BREAKOUT 4: Vendor Technical Information Facilitator: Bill Kline FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) June 11-14, 2006 Richmond, VA

Topics for Discussion Organizational “Ownership for Program Requirements In-house vs. Contracted Resources Incorporation of OE CM Equilibrium This module describes a well established, widely accepted model of the equilibrium state of Configuration Management in nuclear power plants. CM Process Model This module describes the processes that are used to return a plant to the equilibrium state. Design and Operating Margins This module describes how CM is used to protect design and Operating Margins Functional Areas This module demonstrates how Configuration Management applies to the normal everyday functions performed by most organizations across the site.

Organizational “Ownership” Organizational “assignment” within Industry Typical Reporting structure Half of attendees CM Group Coordinators St Lucie Majority - Procurement Engineering Some - System Engineering Some - Record Management Dominion - Virginia Two VTM Coordinators, 1 Surry, 1 North Anna Dominion - Millstone Design Engineering Planning Use of Corrective Action Program for assignments This same figure is used in the following standards to represent the objective of nuclear power plant Configuration Management. It has been alternatively called the “CM Triangle” and “Three-Ball Model” ANSI / NIRMA CM 1.0-2000 “Configuration Management of Nuclear Facilities” In 2000, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) adopted this standard on Configuration Management, which was based on TG-19, a technical guideline from the Nuclear Information and Records Management Association (NIRMA). IAEA TECDOC-1335 “Configuration Management Guideline” issued Jan 2003 In 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted this guideline document, which contains many of the same features as the ANSI standard.

Organizational “Ownership” (cont.) “Ownership” challenges encountered Process related No common process identified Implementation related DTE Energy Use of Corrective Action Program issue - lack of timely response Organizational “Awareness” VTI importance to CM integrity Awareness: Keeping VTMs up to date is not just an Engineering responsibility Other site groups involvement is increasing (using methods “PIs” and ‘”CAS”) This same figure is used in the following standards to represent the objective of nuclear power plant Configuration Management. It has been alternatively called the “CM Triangle” and “Three-Ball Model” ANSI / NIRMA CM 1.0-2000 “Configuration Management of Nuclear Facilities” In 2000, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) adopted this standard on Configuration Management, which was based on TG-19, a technical guideline from the Nuclear Information and Records Management Association (NIRMA). IAEA TECDOC-1335 “Configuration Management Guideline” issued Jan 2003 In 2003, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) adopted this guideline document, which contains many of the same features as the ANSI standard.

In-House vs. Contracted Resources In-house vs. Contracted distribution Headcount Most all performed in-house VTI changes processed per year From a couple of hundred up to about a thousand Vendor Re-contact 50/50 split between in-house and outside vendor Outside source “VIS” subscription Degree of responsiveness In-house - Getting worse Outside source “VIS” subscription - Number of responses consistent Examples of Design Requirements Pump performance parameters In the design process a pump is selected with certain performance characteristics (pump curve). In order for the design to be valid, the pump must continue to meet those performance characteristics. We do periodic testing to verify that the pump performance meets the pump curve (doesn't matter if pump is safety related or not) Lake Level In the design process, a minimum lake level is assumed that would provide adequate suction head (NPSH) to a safety related pump. This value (with margin) is recorded as a Tech Spec limit. If we have a drought and the lake level falls below the limit, we invalidate the design and have to shut the plant down. (Even if it wasn't a nuclear plant the example applies – except for the tech specs)

Take Away Points Areas of “Good Practice” Areas of Concern Levels of VTI classifications Dominion Component Specific Make/Model Specific Generic - i.e. solenoid, etc Manufacturer Areas of Concern Composites - Skid mounted One manual for all Individual manuals for each component Developing Issues Access to Vendor proprietary drawings These are examples of where the Design Requirements change or the Facility Configuration Information is found out of compliance with the Design Requirements.