AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY 3.5 STANDARD
ANS-3.5 Working Group
Sheridan Training Facility (Host: Nebraska Public Power District/Cooper Nuclear Station)
Auburn, Nebraska
November 5-8, 2013
ANS 3.5 Working Group Meeting Attendees
Left to Right:
Jim Florence - Chair (Cooper); Michael Petersen (Monticello/Prairie Island);
Dave Goodman (Comanche Peak); Bill Fraser (Westinghouse);
Butch Colby – Editor (L3 MAPPS); Robert Goldman (Grand Gulf);
Tim Dennis (guest); Keith Welchel - Secretary (Oconee);
Frank Tarselli (individual contributor); James Sale (North Anna);
Pablo Rey (Tecnatom Spain); Dennis Spielman (guest – Vogtle 3 & 4);
Larry Vick – Parliamentarian (NRC)
ANS-3.5-201X SCOPE
This standard establishes the functional requirements for full
scope nuclear power plant control room simulators that are
subject to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulation for
use in operator training and examination. The standard also
establishes criteria for the scope of simulation, performance,
and functional capabilities of nuclear power plant control
room simulators.
This standard does not establish criteria for the use of simulators
in operator training programs.
WORKING GROUP MEMBERS
Membership Information 02/15/18.
PROJECT INITIATION NOTIFICATION (Approved)
PINS: PROJECT INITIATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FORM
MEETING SCHEDULE
Comment resolution in progress as of 01/21/16; no additional meetings scheduled to date.
ANS 3.5 WORKING GROUP MEETING MINUTES
For development of ANS-3.5-201X Standard:
- 2015 January 12-16, Western Services Corporation, Frederick, Maryland
- 2013 November 5-8, Cooper Sheridan Training Facility, Auburn, Nebraska
- 2013 July 23-26, Chiltonville Training Center, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- 2013 April 1-5, STARS Alliance Building, Goodyear, Arizona
- 2012 December 11-13, Shearon Harris Energy & Environ Center, New Hill, North Carolina
- 2012 August 28-31, Avila Lighthouse Suite Conference Center, Avila Beach, California
- 2012 March 13-16, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Granbury, Texas
- 2011 November 15-18, V. C. Summer Nuclear Station, Jenkinsville, SC
- 2011 June 7-10, Westinghouse Headquarters, Cranberry Township, PA
- 2011 January 25-27, Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant Training Center, Crystal River, FL
- 2010 October 05-06, ANS Headquarters, La Grange Park, IL
For development of ANS-3.5-2009 Standard (historical):
- 2010 July 27-29, Oconee Nuclear Station, Seneca, SC
- 2008 October 18-26, Western Services Corporation, Frederick, MD
- 2007 April 30-May 03, Millstone Nuclear Power Plant, Waterford, CT
- 2006 May 01-03, Innsbrook Technical Center, Glen Allen, VA
- 2004 November 08-12, Salem/Hope Creek Nuclear Plant, Salem, NJ
- 2004 August 23-27, Ginna Nuclear Plant, Ontario, NY
- 2004 April 05-08, DS&S, Frederick, MD
- 2003 October 27-31, Exelon, Kennett Square, PA
- 2003 July 21-24, Exitech, Maryville, TN
- 2003 March 10-13, GSE, Columbia, MD
- 2002 October 28-31, AEP Simulator Learning Center, St. Albans, WV
- 2002 April 22-26, Entergy Headquarters, Jackson, MS
- 2001 August 06-10, CAE, Montreal, Canada
- 2001 April 03-06, INPO, Atlanta, GA
- 2000 October 25-26, DC Cook Nuclear Station, Bridgman, MI
- 2000 March 08-10, Innsbrook Technical Center, Glen Allen, VA
- 1999 September 14-15, Cooper Nuclear Station, Brownville, NE
- 1999 March 02-03, Oconee Nuclear Station, Seneca, SC
- 1998 November 04-05, American Nuclear Society Headquarters, La Grange Park, Il
NOTE: For questions regarding meeting minutes, please contact the ANS-3.5 Working Group Secretary at kwelchel@duke-energy.com
STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
http://www.ans.org/standards/resources/Standards Development Checklist Sheet
ANSI Style Manual; 8th Edition; Version 1.0; 03/01/91 (historical)
ANS Standards Committee Rules & ProceduresANS Procedures Manual for Consensus Committees
Policy Manual for the ANS Standards CommitteeANS-3.5 STANDARD RESPONSES TO INQUIRIES
Responses to inquiries regarding various editions of the ANS-3.5 standard may be located at: http://www.ans.org/standards/inquiryresponses/
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
USE OF THE ANS-3.5 WORKING GROUP WEBSITE
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.
The following information may be posted on the ANS-3.5 Web Pages:
- Working Group Membership List
- Approved Meeting Minutes/Action Items
- Next meeting location/agenda
- Photographs
- Feedback Mechanism
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- Information of a sensitive nature
- Working Group membership issues
- Draft Documents
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