorist event.
From 2003 Kevin headed up HSE’s Chemical Industries Division, responsible for inspection, assessment and enforcement of all on-shore Major Chemical Facilities.
In 2008 he moved to HSE’s Nuclear Directorate, as Deputy Chief Inspector, responsible for inspection, assessment and enforcement at sites such as Sellafield and Dounreay, as well as managing the UK’s operational safeguards activities.
Since February 2009 he has been acting as Director, New Nuclear Build Generic Design Assessment (GDA), responsible for delivering the GDA for the proposed new generation UK reactor designs.
Kevin is involved in charity work: organising wishes for terminally ill children. His hobbies include stock car racing, football, bowls, and live music. He has a son of 28; and a daughter of 26, both of whom have added children to the family dynasty, so at 51 Kevin is a grandad!

Joe McHugh
Head of Radioactive Substances Regulation, Environment AgencyA response to the regulators: a prospective nuclear operator’s experience
Speaker to be confirmed
Panel discussion and questions from the floor
Lunch
SESSION THREE: PROCUREMENT FORUM – SUPPLY CHAIN AND SKILLS
Defining the framework for supply chain engagement in the UK

Chris Harrop
Project Director, Horizon Nuclear PowerAdopting a smarter approach to the safe delivery of New Nuclear: on time, on budget, and to standard

Steve Hornsby
Partner - Asset Management Solution Area & Nuclear Industry Lead, IBM Global Business ServicesQuestions
LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE
A chance for delegates to hear from the ‘men on the ground’ – project leaders outline the challenges and rewards of managing a new build project on a day-to-day basis, and share their experiences of building the reactors which look set to be developed and operated in the UK
Building the AP1000 in China

Ric Perez
Senior Vice President, Westinghouse
Ric Perez
Senior Vice President, Westinghouse
Biography
Bringing EPR European Project Experience to the UK

Robert Davies
UK New Build Director, AREVAQuestions
Refreshments
SESSION FOUR: FOCUS ON FINANCE AND ECONOMICS
Financing new build: an operator’s whole-life perspective

Greg Evans
Head of Nuclear, CentricaPreparing future-proof Funded Decommissioning Programmes
Speaker to be confirmed
Questions
SESSION FIVE: WHERE NEXT FOR NUCLEAR?
Generation IV reactors - what’s new?

Jacques Bouchard
Special Advisor to the Chairman, French Atomic Energy CommissionQuestions
Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day one
Wednesday 16 June 2010, One Whitehall Place, London
Day Two
Chairman’s opening remarks
SESSION SIX: KEY PLANNING PERSPECTIVES – PREPARING THE GROUND
KEYNOTE OPENING ADDRESS: An update on Nuclear planning applications and the assessment process

Robert Upton
Deputy Chair, Infrastructure Planning CommissionQuestions
Getting connected- challenges for national infrastructure

Duncan Burt
Customer Services Manager, Commercial - Transmission, National Grid
Duncan Burt
Customer Services Manager, Commercial - Transmission, National Grid
Biography
Questions
AN UPDATE ON SKILLS: PLANNING AHEAD TO RESOURCE THE RENAISSANCE
Senior representatives from the principal skills bodies for the nuclear industry will outline recent developments and how initiatives to boost the UKs skilled resources for nuclear are progressing. This will be followed by questions from the floor and discussion.
- Forecasts for skills requirements: are we on track to meet them? The Cogent Reports
- Apprenticeships and NVQ level certification: what has the uptake been like?
- An overview of new university courses available to channel engineering talent into the nuclear sector
- The Nuclear Skills Passport and National Occupational Standards: certifying nuclear-standard competencies
- How are all of these provisions changing the skills landscape in the UK?

Jean Llewellyn
Chief Executive, National Skills Academy for Nuclear
Professor Andrew Sherry
Director, Dalton Nuclear InstituteQuestions
Refreshments
SESSION SEVEN: EFFECTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
In this session representatives from a nuclear operator, repository project, environmental regulation, site stakeholder groups and an NGO will each outline their experiences of community engagement, around sites for new build, sites under decommissioning, and potential host communities for the deep geological repository- what they feel is working well, and what remains to be done or improved.
These short perspectives will be followed by a panel discussion in which delegates are invited to pose questions and engage with the panellists.
Project developers and regulators
Further speakers to be confirmed

Annabelle Lillycrop
Stakeholder Relations, Environment AgencyStakeholders

Richard Smith MVO
Chair, National Site Stakeholder’s Group, Chair, Sizewell Site Stakeholder’s Group
Mike Caswell
Deputy Chair, Hinkley Point Site Stakeholder GroupPanel discussion with questions from the floor
Lunch
SESSION EIGHT: THE NUCLEAR PLANT CYCLE
Westinghouse UK: a whole-life approach to plant management

Mike Tynan
Chief Executive, Westinghouse UKAn update from the NDA: the outlook for decommissioning
Speaker to be confirmed
KEYNOTE CLOSING ADDRESS: Fusion – the future of nuclear power

Professor Steven Cowley
Chief Executive Officer, UKAEAQuestions
Chairman’s closing remarks and end of day two
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