CANDU life cycle management workshop on 'HTS aging management'. Proceedings

The CANDU Life Cycle Management Workshop was held in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada on February 21 and 22, 2005. Approximately 90 delegates attended to compare notes on Aging Management of Heat Transport Systems (HTS) of CANDU nuclear power plants, the first chosen subject of a proposed series of workshops on CANDU Life Cycle Management. Although the title referred to the heat transport system, the workshop focussed on three major components: fuel channels; feeders; and, steam generators. The format involved four short presentations at the beginning of the first day following by six 'breakout' sessions where delegates compared notes on the topic of their choice. The six sessions were: fuel channel life cycle management; feeder life cycle management; chemistry control; PHT activity and magnetite transport and PHT side of boilers; PHT equipment and support systems; and life cycle management to Nuclear Asset Management. In the afternoon there were two more presentations. The second day began with reports from the 'breakout' sessions, each of which elicited further discussion. Closing the workshop were two presentations, one providing a look forward on Life Cycle Management of other components, the second an overview of the relevant work of the CANDU Owners Group (COG)