10th Annual NUUC - June 22-24, 2010
The tenth anniversary gathering of the ETAP Nuclear Utility User Conference (NUUC) took place June 22-24, 2010 in Irvine, CA, where 44 members shared presentations on their use of ETAP software on a variety of projects, and on models of future nuclear plants.
“With the 2010 conference having the largest attendance in recent memory,” noted NUUC Chairperson, Doug Larson, an Electrical Manager at Sargent & Lundy, “it shows how proactive nuclear industry users are in sharing solutions and discussing issues with their knowledgeable peers.”
“From protective device coordination, arc flash, load flow and voltage profile calculations to transient analysis with auxiliary power systems interfaces,” explained Raj Patel, NUUC Technical Chair from Dominion Resources, “we must stay current with the latest in software technology, and this forum is a best practice in achieving that.”
“The effectiveness of the interaction is reflected both in the quality of concepts and deliverables requested by the end users and the resulting quality of ETAP software,” said Billy Roettger, President of Roettger Engineering, Inc.
A special thanks to our presenters who include Tamatha Womack, Mark Bowman, Bill Roettger, Ayodele S. Ishola-Salawu, Tom Moffitt, Ben Thompson, Robert Larsen, Raj Patel, Mike Tucker, and Paul Colaianni for their major contributions and dedication to the success of the NUUC conference and symposium.
9th Annual NUUC - June 16-18, 2009
The information packed agenda included presentations from 16 users sharing their experiences using ETAP on a variety of projects.
Several OTI senior engineers presented details of the new features in the release of ETAP 7.0.
Mark Bowman of Tennessee Valley Authority, and Bill Roettger of Roettger Engineering received the "Significant Contributor Award" in appreciation for their major contributions to the ETAP Nuclear Utility User Group.
Kevin Gribbin of Intergraph received the "Special Recognition" Award for his presentation of SmartPlant Electrical (SPEL) interface with ETAP.
Farrokh Shokooh, OTI President and CEO, presented "Certificates of Appreciation" awards to Doug Larson, NUUC Chairman, Rajendra Patel, NUUC Technical Chairman, and Neal Simmons, NUUC Associate Chair/Secretary for their major contributions and dedication to the success of the NUUC conference and symposium.
8th Annual NUUC - June 17-19, 2008
Over 40 attendees from 22 companies internationally participated in this year's conference. All attendees received certificates of participation. Twelve nuclear users presented a variety of topics using ETAP.)
Presentations were also provided by several OTI senior engineers discussing details of what's new in ETAP 6.0 and enhanced techniques of using ETAP more efficiently.
7th Annual NUUC - June 19-21, 2007
With the addition of new attendees every year, this year's event hosted 35 representatives from 20 nuclear facilities worldwide. All attendees received certificates of participation and ETAP jackets.
Nine nuclear users presented an array of topics sharing experiences and diverse methods of using ETAP to manage, operate, analyze, and optimize nuclear utility facilities. OTI senior engineers also presented valuable information regarding what's new in ETAP and how to get the most out of their ETAP modules.
This year's recipients of the "Jerry Nicely Big Daddy" Award was presented to Tom Moffitt and Tom Lillehei in appreciation for their contributions to the ETAP Nuclear Utility User Group. Oliver Strempel received the "Traveled the Farthest Distance" Award for traveling the most miles to attend the conference.
6th Annual NUUC - June 19-21, 2006
The 6th annual ETAP Nuclear Utility User Conference (NUUC) was held June 19-21 at the ETAP Learning Center in Irvine, California with 29 ETAP users from 17 companies in attendance. The program included a variety of user presentations demonstrating ETAP success stories and best practices. Click here to view the program.
Jerry Nicely of TVA received The "Big Daddy" Award in appreciation for his contributions in starting the ETAP Nuclear Utility User Group which has developed into a successful annual conference with growing popularity.
Martin Nano of AREVA NP GmbH received the "Traveled the Farthest Distance" Award for traveling the farthest from Germany to attend the conference. Awards were presented by Doug Larson, NUUC Chairman, and Farrokh Shokooh, OTI President and CEO.
5th Annual NUUC - June 22-24, 2005
The 2005 annual conference was attended by 22 users from 12 companies. The conference was information packed with a variety of presenters. Topics included: ETAP 5.0 & 5.5 Enhancements, Balancing the Load Flow Model with Plant Trend Data LTC Application Considerations, Device
Coordination (Star), Arc Flash - Enhancement and Star, TransientStability Modeling, Dynamic Parameter Tuning and Dependencies, Emergency Diesel Generator, Motor Acceleration with Motor Starting and Transient Stability Modules, Main Transformer Replacement Analysis with ETAP, Battery Sizing with Control System Diagram, DCSDM Database Conversion to ETAP, ETAP 6.0 Enhancements, Quality Assurance, and Roundtable Discussion.
4th Annual NUUC - June 23-24, 2004
The 4th annual ETAP NUUC agenda was packed with informational demonstrations and discussion topics, including ETAP 5.0 features and capabilities, wizards, database reporting, global tolerances, arc flash, revision control, libraries, source operating categories, MS alerts, control system analyses, single-phase analyses, Star and project management features. Presentation topics included Static vs. Dynamic Analysis and DC Calculations at Nuclear Facility. Speakers included ETAP Users sharing their experiences utilizing ETAP at their facilities. An informative roundtable session concluded the conference. The event hosted 18 users from 12 companies.
