ML20024A980
| ML20024A980 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1978 |
| From: | Elliott N BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
| To: | Olds G BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. |
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The following, in order of their appearance, are those proble=s which I and available ne=bers of the Training staff.suggest be included in the Department's i
suggested list of issues to be undertaken for the 15 prove =e=t of EPCD.
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The standard and custom nuclear staan s=pply and fuel preposals should be revised and overhauled in such a way that they would ap; car as a highly professional docu= ant. They should be cc=structed in a way such that the evaluator would obtain the caxicun understa= ding of our prcduct and its
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performance with the least a=ount of effert in utiliz1=g the docu=ent.
The result would be a = ore favorable i=;ression and ho;cfully a technical preference for the 21*.T product. The curre=t standard, as reported by the TVA sub=1ssica ec=t.ti=s xerox washout of d: v1=gs, a=d =sst of the drew-ings cannot be fou=d at the sa=e place the evaluator is readt:3 the descriptive =aterial. If foldouts are used, half of the drawing is ob-scured by pages between the descriptio= asi the dravi=g. Reduced sized j
process a=d i=structica drawings are Iceluded and because of the reduction, the words and cc=c=clature are difficult to read.- In addition, abbreviations a
em to the 54*.T dravi=3 systen are utilized without lege=ds on the drawings to explain the ce4=i=gs of the abbreviatie s.
The printi=g quality is nar-ginal approxi=ating that of a r.oderately w1* adju ted zeros nachine and.
certainly not consistent with that which shr Id r present a product whose 1
l asking price is in the 70 to 100 millien dollar range. Also, the quality of l
paper used in proposals should be consiste=c with the product that it re-I presents. Proposal preparation should be a function of our Technical Reports Group rather than secretarial personnel in the Marketing Depart =ent to insure j
a degree of professionalism to our output docu=ents.
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In certain areas of the organization our e gineering tale =t is severely underutilized. In specific, graduate e=;1=eers are assig=ed clerk / technician work in relation to work on existing 555 ce= tracts. This is particularly evident in the Centrol and Instru=entatien section and the y1uid and Mechanical g
l Systa=s section. An i==ediate review cf ;ersonnel qualifications and job i
require =ents should be==dertaken hopefully resulting in a significant change in the personnel structure in these sections.
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L 5. Elliott to C. M. Olds I;eceber 6.1978 - Page TW Top Ten Issues or I_ prove =ent Objectives 1
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EPC3 should expand in traditional AE e=gi=eeri=3 of plant i=provenact and equipment e=gineering areas. Areas noted that are available for penetration i
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geplaccent of instruentation. control and plant co_puters. The work l
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would be strictly engineering and assceiated with develop =ent of equip-ment specification evaluation of -ca=petitive prod ct fer application, developing installation drawings, ccuputer pecgra==1=g. equip =ent test and checiscut. Conflict with Bailey, etc. wonid be avoided by encour'-
aging the utility to do its own purchas1=g.
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Secondary systen redesign and modificatien to i=preve reliability, main-l tainability, and achieve =ent of increased power. Cf particular proble=s e
are the heater drain systems. Also, revise feed sys.an for rapid cleanup on startup of units.
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Custon design vaste disposal syste=s to ha.3dle preble=s of plants. Such projects as solidification of solid waste. Ic.a1 dispesal of conta=i=ated clothing and FC's by hur=ing with filters to r u e c =te.=i= ants, ion excha=ge resin transfer pipicg a=d secrzge to r' *;ce ti=e a=d perso=cel e
exposure, solidifcatics of waste.
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The indexi=g and drawing lists which are in Ce= tral Tiles are poorly arran;;ed and require er.cessive and excessive ti== by highly trai=ed individuals to -
find applic:.ile drawings to perfers assig=e3 jchs related to delivered con-
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tracts. Tro: our experfecce files are not kept by dravi=g cu=ber and the j
indices do not show drawings in seque=ce sr.ch that the last drawing on a subject is not'the latest revision. It is believed that ccerection of this i
problem will be necessary to further increase o=r capability to support our I
operating plants.
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There appears to be significant excess staffi=g in the Project Manage =ent organization. Most projects, whether in active production or in suspension, have four dedicated persons assigned, i.e.. So ior Project Manager. Project Manager. Associate Project Manager, and an atalyst.
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B&W publications such as topical reperts a=4 other refere=cer docu=ents are extrecely difficult to read and utilize, th=s zki=g the very valuable infor=ation contained in these reports very difficult to apply without I
extensive analysis duplicating that of the cri-J=ator of the docu=ent to l
understa=d their caaning. In particular. refere=ces' are =ot smized I
and/or referred to without alluding to their sig=ifica=ce. The graphics which are required to supple =ent the readi=; =aterial, are included at the
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end of the docment and are not readily useable by the reader without taking l
the docu=ent apart. It appears that the ;;.blicatic_s are prepared with the g
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reactor protection systen. Ve intend to investigate the possibility of beic;; able to zodify the reactor protection setpoints for the simistor as applicable to the custa=ars' plants. A new set of para =eters would be in.serted for each new cuzis=er
. group utilizing the sinulater.
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