ANS Working Group
American Nuclear Society 3.5 Standard
Nuclear Power Plant Simulators for Use in Operator Training and Examination


ANS-3.5 Working Group photo.

ANS 3.5 Group photo October 18, 2008


ANS 3.5 Working Group Meeting Attendees
Western Services Corporation
Frederick, MD 2008 October 18-26


Left to right:
Keith Welchel Secretary - Oconee
Frank Tarselli Susquehanna
Jim Florence Vice Chair - Cooper
Tim Dennis Chairman
George McCullough GSE Systems
Larry Vick NRC
Butch Colby L3 MAPPS
Bob Felker Western Services Corporation


Meeting Schedule:

Will be announced at a later date.


ANS 3.5 Working Group Meeting Minutes:

ANS Headquarters - La Grange Park, IL, 1998 November 4 & 5
Oconee Nuclear Station - Seneca, SC, 1999 March 02-03
Cooper Nuclear Station – Brownville, NE, 1999 September 14-15
Innsbrook Technical Center – Glen Allen, VA, 2000 March 08-10
DC Cook Nuclear Plant - Bridgman, MI, 2000 October 25-26
INPO – Atlanta, GA, 2001 April 03-06
CAE - Montreal, Canada, 2001 August 6-10
Entergy Headquarters - Jackson, MS, 2002 April 22-26
AEP Simulator Learning Center - St. Albans, WV, 2002 October 28-31
GSE – Columbia, MD, 2003 March 10-13
Exitech – Maryville, TN, 2003 July 21-24
Kennett Square, PA, 2003 October 27-31
DS&S - Frederick, MD, 2004 April 05-08
Ginna Nuclear Plant - Ontario, NY, 2004 Aug 23-27.
Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Plant - Salem, NJ, 2004 Nov 08-12.
Dominion Resources, Innsbrook Technical Center - Glen Allen, VA, 2006 May 1-3
Dominion Resources, L.F. Sillin, Jr. Nuclear Training Center, 2007 April 30-May 3
Western Services Corporation, Frederick, MD 2008 October 18-26
NOTE: For previous meeting minutes, please contact the ANS-3.5 Working Group Secretary at kwelchel@duke-energy.com


Working Group Members:

Membership Contact Information 01/09/09


ANS 3.5 Surveys:

2002: Cover Letter, Survey Results

2001: Cover Letter, Survey, Summary of Results

1. List of Participants, the Z Utility lists file

2. Written Results, the ZZ Survey written results file

3. Percentages of Yes/No/NA , the ZZZ survey % file

4. List Of Stimulated Systems

5. Simulator Upgrades

6. Year of Component Upgrade


ANS-3.5 Standard Clarifications:

Clarifications regarding various editions of the ANS-3.5 Standard may be located at www.ans.org/standards/clarifications/


Submitting Clarifications:

The American Nuclear Society accepts no responsibility for interpretations of the ANS-3.5 Standard made by any individual or by any ad hoc group of individuals. Requests for interpretation/clarification should be sent directly to the Standards Department at Society Headquarters. Action will be taken to provide appropriate response in accordance with established procedures that ensure consensus on the interpretation.

Please forward requests for ANS-3.5 Standard interpretation/clarifications directly to:

Standards Administrator
American Nuclear Society
555 North Kensington Avenue
La Grange Park, Illinois 60526 USA .


Misc:

SECY-01-0125, Final Rulemaking to amend 10 CFR part 55

1998 and 1985 Differences



Use of the ANS-3.5 Working Group WebPages

Release of Information Policy:
The ANS-3.5 Working Group will through the course of normal business, generate confidential documentation applicable to the working group charter. As a result of this business, documentation may be released to the public through approved minutes posted on the ANS-3.5 website. Other information may be released to the public as deemed appropriate by the working group Chair or Vice-Chair. In addition, information may be supplied to non-working group members on a need-to-know basis for the purpose of review and comment.

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- Approved Meeting Minutes/Action Items
- Next meeting location/agenda
- Photographs
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