In order to achieve the goal of WANO 2030 AfE (Action for Excellence) and support the nuclear power industry in the improvement of maintenance performance, the WANO seminar on the enhancement of maintenance performance by means of new technologies was successfully convened in Taishan from September 16 to 18. The seminar was jointly organized by the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Shanghai Office and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN), and hosted by Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co., Ltd (TNPJVC). Attendees included Zhao Wensheng, Deputy Director of the WANO Shanghai Office; Muhammad Saeed, Senior Advisor of the WANO Shanghai Office; Zhang Liqiang, WANO Representative; Robert Ackroyd, Senior Advisor of the WANO London Office; Han Shuang, Deputy General Manager of TNPJVC, along with over 60 experts from six countries.

During the event, the WANO Shanghai Office and the WANO London Office provided introductions on industry maintenance performance and fundamental skill enhancement, as well as contractor management. They offered professional interpretations of equipment management, SOER reporting, and SOT concepts, along with analyses on how to implement improvements and advancements. TSNP shared its practices in the digitalization of maintenance processes and foreign material exclusion (FME) management. Westinghouse Electric, Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland, Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant, Shandong Nuclear Power Plant, and Zhanjiang Nuclear Power Plant shared valuable experiences on enhancing nuclear power plant maintenance efficiency and reliability, as well as the application of new technologies in FME and preventing personnel injuries. In the group discussion, the participants discussed how to improve maintenance leadership and excellence standards, and discussed key issues such as maintenance preparation and risk management and control.

This seminar has successfully built a bridge for the exchange of nuclear power plant maintenance performance at home and abroad, and provided an important platform for jointly promoting technological progress and management improvement in the field of nuclear power industry maintenance.