New Nuclear Plant CM Maintaining the Virtual Plant

1. New Nuclear Plant CM Maintaining the Virtual Plant June 30, 2009 • Russell Adams – Dominion • Ken Barry - EPRI

2. The Vision • New Nuclear Power Plants - Designed, Procured, and Constructed Differently • Computer Technology - 2D, 3D, Other Modeling Tech, Data, Databases and Electronic Document Sources Used Extensively • Computer-based Information Model Environment called the “Virtual Power Plant” • Virtual Power Plant - Comprehensive, Detailed and Able to be Integrated with Plant Design, Operations and Maintenance Databases and Documents/Records

3. The Must Nuclear Configuration Management Design Requirements “What needs to be there” Design Basis Conform Conform Plant Docs Facility Configuration Information “What we say is there” Physical Configuration “What is actually there” Physical Plant Conform Work Processes must assure that: Elements conform all the time All changes are authorized Conformance can be verified

4. The Challenge Nuclear Configuration Management Knowledge Workers EDB Conform Challenge Conform Challenge PD Plant Documentation Paper-based Quality Assurance Process Automation Systems AS Challenge Conform Lots of Tribal Knowledge , Semi-Connected and Disconnected Systems, Manual Processes and yes…… Paper

5. Food-For-Thought • “If you always do what you have always done, you will always be where you have always been” unknown • “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them” • Albert Einstein • “Think outside the Paper” Russell Adams • “Other Players go to where the puck is • Wayne Gretzky I go where the puck is going to be”

6. The Need • A Modern Automated, Integrated and Interoperable Configuration Management Program Must Be Established • Maintain consistency between the design requirements, physical configuration and facility configuration information • Ensure the ability to document and maintain compliance with the license basis • Needs to be Significantly Different than Configuration Management Programs Currently Used by Operating Plants

7. CMBG Document Objective Establishing CM for New NPPs As new nuclear power plants (NPPs) are ordered, designed and constructed, the insights and experiences of Configuration Management (CM) professionals should be used to establish as early and as robustly as possible the principles and practices needed to develop and implement processes and tools for identifying, establishing, and maintaining the alignment between design requirements, physical configuration, and configuration information that make up an effective CM program and ensure the ability to document compliance with the license basis.

8. The Action • EPRI Advanced Nuclear Technology Program Initiative • Achieving New Nuclear Virtual Plant Configuration Management • Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) • Owner Operators • Reactor Vendors • EPC Companies • Technology Developers • Industry Consortium • Government • EPRI/FIATECH/NIST Partnerships

9. Achieving New Nuclear Virtual Plant Configuration Management • Three Sub-Task Initiatives • Standard Configuration Management Reference Model and Implementing Guideline • New Nuclear Plant XML Equipment Schemas • New Nuclear Plant Information Handover Guide

10. Sub-Task 1 Initiative Develop aStandard Configuration Management Reference Model (SCMRM) and Implementing Guideline • Provide a Common Framework – Help Manage CM Program in a Consistent and Connected Way • SCMRM - XML tool kit consisting of CM Relationship Taxonomy, Schemas and Supporting Design and Licensing Basis Rule Set • The Implementing Guideline - Best Practices Document providing “How to” Details for the Use and Implementation of the SCMRM

11. Sub-Task 1 TAG Russell Adams – Chairman – Dominion Brad Williamson – Technical Lead – Interlogic Chris Cragg – XML Technical Advisor – ANOBA Consulting John Thrasher – Duke Energy John Maciejewski – INPO Bob Renuart – Renuart Consulting Mike Stout – Enterprise Infomatics Bruce Strupp – CH2M Hill Igal Kaptsan– Bentley Systems Kevin Hutto – Bentley Systems Hitesh Tewari – Dassault Systems

12. Sub-Task 2 Initiative Develop and Conduct Proof of Concepts for New Nuclear Plant XML Equipment Schemas • Set of Critical Components - Facilitate Information Interoperability throughout the Plant Life Cycle • Work with FIATECH Consortium’s Automating Equipment Information Exchange (AEX) Project Group • AEX Project Group already Developing XML Equipment Schemas

