The Westin Arlington Gateway
Arlington, VA
June 3-4, 2008

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Who Should Attend

• Project managers and supervisors with responsibility for primary system dissimilar metal butt weld inspection and mitigation, reactor vessel head nozzle examinations and repairs, and ASME Code repairs and replacements.
• Engineering personnel with responsibility for preparation of associated engineering packages and ASME Code relief requests.
• Senior managers with outage and modification work oversight.

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Why Attend

Issuance and implementation of MRP-139, “Primary System Butt Weld Inspection and Evaluation Guideline,” has caused a substantial increase in inspection and mitigation activities associated with primary system dissimilar metal butt welds. Numerous challenges to the successful completion of these activities arose in the fall 2006 outage season, but plants demonstrated better success during 2007 outages. The purpose of this conference is to present information on lessons learned and good practices related to:

• project management of the inspection and mitigation campaigns
• performance of weld overlays
• performance of non-destructive examinations of the overlay
• evaluation of inspection results
• preparation of the ASME Code relief requests and the associated regulatory interface
• industry's response to the generic aspects of inspection findings
• reactor vessel head inspection/repairs
• other significant outage repair experience.

Key points to review will be:

• safety awareness and expectations
• weld process development
• focused equipment
• ALARA
• planning
• mockup fidelity
• team training
• human performance improvements
• field issues.

Utility personnel involved in these activities and associated vendors will offer their views on various outage issues. NEI also has invited the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide their regulatory perspective. These presentations will focus on supervisory and engineering aspects as opposed to technician and craft activities.
The objective of the conference is to provide information to those planning and supervising these activities in future outages to facilitate more efficient performance.

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Conference Information

• Registration for attendees begins on Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30 a.m.
• Conference sessions will be held at the following times:

• Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m..
• Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

• Continental breakfast will be provided Tuesday and Wednesday, 7:30–9:30 a.m.
• Lunch will be provided Tuesday and Wednesday, noon–1 p.m.
• NEI will host a reception from 6–7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 3
• Business casual attire is appropriate.
  
  

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Hotel Information

The Westin Arlington Gateway
801 North Glebe Road
Arlington, VA  22203
Phone: 703.717.6200
Fax: 703.717.6260
Reservation: 888.627.7076

Hotel Information: http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1513
City Information: www.washington.org

You can call reservations and identify yourself as an attendee of NEI – Lessons Learned Conference or by group code (NEF02A) to secure the room rate of $239. To guarantee a room at this rate, you must make your reservation by Monday, May 19; after this date the price and room availability are at the hotel’s discretion. Hotel cancellations must be made 72 hours before scheduled arrival to avoid a room charge. Check-in is 3 p.m. Checkout is 11 a.m.

**The deadline to secure a room rate of $239 has passed.  If you need a reservation, please contact Arika Johnson via email (amj@nei.org).  She has a limited amount of rooms at the $239 room rate.**
 

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Transportation

Airport

Reagan National Airport, the closest airport to the hotel, is a 20-minute drive away.  The Metrorail subway (Blue Line towards Largo Town Center) will take you from National Airport station to the Rosslyn Station where you will transfer to an Orange Line (towards Vienna) train to Ballston station for $1.35.  It is an approximate 5 minute walk from the subway station to the hotel.  A taxi will cost approximately $20.

Dulles Airport is a 45-minute to an hour drive to the hotel.  A taxi from Dulles Airport to the Westin Arlington Gateway will cost approximately $50.  Super Shuttle and Airport Express provide shuttle service to the Westin Arlington Gateway for $27 each way with no advance reservation.  For return to the airport, 24-hour notice is required by shuttle services and can be arranged through The Westin Arlington Gateway concierge.

Baltimore-Washington Airport (BWI) is a 1 to 1 ½ hour drive to the hotel.  A taxi from BWI to the Westin Arlington Gateway will cost approximately $60-$75.  Super Shuttle and Airport Express provide shuttle service to The Westin Arlington Gateway for $30 each way with no advance reservation.  For return to the airport, 24-hour notice is required by shuttle services and can be arranged through The Westin Arlington Gateway concierge.

Parking
Self Parking is provided at the Westin Arlington Gateway for $26 per day with in/out privileges.

Car Rental Discount
Hertz Rent A Car is offering NEI a meeting discount. To make your reservation, call Hertz at 800.654.3131 and refer to discount number 189851.

Budget Rent-A-Car also is offering NEI a meeting discount. To make your reservation, call Budget at 800.527.0700 and refer to the NEI discount number BCD S192751, or reserve a car online at http://www.budget.com/ .