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Nuclear Plant Journal, May-June 2019 NuclearPlantJournal.com 5 N Pl t & ew an s Outage Management  Articles & Reports Research to Enable Plant Modernization 20 By Robert Austin, Electric Power Research Institute Coordinating and Implementing a Successful Refueling Outage 22 By Mike Carpenter, Framatome and Demitrius Davis, Southern Nuclear I&C Commissioning of AP1000 Reactors in China 25 By H.M. Hashemian and Ryan O’Hagan, Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation CASL 29 By Dave Kropaczek, Kevin Clarno, Mehdi Asgari, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Zach McDaniel, Westinghoue Electric Company Vogtle 3 Permanently Powered 32 Source: Georgia Power Transformation & Innovation at NRC 33 By Jeff Baran, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Industry Innovations 2019 TIP Award Winners 36 By The Nuclear Energy Institute Increasing MTBR Under Emergency Conditions 40 By Faisal Salman, HydroAire EPRI Quick Guides Make Condition-Based Maintenance Easier 43 By Michael Taylor, Electric Power Research Institute ARMOR Fuel Rod Protection 48 By Johnathan Chavers, Southern Nuclear Operating Company Departments Nuclear Plant Journal May-June 2019, Volume 37 No. 3 Nuclear Plant Journal is published by EQES, Inc. six times a year. It is mailed in February, April, June, August, October, and December (the Annual Directory). The subscription rate for non-qualified readers in the United States is $210.00 for six issues per year. The additional air mail cost for non-U.S. readers is $30.00. Payment may be made by American Express  , Master Card  , VISA  or check and should accompany the order. Checks may be made payable to "EQES, Inc." Checks not drawn on a United States bank should include an additional $45.00 service fee.All inquiries should be addressed to Nuclear Plant Journal, 3051 Oak Grove Road, Suite 107, Downers Grove, IL 60515 U.S.A; Phone: (630) 858-6161, ext. 103; Fax: (630) 852-8787, email: NPJ@goinfo.com . Authorization to photocopy articles is granted by EQES, Inc. provided that payment is made to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923; Phone: (978) 750- 8400, Fax: (978) 646-8600. The fee code is 0892-2055/02/$3.00+$.80. Issues of the Journal are available online through the Journal website www. NuclearPlantJournal .com (search box on the right-top) for a nominal fee of $25 per issue. Contact: Anu Agnihotri, email: anu@goinfo.com. © Copyright 2019 by EQES, Inc. ISSN: 2162-6413 Nuclear Plant Journal is a registered trademark of EQES, Inc. Published and printed in the USA. Staff Senior Publisher and Editor Newal K. Agnihotri, P.E. Publisher and Sales Manager Anu Agnihotri Assistant Editor and Marketing Manager Michelle Gaylord Current Circulation: Total: 11,030 Utilities: 2,381 37th Year of Publication Mailing Identification Statement Nuclear Plant Journal (ISSN 0892-2055) is published bimonthly. It is mailed in February, April, June, August, October, and December by EQES, Inc., 3051 Oak Grove Road, Suite 107, Downers Grove, IL 60515 U.S.A. The printed version of the Journal is available cost-free to qualified readers in the United States, Canada, China, India and the United Kingdom. The digital version is available cost-free to qualified readers worldwide. The subscription rate for non-qualified U.S. readers is $210.00 per year. The cost for non-qualified, non-U.S. readers is $240.00. Periodicals (permit number 000-739) postage paid at the Downers Grove, IL 60515 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Nuclear Plant Journal (EQES, Inc.), 3051 Oak Grove Road, Suite 107, Downers Grove, IL 60515, U.S.A. New Energy News 10 Utility, Industry & Corporation 11 New Products & Contracts 15 New Documents 16 Meeting & Training Calendar 17 Research & Development 18 Journal Services NPJ Marketing 3 List of Advertisers 8 Advertisers Web Directory 8 Editorial Calendar 28 Cost Free Digital 37 Vendor Advertorial Issue 49 On The Cover Vogtle Unit 3 is now energized, or permanently powered, which is needed to perform all subsequent testing for the unit. See page 32 f or more. A photo of construction at Vogtle Nuclear Plant is on the cover.