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

2. Salem / Hope Creek

3. 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

4. PSEG Nuclear DCP Process Redesign
Goals
Outcomes
Tools

5. 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.

6. 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 Revision 1 Optimizing the Design Change Process

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. SAP Order Hierarchy

11. SAP DCP Order Header

12. SAP DCP Order Operations

13. SAP DCP Order IDV Checklist

14. SAP ITP Order Header

15. SAP ITP Order Operations

16. SAP ITP Order Implementation outline

17. SAP NUCM Order Header

18. 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.

23. ELECTRONIC MARK UP

24. 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

25. PSEG Nuclear
Salem Reactor Vessel
Hope Creek Spent Fuel Pool