The conference was held at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista and hosted by Andrew Neal.
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INPO representative will present an INPO perspective on the overall state of engineering and configuration management across the nuclear industry. Describe INPO's CM-related activities and current focus areas. An update of engineering Configuration Management activates related to the Industry's Nuclear Promise Initiative will also be given.
This talk will cover the EPRI Digital Engineering Guide (DEG) and companion Standard Digital Engineering Process (NISP-EN-04) which is part of the Standard Design Process. This mini-tutorial will cover the use of risk-enabled systems engineering combined with a graded approach to establish a single process that covers all topics and analyses necessary to create and implement high quality engineering products. This process will include new techniques to manage the rapidly changing configuration control challenges that are inherent with modern igital technology.
The Standard Item Equivalency Process (SIEP) was developed by an industry team with the objective of providing a streamlined approach to the item equivalency evaluation process. SIEP utilizes a graded approach, promoting standardization of the process as well as standardized training and qualification structure. In addition, this presentation will discuss the relationship to configuration management and any lessons learned on impact reviews and implementation.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to present their perspective of recent Configuration Management issues in the nuclear industry.
Life Cycle Management of digital components - how to get equipment into a life-cycle management schedule, what items the industry includes, why this is important, and why this is different. Vulnerability management process – Industry issues, initial screening, mitigation strategies, implementation of patches either by Engineering Changes or Procedures.
See Presentation Description. Participants planning to attend should be prepared to discuss the issues that were presented by INPO and how we as an industry can address the issues and concerns raised by INPO.
See Presentation Description. Participants planning to attend should be prepared to discuss implementation of the SIEP at their facility. Participants should also be prepared to discuss any challenges or lessons learned while using the new process.
The ANSI/NIRMA Standard CM 1.0, "American National Standard for Guidelines for Configuration Management of Nuclear Facilities" is in the process of being revised for ANSI approval in 2020. This Workshop will focus on the proposed changes to the current Standard and collection of inputs from CMBG members to be considered for the next revision. Draft changes have been developed that address Functional Areas of CM, Margin Management, and other topics related to CM Programs. A summary of the proposed changes will be presented for discussion and feedback. This will be an interactive session with attendees encouraged to participate and contribute through sharing of CM-related topics or issues that should be addressed. Inputs will be considered for potential changes to the Standard. To facilitate the discussions, prior to the Conference a summary of the current Standard and proposed changes will be forwarded to CMBG attendees who register for this Workshop. The objective of the pre-conference summary is to enable attendees to review the proposed changes, be knowledgeable of the draft changes and prepared for providing inputs. We look forward to getting CMBG members' feedback and inputs to ensure the next revision provides relevant guidance to support CM Programs at nuclear facilities.
This session is based on a 90 minute PowerPoint presentation that walks the audience through the fundamental concepts, terms, and examples of Configuration Management (CM), including design and operating margin management. The objective of this session is to engage new conference attendees in the CM process as presented at the conference and provide them with a capsule summary of the process. CM 101 should provide an understanding of how the different plant organizations contribute to and support configuration control of design, processes, and equipment. There will be a discussion of the industry three-ball process model for CM equilibrium, examples of how the equilibrium can be upset and recommended processes for restoring the equilibrium.
See Presentation Description. Participants planning to attend should be prepared to discuss the cyber security program at their facility. Participants should also be prepared to discuss any challenges or lessons learned while implementing the cyber security program.
The industry Design Oversight Working Group (DOWG) was established as part of the implementation of the Nuclear Promise Standard Design Process (SDP) initiative, in order to provide oversight of the SDP and other industry design-related activities. This presentation will provide a brief status update on both current and future planned DOWG initiatives.
This session will focus on areas in the industry that conference attendees are looking to address. Questions will be obtained during the registration process and during the conference to facilitate this session. This will be an interactive session that will discuss the issue and identify utilities that have addressed the issue and how they addressed it or others that are seeing the same issue. The goal of this session is to allow attendees to bring up areas in which they utility is struggling and gain OE from the industry in real time.
The Standard Design Process (SDP) provides for the development and processing of plant modifications across the nuclear industry, for use by both utility and vendor / Engineer of Choice (EOC) personnel. This presentation will provide the EOC view and perspective on the SDP, and will include a discussion of EOC challenges and lessons learned based on the implementation of the SDP.
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This presentation will address the strategies for mitigating operational risk. Operational risk is the potential business and economic impact resulting from human error or malfeasance, failed internal processes or systems, or external events and disasters that impact system reliability (i.e., Generation and Engineered Safety Functions). Risk mitigation is the means of risk minimization before the event. The focus will be on configuration management considerations supporting risk mitigation strategies to address risks of scrams and downpowers.
Most of us know what we need to do for Vendor Equipment Technical Information Program (VETIP) documents, but some utilities are not sure what to do with vendor documents that are not part of VETIP. In this breakout session, we'll discuss how your company manages vendor documents that are not part of VETIP population, what documents do and do not need to be added to your system, and what types of reviews are required.
Participants planning to attend should bring site procedures/guidance to share and be prepared to discuss utility practices for removal or abandonment of plant equipment. This discussion/benchmarking to include the decision making process to abandon or remove, labeling requirements, database & drawing update requirements, stakeholder reviews and actions, physical requirements for electric cable and terminations, physical requirements for mechanical piping and instrumentation isolation, and civil/structural requirements.
Many utilities have implemented or are in the process of implementing software to support the Standard Design Process. This breakout will focus on the implementation of the software platforms. Participants should be prepared to discuss implementation aspects for their utilities and discuss any questions associated with the implementation of the software.
Breakout participants will be asked to share lessons learned at their facility regarding mitigation of risk. The group will discuss causes of scrams and downpowers, associated risk mitigation strategies, and configuration management techniques that can be applied to support these mitigation strategies.
Breakout participants will be asked to share lessons learned at their facility on the use and control of Temporary Configuration changes (TCC). This group will discuss all TCC types, Temporary Modifications, Procedurally Controlled, Program Controlled, and Temporary alterations in support of maintenance.
This is an interactive session that presents how, during the replacement of part of the Radiation Monitoring System (RMS) of a Westinghouse PWR, it was determined that the equipment was in excess, thus resulting in a $4.5M capital cost savings. Lessons Learned from a separate RMS replacement will be presented, allowing for the audience to engage in a comparative analysis. A newly developed Plant Modification Process will be introduced to demonstrate how additional cost savings can be achieved by implementing CM and 50.59 earlier in the process. The goal of this session is to provide the audience with tools for identifying the license-design basis linkages needed in determining if valid bases exist for abandonment or removal vs. costly replacement.
A presentation on the progress of construction on the Vogtle 3&4 new nuclear units.
The Westinghouse AP1000 Plant Configuration Information Management System (CIMS) software creates, stores, maintains, and delivers configuration information to support all phases of the AP1000 plant. Video for slide 18
Breakout participants are encouraged to share any current modification/upgrade that they are challenged with implementing without prior NRC approval. Please bring relevant design-license basis information (UFSAR sections, Tech Spechs, etc.). Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a mock exercise to determine if it can be implemented without prior NRC approval.
Participants will be expected to share how their plants handle the processing of document change mechanisms. These include changes to drawings, procedures, supplier docs, calculations, design basis manuals, and specifications. We will also discuss the time limits and staffing resources to incorporate these changes, including any backlogs and plans to minimize or eliminate these backlogs. In addition, we will discuss any lessons learned about success stories on eliminating backlogs and maintaining change incorporation.