EQ Meeting 2026
Programme
Tuesday 19/05/2026
Session Chairman: Matthew McCONNELL
08:00
Welcome coffee and registration
09:00
Opening speeches by the Director of Integrity and Technical Engineering Division
of ÚJV Řež, a. s.
Jan WANDROL
ÚJV Řež
09:10
Introduction, organization of the meeting, meeting purpose, agenda
Vít PLAČEK
ÚJV Řež
09:30
Automated Insulation Resistance testing during LOCA conditions
Lage FOSSTVEIT
Westinghouse
10:15
Coffee break
10:45
What Went Wrong: Lessons Learned from EQ testing laboratory
Karel Andrle
ÚJV Řež
11:15
From concept to compliance: Generic RCC-E K1 qualification of LVDT sensor
Lars SCHWEMBER
EKS
11:45
A Structured Comparison of RCC E 2025 and IEC/IEEE 60780 323 for Equipment Environmental Qualification
Úrsula GARCÍA CASTAÑO
Nucleonova
12:15
Photo
12:30
Lunch
Session Chairman: Jorge ZORRILLA
13:30
Dedication of Commercial Grade Equipment. Case study of new relay components for safety-related HVAC system equipment by application the methodology “CGD for VVER” (European Design Component Items)
Marek TENGLER
Rizzo Associates Czech
14:00
Equipment Qualification of new generation proTK(TM) neutron flux monitoring systems
Andreas LAUTENBACHER
Mirion
14:40
Different strategies considered to adapt the design for an existing moderator EQ valve that could not be opened, in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations, for LTO at Atucha I NPP
Luján Maria RODRÍGUEZ
CNEA
15:10
Social afternoon: Introduction
15:30
Social afternoon
16:30
Adjourn
Wednesday 20/05/2026
Session Chairman: Sven-Olof PALM
09:00
Recent Research on Dielectric Measurement-based Condition Monitoring of NPP Cables in BME
Zoltán Ádám TAMUS
Budapest University of Technology
and Economics
09:30
Equipment Qualification Preserving Strategies and Practices in China
Yizhou (Eason) Zhang
CNNP
10:00
Update of LMNPP Network and PLiM 6 conference
Qun YU (Annie)
IAEA
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
Update and panel discussion on IAEA support to Member States
Gabor PETOFI
IAEA
Jorge ZORRILLA
EPRI
Matthew McCONNELL
NRC
Cindy MAPLES-ABIDI
NRG
Takefumi MINAKAWA
Nuclear Regulation Authority Japan
12:30
Lunch
Session Chairman: Shinji KAWANAGO
13:30
EPRI updates related to EQ
Jorge ZORRILLA
EPRI
14:15
Extending Environmental Qualification of Cables in Extended Operation
Leo FIFIELD
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
14:45
Process for establishing CBQ for Argentine-manufactured cables for LTO at Atucha I NPP
Esteban Daniel MAITA
CNEA
15:15
Coffee break
15:45
Overview of NRC review process and criteria for condition-based qualification
Matthew McCONNELL
NRC
16:15
Adjourn
19:00
Official conference dinner
Botel Admirál, Hořejší Nábřeží
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Thursday 21/05/2026
Session Chairman: Cindy MAPLES-ABIDI
10:00
Improvement and qualification of I&C penetrations using a mock-up, including mock-up design and test sequence
Nicolás DAVERIO
CNEA
10:30
Coffee break
11:00
LTO-D4T3 Cabcon project: Extending the qualified life of cables and electrical penetrations for the Belgian NPPs Doel 4 and Tihange 3
Kevin Scheepers
ENGIE Tractebel
Bea Ghys
ENGIE Laborelec
11:30
Seismic Qualification for Nuclear Applications: Bridging Regulatory Requirements and Experimental Validation
Muhamed BOEYUEKBAS
IABG
12:00
Environmental Qualification by Analysis Based on Existing Test Data: Practical Aspects
Raquel Adriana CARRASCO
ANAV
12:30
Lunch
Session Chairman: Gabor PETOFI
13:45
The 80 Year Horizon
Cindy MAPLES-ABIDI
NRG
14:15
Seismic reassessment of previously qualified equipment based on newly obtained seismic monitoring data
Valerii POSOKH
ENERGOATOM
Ivan TRUSOV
ENERGOATOM
14:45
Coffee break
15:15
Experiences from Recent NRA EQ Research and a New Project Plan related to EQ by OECD/NEA WGELEC
Shinji KAWANAGO
NIKKO TECHNO Co.
Takefumi MINAKAWA
Nuclear regulation authority Japan
16:00
Conference summary, wrap up
Vít PLAČEK, Dominik DRAGOUN
ÚJV Řež
16:30
Adjourn
Friday 22/05/2026
Technical Tour Option 1
Technical Tour Option 2
08:10
Radioactive Waste Repository Richard
09:15
Research ReactorLVR-15 (Research Centre Řež),
EQ Laboratory (ÚJV Řež)
Organizer
Co-organizer
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