ELECTRONIC DESIGN CHANGE PROCESS Presented By: Robert Beard Configuration Supervisor PSEG Nuclear, LLC 8th Configuration Management Benchmarking Conference October 29 – 31, 2001 Raleigh, NC

Salem / Hope Creek

PSEG Nuclear, LLC 3 unit site located in southern New Jersey along the Delaware River. Salem- (2) 1140 Mw Westinghouse 4 loop PWR units Hope Creek- one 1031 Mw General Electric BWR

PSEG Nuclear DCP Process Redesign Goals Outcomes Tools

Redesign Process Dedicated team of 12 people full time for 8 weeks Focused on Design Change Control process and Organization design Overall objective was to Streamline the process reducing signatures, handoffs, cycle time and maximize the use of SAP & DCRMS.

Electronic Design Change Process The following were utilized in designing the new process INPO AP 929 Configuration Control NEI Standard Nuclear Performance Model EPRI TR-103586-Revision 1 Optimizing the Design Change Process

Electronic Design Change Process Outcomes Redesigned process is totally paperless All reviews & approvals are done electronically Affected documents are marked up electronically using our document imaging system (CIMAGE) Final product is exported from the network drive as a TIF image directly into our Document Management system after final approval

Electronic Design Change Process Outcomes SAP All work activities associated with a DCP are created in SAP as operations. All reviews, approvals and checklists are electronic in SAP Man-hours are estimated in SAP and scheduled Provides the transactional record of all reviews and approvals electronically.

Electronic Design Change Outcomes SAP Installation & Test instructions prepared on a sub-order to the NUCP Installing work order NUCM is a sub-order to the Installation & Test order Field Changes are processed electronically & immediately updated in DCRMS Close out is electronic

SAP Order Hierarchy

SAP DCP Order Header

SAP DCP Order Operations

SAP DCP Order IDV Checklist

SAP ITP Order Header

SAP ITP Order Operations

SAP ITP Order Implementation outline

SAP NUCM Order Header

Electronic Design Change Process Tools DCRMS All images of DCP are in DCRMS All records associated with DCP are linked in DCRMS All SAP order information is electronically stored on an optical disc as part of the DCP record. All Pending and Outstanding changes are available from any Desk Top computer.

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PSEG Nuclear Electronic DCP Process Summary All Electronic Preparation Installation Field Changes closeout SAP controls work activities DCP ITP Work order DCRMS is document management tool

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