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Four speakers representing ASTM International spoke at the Third China-U.S. Technical Workshop of Nuclear Standards-Application of ASME/ASTM Standards Including AP1000 Technology on Oct. 19-20, 2009. More than 200 people attended the workshop, including a delegation of more than 10 ASTM staff and members from the United States and Korea.

The workshop was organized at the request of Chinese organizations that want to learn more about the application and use of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) codes and ASTM International standards in the design, construction and maintenance of civil nuclear power plants, particularly the AP1000 design. ASTM International co-sponsored the event with ASME, the China Machinery Industry Federation and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp.

Speaking on ASTM's behalf were:

• Roger Stoller, Ph.D., distinguished research staff member and the program manager for fusion reactor materials, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn., and chairman of the ASTM board of directors, spoke about the standards of Committee C26 on Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Committee E10 on Nuclear Technology and Application;
• Jon Cavallo, P.E., ENERCON, Eliot, Maine, and chairman of Committee D33 on Protective Coatings and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities, provided a review of key D33 standards for application in nuclear power facilities;
• Helena Seelinger, CAE, senior director, new business and program development of NACE International (formerly the National Association of Corrosion Engineers), Houston, Texas, presented on the use of D33 standards and the certification of individuals as protective coatings specialists and coatings inspectors with a specialization in the evaluation of coatings in nuclear power plants; and
• Teresa Cendrowska, vice president, global cooperation, ASTM, spoke on the next steps that China might take toward participation and the beneficial use of the ready resources that ASTM standards represent.

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