Prominent leaders of the marine industry, representing shipbuilders,
regulatory agencies, owners, and users, will examine significant issues currently faced by marine coatings personnel responsible for successful specification, implementation, and maintenance of marine coating systems. These issues include regulatory changes, new IMO specifications, and the increased commercial pressures on ships in service with regards to corrosion control—specifically ballast tanks, fouling control, and
invasive species infestation. The forum will explore a path for a successful industry response to these issues, including current and future training requirements.
Corrosion & Punishment:
Can you be held legally responsible? Monday, March 17
8:00 to 8:45 a.m.
With the success of last year’s forum, it was imperative to bring back John Clayton, Jackson & Walker, and Kevin Garrity, CC Technologies, to discuss the legal issues surrounding pipeline failures.
The recent corrosion-related pipeline failures have been highly visible in the news and now the U.S. government is holding individual personnel—including non-management technical personnel—criminally responsible for ensuring safe operation of pipelines.
Also in the PIPES Act, responsibility is clearly placed on the senior leadership within operator companies. It is very important that we consider the role of the corrosion professional in ensuring pipeline integrity and the potential liability. How has this heightened oversight impacted pipeline safety? How will the government view your role if a corrosion failure occurs on one of your pipelines? The panel will discuss possible consequences in this new climate of enforcement.
Nuclear Coating Inspector Forum Monday, March 17 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
This forum will cover a number of critical issues surrounding nuclear coatings, such as plant life extension, the effects of an aging work force on qualified nuclear coatings personnel, new testing approaches for nuclear power plant (NPP) coatings, and changes in containment coatings for the new generation of NPP designs. The forum will be moderated by Jon Cavallo, Vice President, Corrosion Control Consultants & Lab, Inc.
Nuclear Coating Inspector Forum Sessions: Plant Life Extension Presenter: Jon Cavallo, Vice President, Corrosion Control Consultants & Lab, Inc.
U.S. NPPs were originally licensed for 40 years, but many plants will be suitable for operation for another 20 years. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has specific regulatory requirements for operating license extension, including coatings within the reactor containment. This session will outline the regulatory and technical requirements for plant coatings life extension and identify available guidance on the subject.
Aging Work Force Presenter: Garth Dolderer, Florida Light and Power
With the retirement of many nuclear coatings personnel, younger workers must be trained to serve in the nuclear industry for both existing NPPs and proposed new NPPs. This session will define a training syllabus for new nuclear workers (both craft and non-manual).
New Testing Approaches for NPP Coatings
Presenters: John Debarba, PPG—testing; John Kloeopper, Carboline—testing; Tim Eckert, EPRI—research This session will define new questions that have arisen concerning NPP coatings and new testing protocols and research projects that have been developed or are in development.
Changes in Containment Coatings for the New Generation of NPP Designs Presenters: Heidi Dergel, AREVA NP; Tim Andreychek, Westinghouse; TBD, General Electric; Lee Chul-Woo, KOPEC/KHNP This session will focus on describing the coating systems and coating system philosophies involved in the new generation of NPPs (foreign and domestic).
Underwater Applied Immersion Coatings in Boiling Water Reactor Tori / Suppression Pools Presenters: Dean Reynolds and Bob Walcheski, Underwater Engineering, Inc. DBA-qualified underwater applied immersion coatings have been successfully used in boiling water reactor (BWR) tori/suppression pools since the 1980s to mitigate corrosion and facilitate decontamination. This presentation will acquaint the attendees with proven underwater coatings technologies and the elements of a successful coatings project. Underwater desludging and inspection methodologies will also be discussed.
Safety and Regulatory Perspectives on Protective Coatings used in Nuclear Power Facilities Presenter: John Burke, US NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss lessons learned from Generic Safety Issue (GSI) 191, “Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump Performance.” This presentation will include discussion of the potential impact of protective coatings on reactor safety as well as regulatory perspectives for coatings used in nuclear power facilities.
How to Avoid Premature Coating Failures Monday, March 17
9:00 a.m. to noon
Presenter: Mike O'Brien, President, MARK 10 Resource Group Inc. Premature paint failures continue to cost specifiers, plant owners, contractors, and paint manufacturers lots of time and money, and cause irreparable damage to customer relationships. This tutorial will provide participants with practical knowledge to examine and reduce coating failures.
Bridge Painting: The Usual to the Unusual Monday, March 17
1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
This forum will take the attendees through the entire bridge coating evaluation process, allowing them to see how decisions are made about such issues as whether to consider a bridge for coating repair or full re-coat. In addition, attendees will learn about standard bridge painting programs and some unique and interesting bridge painting projects.
Bridge Painting Sessions:
Louisiana Bridge Paint Evaluation Studies Presenters: Frank Rea, Director of Coatings and Chief
Chemist, Greenman Pedersen, Inc.; Steven Sibley, Bridge Inspection
QA/QC Engineer, LA DOTD
This presentation will not focus on any bridge painting inspection
topics, however, it will detail the methodology used to evaluate
the coatings condition on a bridge. This will ultimately tell an
Owner whether a bridge will need to be painted and prioritize it
against other structures.
