ML033630306
| ML033630306 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Davis Besse  |
| Issue date: | 12/10/2003 |
| From: | FirstEnergy Corp |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML033630306 (33) | |
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December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 1
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station Engineering and Corrective Action Improvements
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 2
Desired Outcomes
- Demonstrate our Corrective Action Process and Engineering Quality supports restart
- Provide you the future initiatives to improve overall Corrective Action Program and Engineering Performance Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 3
Meeting Agenda Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC
- Engineering Function Supports Restart.....Joe Hagan
- Engineering Improvement Initiatives......Jim Powers
- Recent Corrective Action Program Improvements.Bob Schrauder
- Corrective Action Program Improvements Details.Bob Schrauder
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 4
Operational Improvement Plan
- Operational Improvement Plan
-Ensures continued improvements and sustained performance
-Provides for a managed transition from the organizational and programmatic actions taken to support the Davis-Besse Return to Service Plan and Building Block Plans to that of normal plant operations and refueling outages
-Provided as part of Integrated Restart Report
-Funded as currently planned
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 5
Cycle 14 - Operational Improvement Plan FENOC Vision:
People with a strong safety focus delivering top fleet operating performance Competent Individual Effective Oversight Experienced Management Strong Programs Barriers Demonstrating FENOCs Strong Safety Focus
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 6
Engineering Functions Support Restart Joe Hagan FENOC-Senior Vice President
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 7
- Competent Individual
-Standards
-Accountability
-Ownership
- Experienced Management
- Strong Programs
- Effective Oversight Engineering Function Supports Restart
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 8
- Engineering Principles and Expectations Reinforcement August, 2003
-Rigorous Application of Engineering Procedures and Methods
-Knowledge and Maintenance of Design and Licensing Basis
-10CFR50.9, Completeness and Accuracy
-Ownership
- Selection and hiring
- Training and qualification
- Coaching and development
- Continued prudent utilization of contract staff Engineering Function Supports Restart Competent Individual
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 9
- New experienced leadership
- Design Engineering Standards Alignment
- System Engineering Standards Alignment
- Engineering Work Management Plan
- Observation and engagement Engineering Function Supports Restart Experienced Management
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 10
- Transition to Fleet-wide Processes
-Benchmarked to top industry performers
-System Health Reporting and Plant Health Committee
-Calculation/Program Improvement
-Validate old calculations prior to use
-Corrective Action Program
-Project Review Committee (PRC)
Engineering Function Supports Restart Strong Programs
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 11
- Company Nuclear Review Board
- Engineering Assessment Board
-Internal Quality Check
-Independent of product
-Critical review
- External Reviews
- Quality Oversight Organization
- Corporate-Driven Assessments
- Periodic Engineering performance review meeting Engineering Function Supports Restart Effective Oversight
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 12
- Summary
-Integrated approach for improvement
-Requires ownership and monitoring by management
- Clear lines of accountability
-Engineering approach to Corrective Action Program has improved
-Demonstrated ability to perform fairly complex engineering projects satisfactorily
-Critical assessment will drive continued improvement Engineering Function Supports Restart
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 13 Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details Jim Powers Director - Engineering
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 14
- Competent Individual
-Engineering Assessment Board (EAB) feedback
-Supervisor/Manager coaching and reinforcement of standards
-Mentoring and development of incumbents and new hires
-Training
- TAP Root
- Operability Evaluations
-Hiring of new employees (20% replenishment)
- Program Owner Qualification Card (OI Plan)
-Managing of the Engineering Workload
- Use of Contractors
-Enhance System Engineering Ownership (OI Plan)
-New Technical Issue Resolution process Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 15
- Engineering Assessment Board (EAB) with expanded focus
-Comprised of highly experienced engineers
-Perform high quality and timely assessments
-Expanded role
- Root Causes
- Apparent Causes
- Calculations Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 16
- Strong Programs
-Corrective Action Program
-Modification Process
- Restricted use of At -Risk Changes (ARCs)
-Calculation Control Program
- Use of Checklists for ownership acceptance
-Design Interface Evaluation (DIE)
-System/ Plant Health Report (SHR)
-Design Basis Assessment Report (DBAR)
-Problem-solving/Decision-making Process
-Program Compliance Reviews (OI Plan)
Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 17
- Experienced Management
-Actions
- Implement actions to improve safety margin (OI Plan)
- Implement Design Calculation Improvement Plan (OI Plan)
- Independent Calculation Assessment performed
- FENOC Equipment Reliability Program (OI Plan)
- Engineering Change Request (ECR) Prioritization (OI Plan)
- Implement ATLAS Design Basis Information System (OI Plan)
Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 18
- Effective Oversight
-Perform Additional Latent Issue Reviews (OI Plan)
-Perform Program Compliance Reviews (OI Plan)
-Perform effectiveness reviews of Problem-solving and Decision-making Process (OI Plan)
-Perform independent external assessments of Engineering Improvement Actions (OI Plan)
-EAB assessments (OI Plan)
-Nuclear Quality Assessment (OI Plan)
Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 19
- Engineering Workload Reduction
-Total of ~ 8,500 engineering workload items identified