13. Sub-Task 2 TAG Russell Adams – Chairman – Dominion Mark Palmer – Technical Advisor – NIST Chris Cragg – Technical Lead – ANOBA Consulting Services John Thrasher (TBD) – Duke Energy Carolinas Steve Kereluick (TBD) – Atomic Energy of Canada Frank Barilla – AREVA Bruce Strupp – CH2M Hill Larry Lynch (TBD) – Shaw Power Group

14. Sub-Task 3 Initiative Develop a New Nuclear Power Plant Information Handover Guide • Near-Term Information Handover Guide • Next-Generation Information Handover Guide an XML Template Tool Kit • Enterprise Level Schema • Leverage Inherent Relationships and Logic • New Nuclear Power Plant Information Handover Guide • SCMRM • Harmonize the Next-Generation New Nuclear Power Plant Information Handover Guide with ISO 15926 (Future)

15. Sub-Task 3 TAG Russell Adams – Chairman – Dominion Mark Palmer – Technical Advisor – NIST Tom Aldous – Technical Lead – Integrated Technologies Chris Cragg – XML Technical Advisor – ANOBA Consulting Dan Milroy– Exelon Greg Broadbent – Entergy John Thrasher – Duke Energy Matt Davidsaver – AREVA NP Steve Kereluick – Atomic Energy of Canada George Scott – GEH Nuclear Dale Williams – Bechtel Kevin Gribbin – Intergraph Kevin Hutto – Bentley Systems Hitesh Tewari – Dassault Systems Sid Snitkin - ARC Advisory Group

16. Advanced Nuclear Technology (ANT) ProgramAchieving New Nuclear Virtual Plant Configuration Management

17. EPRI Portfolio Spans the Entire Electricity Sector Generation Nuclear Power Power Delivery & Utilization Environment • Advanced Coal Plants, Carbon Capture and Storage • Combustion Turbines • Environmental Controls • Generation Planning • Major Component Reliability • Operations and Maintenance • Renewables • Material Degradation/Aging • Fuel Reliability • High-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Management • Nondestructive Evaluation and Material Characterization • Equipment Reliability • Instrumentation and Control • Risk and Safety Management • Advanced Nuclear Technology • Low-Level Waste and Radiation Management • Distribution • Energy Utilization • Grid Operations and Planning • Substations and Asset Planning • Transmission and Increased Power Flow • Air Quality • Global Climate Change • Land and Groundwater • Occupational Health and Safety • T&D Environmental Issues • Water and Ecosystems

18. New nuclear power plants must overcome a number of regulatory, economic, technical, and social barriers prior to becoming a reality Program efforts focused around: Facilitating standardization across the new fleet Transferring technology to new plant designs Ensuring top plant performance from start of operations Reduce overall deployment risk and uncertainty ANT Program Objectives

19. EPRI’s Focal Point for New Plant Activities Materials and Fuels Research Maintenance Optimization Seismic / NDE / Equipment Reliability Advanced Nuclear Technology Program Current Plant Technology Near Term Deployment of ALWRs Integrated Spent Fuel Management Interim On-Site Storage Geological Repository Fast Breeder Research GNEP Support Technology Transfer / Lessons Learned Technology Assessment (URD) New Plant Materials Seismic Issues Resolution New Plant Equipment Reliability Non-Destructive Evaluation Initiatives Next Generation Nuclear Plants Public/Private Demonstration Plant Hydrogen Production High Temperature Process Heat SuperGrid Support

20. EPRI’s ANT Program…Leveraging the Industry

21. 2008 ANT New Plant Deployment Projects

22. 2009 ANT New Plant Deployment Projects

23. Summary New Plant CM - Maintaining the Virtual Plant • Must Establish a Modern Automated, Integrated and Interoperable Configuration Management Program • EPRI Initiatives with Industry TAG Teams • EPRI/FIATECH/NIST Partnerships • Leverage CMBG Expertise

24. Questions? Please Join Us on the Journey to Where the Puck is Going To Be .. Illustration borrowed from FIATECH