Woodrow Wilson Bridge Painting, An Overview Presenter: Bruce Nelson, Coatings Team Leader, Maryland State
Highway This is a major new movable bridge crossing
the Potomac River to replace an aging structure, along with interchange
upgrades and improvements in this heavily traveled corridor. This
presentation will cover the bridge painting aspects of this important
project
From the Chemistry in the Can ... To the
Chemistry on the Project Ron Rauch, Interim Director/Bridge
Painting, NYC DOT An unusual and dynamic bridge painting topic!
This presentation does not focus on bridge painting techniques,
but investigates the varied and different relationships that are
present on such a project. What constitutes a well run project
and where do some projects go wrong.
The Pros and Cons of Chloride Removal
from Steel Structures Presenters: Dan Castrigano, Chief Engineer, Ohio Turnpike
Commission; Douglas Hedrick, Construction Manager, Ohio Turnpike
Commission Some Agencies have specs that address chloride
contamination during the surface preparation process, and some
don't. Is it important? What are the costs? Do pitted surfaces
need different treatment? Just some of the questions posed in this
presentation.
FHWA’s High Performance Steel Program
As It Relates to Bridge Coatings Presenter: Louis N. Triandafilou, Materials Specialist, FHWA
Resource Center This presentation deals with the coatings that
are applied to high performance steel used to construct todayís
modern bridges.
Front Page Issues:
Session 1 – HR 1770 Corrosion Prevention
Act of 2007 Tuesday, March 18
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
HR 1770 was introduced in March 2007 and is a great opportunity to make a dramatic impact on the corrosion control and prevention industry. Through the hard work by many NACE members, the bill has been introduced in the U.S. Congress and will provide a 50% tax credit for corrosion control investments made by owners of private structures.
This regulatory initiative directly supports the recommendation of the Cost of Corrosion Study issued in 2001, which stated that much of the annual $276 billion direct cost of corrosion in the U.S. can be avoided simply by using technologies that already are available in many industries. The proposed tax credit legislation is in the U.S. Congress, but may also act as a template for similar legislation in countries all around the world.
NACE Congressional Subcommittee Chairman Mike Baach and NACE Public Affairs Director Cliff Johnson will discuss the status of the legislative activity and inform attendees of the process and next steps that are needed to make the bill a reality.
Session 2 – Fueling the Future Tuesday, March 18
9 to 10:30 a.m.
In 2007, President Bush set a goal of reducing gasoline usage
in the United States by 20 percent in the next 10 years.† To achieve
this goal, 15% of the reduction will come from increasing the supply of
alternative fuels, and the remaining 5% from making motor vehicles more
energy efficient. Displacing 15% of the projected gasoline usage for 2017
will require a rapid expansion of the annual renewable fuel supply from
about 5 billion gallons of corn grain ethanol to about 35 billion gallons
of alternative fuels.
However, the major challenge is the transportation of ethanol
because of stress corrosion cracking on the current pipeline infrastructure.
This has spawned a number of research projects within the industry and the
federal government. Peter Lidiak, General Manger of Pipelines for the American
Petroleum Institute, and Jeff Weiss, Associate Administrator for the Pipeline
and Hazardous Material Safety Administration, will discuss the current challenges
that face the industry and the state of the research & development efforts
to address them.
And They All Come Tumbling Down: Anatomy of Bridge Failure Tuesday, March 18
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed during rush-hour traffic, killing 46 people. The suspension bridge failed due to one defect that was only 0.1 in. (2.54 mm) deep. The bridge was only 39 years old.
On June 28, 1983, a 100-ft (30-m) span of the Mianus River Bridge in Greenwich, Connecticut, collapsed, killing three people who fell into the Mianus River while inside their vehicles. The failure occurred due to rust formation within the bearing of a pin,
causing a shift in load that led to other failures and resulted in catastrophic failure.
On September 30, 2006, a 65-ft (20-m) section of a three-lane overpass collapsed near Montreal, Quebec, crushing two vehicles and killing five people. The suspected cause of this relatively recent bridge failure is rebar corrosion.
Small defects caused by corrosion failures can have catastrophic results—the public is facing the reality of a crumbling infrastructure, including bridges. This one-hour session will review the aspects of bridges that failed due to corrosion, provide a factual look at the status of bridges today, and tackle questions like “When can you expect them to fail?” and “What can be done to stop the failures?”
Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration Forum Tuesday, March 18
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Jeff Wiese, Associate Administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration Office of Pipeline Safety (OPS), will provide an update on the latest in pipeline regulations, including internal corrosion, stress corrosion cracking, integrity management, and Operator Qualification. OPS will also provide an overview of its way forward with new pipeline regulations. This will be an interactive session providing you the opportunity to get answers to the key questions regarding these new regulations.
Pipeline Integrity—It’s No Accident Wednesday, March 19
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
This forum, chaired by Virgil Wallace of Williams
Gas Pipeline, will focus on company management of a pipeline integrity
plan. Two experts, Garry Matocha of Spectera Energy and Bob Fassett
of PG&E, will discuss the various components that are necessary
in a pipeline integrity management plan, and how the direct assessment
(DA) process is incorporated. Time will be allowed for questions
and answers following the presentations.
On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, collapsed during rush-hour traffic, killing 46 people. The suspension bridge failed due to one defect that was only 0.1 in. (2.54 mm) deep. The bridge was only 39 years old.