1. Tom Welch NIEP Subcommittee Chair Duke Energy
NIEP PO&A CHANGES
Tom Welch
NIEP Subcommittee Chair
Duke Energy

2. Why Change? Why Now? DNP NQML Steering Committee SWOT analysis
Dominion critical feedback
Trend of only requesting NIEP compliance scope
Fall 2016 NQML Chair feedback request indicated the industry was ready

3. The Goal
Meet the full NIEP needs of the evolving industry QA/Nuclear Oversight community
Improve NIEP Evaluation efficiency
Increase effectiveness
Improve consistency of conduct
Increase flexibility

4. The Strategy Start with a clean sheet of paper
Build a new set of NIEP evaluation criteria
Segregate compliance from performance
Create clear line of sight back to the regulatory and licensing-basis requirements
Provide flexibility to request discretionary performance coverage based on individual utility needs

5. Design Considerations
Accommodate various utility QA Program bases
Note any standards exceptions
Ensure each topic area has a standalone checklist
Ensure topic areas are largely self-standing
Utilize a checklist approach that is clear on what is expected, minimizes the level of documentation, and leaves a clear documented basis for conclusions

6. Who Made it Happen? Bernie Alvarez Bruce Power Jake Jenek Wolf Creek
Larry Lockard FENOC
Les Harris Scana
Mike Porter Exelon
Rob Seipel TVA
Tom Welch Duke Energy

7. Who Else Contributed? Many of You NQML Steering Committee
Each template vetted through industry review
Received timely, critical, and insightful comments
Project team addressed every comment
NQML Steering Committee
Final product much higher quality due to your support

8. New NIEP Templates

9. New NIEP Templates

10. New NIEP Elements A: NOS/QA Organization & QA Program
B: Internal Audits
C: NOS/QA Assessment
D: On-Site Review Committee
E: Off-Site Review Committee
F: Supplier Oversight
G: Receipt Inspection
H: New Fuel Receipt Inspection
I: Quality Control Inspection
J: Quality Assurance Program Maintenance
K: Special Processes –Nondestructive Examination/Testing

11. What has Changed for 2018? The Name NIEP Scope Options
New – “NIEP Compliance Elements”
Old – NIEP Performance Objectives & Attributes
NIEP Scope Options
NIEP Compliance Elements
Discretionary Performance Scope
Special Scope
Eliminated “Bold” vs “Non-Bold” convention

12. What has Changed for 2018? Simplified “Audit” vs “Assess”
Compliance Elements/Special Scope audited
Discretionary Performance Scope Assessed
New Compliance Elements
New Fuel Receipt Inspection
NDE
Previous Objective “C” and “E” eliminated

13. Impacts on Team Staffing
Revised team staffing/resource matrix
Sr Rep evaluation workload eliminated
ATL resource allocation added
NOS Organization/QAP resource reduction
NOS/QA Assessment resource reduction
QA Program Maintenance resource reduction
Minor adjustments throughout based on our OE

14. “How-to” Guide Companion document to NIEP-GUID-001
Similar to Document 11 used by NUPIC
Front section will contain general guidelines
Each checklist will have a specific section that provides amplifying information associated with completion of the checklist items

15. “How-to” Guide

16. NIEP Compliance Elements
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