Configuration Management Benchmarking Group (www. cmbg Configuration Management Benchmarking Group (www.cmbg.org) Gerry Ryff CMBG Steering Committee Chairman 8th Configuration Management Benchmarking Conference October 29 – 31, 2001 Raleigh, NC

Why does the CMBG exist? To provide an open forum to share information with our peers: our work our goals our problems our successes

How CMBG was started First Nuclear Configuration Management Benchmarking conference held in Fall 1994 hosted by PP&L in Pennsylvania 17 US utilities represented each utility made a presentation about their Configuration Management program No motivational speeches by senior managers No sales promotions by service providers

The CMBG Idea Grows Second conference hosted by Ontario Hydro in 1995 Drafted plans for continuing organization - approved in 1996 Name: Configuration Management Benchmarking Group Formed Steering Committee Wrote Mission Statement Defined ground rules for holding future conferences

CMBG Mission “Provide a forum for the exchange of information useful to practitioners of nuclear facility configuration management.”

CMBG Steering Committee Mission “To support the Benchmarking Group mission by providing continuity and direction for the group’s activities”

Role of Steering Committee: Promote CM principles and practices Work to increase active participation in annual conferences Establish and apply criteria for selecting a host for the annual conference Define ground rules for planning and conducting conferences Provide input to the agenda for annual conference Assign and direct the functions of working groups

Steering Committee Members Rick Harris, Duke Power - 1999 host and 2000 chairman Gerry Ryff, Entergy - 2000 host and 2001 chairman Abdy Khanpour- Progress Energy- 2001 host Sam Melton, Carolina Power & Light Mike Stout, PPL Corporation Lloyd Hancock, consultant

CMBG is not affiliated with any other single organization No funding from any agency No membership fees Conference costs are paid by registration fees and supplemented by host utility Host utility pays for web site CMBG makes no position statements or endorsements

Previous Conferences Year Host Location 1994 PP&L Pennsylvania, US 1995 Ontario Hydro Ontario, Canada 1996 Houston Light & Power Texas, US 1997 Commonwealth Edison Illinois, US 1998 NAESCO Massachusetts, US 1999 Duke Power North Carolina, US 2000 Consolidated Edison New York, US 2001 Progress Energy Raleigh, NC, US 2002 PSEG Nuclear, LLC Atlantic City, NJ, US

CMBG Accomplishments Annual Conferences Increased Participation each year ( almost) Effective Mission Statement Steering Committee Communications Network Web Site

2000 Conference Attendees 95 people 33 US Utilities 3 Utilities outside US 3 Other Nuclear Facilities 4 Nuclear Industry Organizations 4 Service Providers (invited) Conference attendees outside the US have included representatives from Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Slovenia

Presentation Topics selected each year based on current issues Some previous topics Utility Overview of their CM Program Defining CM Boundaries Electronic Documents & Signatures Streamlining the Design Change Process Electronic Data Management Electronic Media Authorization & Storage Change Process Computerization Vendor Documentation Standardization INPO Report on CM Issues & Initiatives EPRI Streamlined Mod Process Procedure Restructuring & Mapping CM and License Renewal

Breakout Topics selected each year based on current issues Some previous topics Automating CM Process Defining CM Boundaries DOE Configuration Management Issues EPRI Streamline Mod Process Equivalency Evaluations Graded CM Program Cost Effective CM CM Program Measures Information Ownership Data Integrity Information Systems Maintaining a Living FSAR Managing Calculations Managing Vendor Information Promoting a CM Culture Vendor Technical Information Linking Operational & Design Configuration

Panel Discussion Topics selected each year based on current issues Previous topics Major Issues and Recent Audits 50.54(f) Responses and A/E Inspections Where is CM going after 50.54(f) and AE Inspections? CM and Risk Based Regulation

Communications Network name / company / phone number / e-mail address 350 people 45 US Utilities ( changing as we speak) 9 Utilities outside US 8 Other Nuclear Facilities 12 Nuclear Industry Organizations 28 Service Providers

Web Site: www.cmbg.org History Conferences (future conferences and proceedings from previous conferences) Charter Steering Committee CM Links Discussion Groups Members (communications network) Papers and publications

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