Programme

09:00

IET & Chair’s welcome and introduction
Poll and ice breaker

Steve Frost, Superintending Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

Advanced Nuclear Technologies

09:15

Keynote address: Advanced Nuclear Technologies

• Streamlining the regulatory process for SMRs
• New build, SMR, AMR making savings for first-of-a-kind projects
• Support for innovation

09:40

UK Consortium SMR progress

• An overview of the SMR programme
• The main issues and challenges for C&I
• The high-level architecture

10:05

Comfort break 10 minutes

Safety Assurance

10:15

HPC Progress Update & the Role of Nuclear Assurance During Construction

• Update on construction progress & recent developments at HPC
• Overview of the HPC Assurance organisation and their role in nuclear safety
• The role of the site inspection team and assessments recently undertaken / upcoming
• Reflections on providing nuclear assurance on a construction project vs operating nuclear site

Networking and exhibition 30 minutes

10:40

Content led break out rooms

11:10

Why human aspects of maintenance must be fed into the design lifecycle

• Exploring the link between Human Factors, Operations and Maintenance during the design lifecycle of nuclear new builds
• Lessons learnt from recent nuclear new build projects and existing operational plants

Helen Jones, ONR HF Specialist inspector on Hinkley Point C

11:35

Regulatory expectations for safety and cybersecurity in assessment of CBSIS

• ONR’s approach to regulation of safety and cybersecurity of CBSIS;
• Practical assessment of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in CBSIS designs;
• Developing methodologies and links to relevant TAGs, SAPs and SyAPs.

Colin Griffiths, Principal Nuclear Security Inspector and Tim Parkes, Principal Nuclear Safety Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)

12:00

Q&A and final remarks of the day

12:10

Networking and exhibition

13:10

End of Day 1

09:00

Welcome back and poll 

Laura Ryan, CE&I Security in Design Capability Lead Sellafield & Chair of IET Nuclear Technical Network

Developments in cybersecurity

09:10

Overview of the National Cyber Security Centre
Cyber Security in the Civil Nuclear Sector

• Understanding the key Threats, Risks and Mitigations
• NCSC guidance and advice

09:35

Cyber Security for civil nuclear facilities

• Threat assessment for civil nuclear operators
• Vulnerabilities in physical and digital security
• Managing the security of legacy systems
• Controlling procurement and the supply chain

10:00

Comfort break - 10 minutes

10:10

ICS/OT Ransomware in the Supply Chain: Learning from attacks in 2020

2020 was not a good year for cyberattacks on industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) networks:

• Nine attacks shut down physical operations at industrial sites all were targeted ransomware
• Learn about the emerging representative and credible threats for 2021 and beyond pervasive threats that all ICS / OT security teams should consider going forward. This discussion will include evaluation of defensive strategies and their efficacy at protection.

Networking and exhibition 30 minutes

10:35

Operational developments at existing plants

11:05

Model-Based System Engineering benefits to nuclear safety

• Effectively conveying safety substantiation using MBSE
• Visualising interfaces and reducing integration risk of digital control systems
• A step towards fully electronic safety cases

David McNaught, Group Leader - Technology Management, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Simon White, Group Leader - Electrical, Control & Instrumentation, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

11:30

Digital Transformation for Plant Availability

• Lessons learned from Aerospace in analytics
• Using data to better inform maintenance intervals and pre-empt failures
• Data quality and its effects on your decisions

11:55

Q&A and final remarks

12:15

Networking and exhibition

13:15

End of conference