-Post-Restart Existing Workload Categories Category Management Initiatives Potential Modifications Calculation Improvements Drawings Document Updates Engineering Evaluations Condition Reports Equipment Reliability Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 20
- Engineering Work Plan and Schedule
-Purpose is to provide overall direction to the Engineering organization during Cycle 14
- Provide assurance that the Engineering organization has appropriate resources to effectively support plant operation and, at the same time, complete the Post-Restart workload in a timely manner
-Schedule consists of ~ 240 activities Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 21
- Basic Work Completion Logic
-Review the existing work
-Prioritize these work items in accordance with the plant priority system as well as the System and Program Improvement priorities
-Eliminate, with justification, work items of very low value
-Develop overall work plans for each category
-Obtain management approval of the plans and then,
-Implement these plans Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 22 Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
- 6. Engineering Improvement Initiative DESIRED OUTCOME:
Improved quality of Engineering products, increased access to Design Basis information, and continued improvement in Safety Margins of the Station Key Actions Owner Completion
- 1. Implement actions to improve Safety Margin:
J. Grabnar
- a. Determine the Safety Margin for the top 10 Risk Significant Systems and develop a plan to improve safety margins 2nd Qtr 2004
- b. Electrical System coordination improvements 4th Qtr 2005
- c. Masonry/block wall re-analyses and design changes 4th Qtr 2005
- d. Service Water improvements
- 2. Perform additional Latent Issues Reviews B. Boles
- 3. Implement the Design Calculation Improvement Plan J. Grabnar 4th Qtr 2004
- 4. Enhance plant equipment performance through the FENOC Equipment Reliability Program J. Rogers
- 5. Develop and implement the plan to enhance System Engineering ownership of plant systems in support of Operations B. Boles 4th Qtr 2004 Sponsor: J. Powers through Cycle 14 through Cycle 14 through Cycle 14
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 23
- Summary
-Engineering quality supports restart
-Continuous improvement is ensured through the Operational Improvement Plan
-Resources are committed for the Work Plan
-Calculations are being improved
-Changing approach to problem solving Engineering Improvement Initiatives Details
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 24 Corrective Action Program Bob Schrauder Director - Support Services
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 25
- Apparent Cause areas for improvement
-Evaluators sometimes had preconceived causes
-Evaluators didnt always address problem statements
-Evaluations and actions taken not always well documented
-Some evaluations not technically accurate
-Management involvement in evaluations and corrective actions Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 26
- Other areas for improvement
-Evaluations and corrective actions not always timely
-Some corrective actions closed to other documents
-Some corrective actions not completed as defined
-Rollover process caused confusion
-Trending of Condition Reports Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 27
- Actions Taken to Support Restart
-Phase II Program Review conducted
-Revised FENOC procedure
-Increased Management involvement
-Lessons learned training conducted
-Rollover process restricted and additional guidance provided
-Corrective Action Review Board (CARB) review of apparent cause evaluations
-Section managers attend CARB for section reviews Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 28
- Actions Taken to Support Restart
-Senior Leadership Team reviews root causes
-Selected root cause analyses reviewed by Executive Leadership Team
-Reduced number of apparent cause evaluators
-Improved training of apparent cause evaluators
-Dedicated team of apparent cause evaluators rotated to Support Services
-Manager review of open CRs and corrective actions
-Non-restart CRs recategorized using current process Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 29
- Trending
-Quarterly Trend Summary Reports resumed
-System Health Reports resumed
-FENOC Manager of Equipment Reliability
-CREST Statistical Process Control interface created
-Section assessments planned Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 30
- 9. Corrective Action Program Improvement Initiative DESIRED OUTCOME:
Improved effectiveness and implementation of the Corrective Action Program demonstrated through improved Station performance Key Actions Owner
- 1. Implement the Apparent Cause Improvement Plan:
- a. Create a Subcommittee to the Corrective Action Review Board for review of Apparent Cause Evaluations
- b. Identify Apparent Cause Evaluators
- c. Develop Training Program and Expectations and provide training to the Apparent Cause Evaluators
- d. Qualify the trained Apparent Cause Evaluators using the Systematic Approach to Training J. Reddington
- f. Have CNRB review selected apparent causes L. Dohrmann Sponsor: R. Schrauder Completion F. Von Alm 4th QTR 2003 4th QTR 2003 L. Dohrmann J. Reddington Managers 4th QTR 2003 4th QTR 2003 4th QTR 2003 1st QTR 2004
- e. On an interim basis apparent cause evaluators rotated to support services Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 31
- 9. Corrective Action Program Improvement Initiative DESIRED OUTCOME:
Improved effectiveness and implementation of the Corrective Action Program demonstrated through improved Station performance Key Actions Owner 2.
Establish the appropriate level of workload for Condition Report Evaluations and Corrective Actions and develop a plan to reduce the backlogs to those levels Perform FENOC focused self assessments using industry peers Reestablish trending process Provide management training on apparent causes L. Dohrmann 3.
4.
5.
L. Dohrmann L. Dohrmann 1st QTR 2004 2nd QTR 2004 4th QTR 2003 4th QTR 2003 Sponsor: R. Schrauder Completion L. Dohrmann Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 32
- Summary
-FENOC has a strong industry standard program
-The improvements weve made and continuing enhancements assure improved implementation of the program
-The CAP supports restart and safe operation.
Corrective Action Program
December 10, 2003 Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station 33 Closing Comments Lew Myers Chief Operating Officer - FENOC