1. Knowledge-centric Plant Information Model
The IAEA Initiatives in the Area of Design Knowledge Management over the NPP Life Cycle
Knowledge-centric Plant Information Model
Rosatom Knowledge Management Forum, April 2016, Moscow
Maxim GLADYSHEV
Nuclear Knowledge Management Section
Department of Nuclear Energy, IAEA

2. Nuclear Knowledge and Safety
To ensure safety, we have a responsibility not only to establish adequate technical knowledge and experience in nuclear organizations but also to maintain it
Without required technical knowledge, a full understanding of the potential consequences of our decisions and actions may not be possible, and safety may be compromised
Creating, maintaining, preserving and transferring knowledge is critical for the safe and efficient management of any nuclear activity

3. Threats to Nuclear Knowledge
Employee Life-cycles
Economic
Cycles
Nuclear
Knowledge
Facility
Life-cycles
Design
Life-cycles
Project
Life-cycles
Organizational
Life-cycles

4. Design Knowledge
The sum of the design rationale, specifications, criteria, supporting research, codes, standards, analyses, constraints, etc. which affect the design of a nuclear facility and which is developed and maintained during all phases of a facility’s lifecycle
May be both explicit and tacit
Essential for safe operation, maintenance and any design change
Subject of the handover package for new builds projects (especially important for newcomers)

5. Design Knowledge over NPP Life-cycle
Design knowledge is created, captured, used, modified, transferred, and maintained by various stakeholders and at various times over the life-cycles
Amount of NPP Design Data and Knowledge
Design
Construction
Operation
Decommissioning
100+ years

6. Design Knowledge Transfer
Real picture of NPP design knowledge (DK) transfer over the life-cycle
Not transferred DK
Not transferred DK
Design Knowledge
Design Knowledge
Design Knowledge
Design
Construction
Operation
Decommissioning
100+ years

7. Nuclear Power Plants Issues with IS
Existing NPPs use multiple information systems (IS) and databases from different vendors and for different purposes
Most of these systems are not integrated with each other and do not share plant data throughout an NPP’s life cycle
This results in redundancies in capturing, handling, transferring, maintaining and preserving plant data

8. New NPPs
New NPPs are being designed, procured, and constructed using modern computer technologies with multidimensional modelling along with data, databases, and electronic document sources
This computer technology forms a computer-based information-modelling environment containing the interlinked facility information, relationships, rules, constraints, etc. that represent NPP

9. IAEA Activities on IAEA Report on PIM
In 2014 the IAEA has launched initiative aimed to address the application of the Plant Information Models to support the Design Knowledge throughout NPP life cycle
Sep 2014 – Kick-off meeting
Mar 2015 – First draft
Mar 2016 – Final draft
Apr-Jul 2016 – Authors' review and finalizing
Q1/ – Publication of the IAEA report

10. Plant Information Model
A Plant Information Model (PIM) is an organized set of interlinked facility information, relationships, rules and knowledge frameworks forming a representation of the plant throughout its lifecycle
A Knowledge-centric Plant Information Model (KPIM) is a semantically organized set of interlinked facility information, relationships, rules and knowledge frameworks forming a knowledge-centric representation of the plant throughout its lifecycle
Current state-of the art concept
Future development of the concept

11. Opportunities with KPIM
What is the Design?
When was it Designed?
Who was it Designed for?
What was it Designed to do?
Who Designed it?
How was it Designed?
Why was it designed this way?
How did it evolve?
Knowledge is more than just knowing what the plant is made of
The model should cover more that just the physical plant
Rationale: Justification of the satisfaction of a variety of requirements from several stake holders
Traceability: Understanding (“remembering”) the process that led to the design
Slide courtesy of EDF

12. KPIM as a Knowledge-Centric Interoperability Layer
Design
Construction
O&M
Deconstruction A B C D E K L M N F G H I J
KPIM: Knowledge-centric Backbone
Slide courtesy of EDF

13. PIM & NPP Information Management
Operating Experience
Configuration Management
Simulation and Training
Plant Economics
PIM
Safety and Risk
Analysis
Other NPP
Systems and Databases
Maintenance
Support Systems
Operation
Support Systems

14. Feedback from the Member States
PIM requirements to support handover/turnover should be included in applicable bid specifications and contracts related to NPP lifecycle activities
PIM should be incorporated into requirements management, design management, quality assurance and management, configuration management, and other key NPP design control processes
The nuclear industry should adopt PIM into work processes in a manner similar to best practices of other industries

15. International Working Group on KPIM
Provide technical authoring contributions to the IAEA PIM documents
Working together to develop a roadmap and direction for PIM Models
Drive innovation through the development and promotion of best practices and adoption methodologies for the use of PIM Models
To influence other similar forums or international technical working groups to work together to harmonize efforts where it makes sense and is reasonably achievable
Develop a generic prototype KPIM Model

17. Thank you!
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