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Ongoing EPRI Plant Modernization

and Configuration Management

Initiatives

Presented by Cristian Marciulescu

Principal Technical Leader

CMBG Conference

Chattanooga, TN

June 26, 2018

2© 2018 Electric Power Research Institute, Inc. All rights reserved.

Summary

▪ Configuration Management and Plant Information Turnover Project

▪ Overall Plant Modernization Effort

▪ Specific I&C Research areas for existing fleet

▪ Automated Chemistry and Use of Indoor

Positioning System Initiatives


EPRI…Born in a Blackout

▪ Independent, nonprofit center for collaborative, public interest energy and environmental research

▪ International membership funds ~25% of EPRI research– 45% for nuclear sector

▪ EPRI programs engage ~80% of nuclear operators worldwide

▪ EPRI members generate > 90% of the electricity in the U.S.– 100% of U.S. nuclear electricity

New York City

The Great Northeast Blackout, 1965

EPRI members


Plant Modernization Initiative

▪ Achieve economic viability through radical and timely innovation for the existing operating reactors

▪ Help reduce O&M costs aggressively which will enable achieving local market competitiveness

▪ New modernization / transformation research efforts

▪ Common enablers (wireless infrastructure and common digital processes) can be applied to help

▪ Use demonstration tasks to assess the feasibility of the proposed methods/technologies

▪ Collect lessons learned and develop business cases tied to specific savings


Instrumentation and Controls

▪ Utilize advanced instrumentation,

controls, information &

communication technology to

improve safety and reduce costs in

nuclear power plants

▪ The Economic viability of nuclear power plants around the world is being challenged

▪ The goal is to help reduce O&M costs aggressively.


▪Many plants monitor for reliability &

failures, but also can reduce maintenance

activities

▪Existing Key Products

–On-Line Monitoring Program Guide

(300200577)

–“Quick Guides” (Appendices to

3002012560)

–Wireless Sensor Survey & General

Specification (3002011818)

–Standard Design Packages for wireless

sensors & distributed antenna system

(3002011820)

▪ 2018 – 2019 Key Work

– Pilot monitoring to reduce maintenance

– Data analytics tool evaluations

Plant Monitoring


Research shows that a well developed Digital Design and Implementation covers the

technical and hazards analysis needed for an effective cyber security assessment.

Data Communications

Plant Integration

Cyber Security

Testing

Configuration Management

Life Cycle Management

Human Factors Engineering (HFE)

Procurement

Requirements Engineering

Analysis – Hazard/SPV/CCF

Architecture

Digital

Engineering

Guide (DEG)

Systems

Engineering

Based

Risk

Informed/

Based

Engineering

Design

and

Change Process

LRP

Project

Management

Programs

O&M

Consolidated

Digital

Organization

Cyber Security

EPRI Digital Engineering Guide

• Systems Engineering Based

• IEC - 15288 based

• Topical Guidance in Key Areas

• Integrates Cyber Methods

Digital Systems Engineering


▪ EPRI three-step method, uses exploit sequences

▪ Performance-based, regulator independent, efficient

▪ New build users: Barakah (UAE), Vogtle 3&4 (US)

▪ Vendor users: OSISoft, Fisher Valve, others in discussion

Cyber Security


▪ 3002002989, Digital Instrumentation and Control Design Guide. Oct 2014– Rev 1 sch. Aug. 2018, 3002011816

▪ 3002008023, Technical Assessment Methodology (TAM), Oct. 2016– Rev 1 sch. Oct. 2018, 3002012752

▪ 3002008020, Nuclear Cyber Security Exercise Scenarios, Aug. 2016▪ 3002008206, Cyber Security- Isolation for Maintenance, Monitoring, and Diagnostic

Applications in Nuclear Power Facilities, Nov. 2016▪ 3002012755, HAZCADS-Hazards and Consequences Analysis for Digital Systems,

Dec. 2018▪ 3002001824, Cyber Security Procurement Methodology, Rev. 1, Dec. 2013

– Rev 2 sch. Dec. 2018, ID TBD▪ 3002010470, Advanced Nuclear Technology: Guidance for Cyber Security During

New Nuclear Plant Construction, Aug. 2017

Digital Systems Engineering Cyber Security


Evaluation of Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) study

▪ Identification and evaluation of key nuclear plant

operation and maintenance (O&M) tasks that would

benefit greatly from the incorporation of IPS technology

▪ This work was performed as part of the Advanced

Nuclear Technologies Program (ANT)

Focus on targeting issues where EPRI can have an impact

▪ While ANT’s work is primarily focused on work targeted at new builds, we are

always evaluating possible applications of new build research to the existing fleet

– Primary purpose is to decrease the technological risks, schedule risks, improve supply chain and

increase economic competitiveness

– Addresses multiple stakeholders


Evaluation of Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) study

▪ This evaluation considered implementation of the IPS

technology at plants that are under construction and at

existing plants

▪ Assessment of the technical capabilities of each

available (off the shelve) IPS technology, as well as

infrastructure requirements, costs, and limitations

EPRI Report 3002011800 published in February 2018

▪ Examples are discussed for how to select a specific IPS technology once the

application and key functionality elements have been defined.

▪ Several applications have the potential to provide significant value to the nuclear

industry, primarily through staffing cost optimizations

http://richstokoe.com/2012/09/07/indoor-positioning-system/


Assessment of Automation Technologies to Reduce Chemistry and Radiochemistry O&M Costs

▪ Automation of plant chemistry and radiochemistry

activities such as chemical/radiological sampling

and analysis has the potential to significantly

reduce O&M costs (ANT Project)

▪ Automation of chemistry and radiochemistry

activities could be especially beneficial at plants

that load follow or conduct flexible power

operations

EPRI Report 3002010493 published in December 2017

▪ The technical and economic feasibility of automating chemical/radiological sampling

was evaluated, including other candidate plant chemistry and radiochemistry

activities that would be enabled by automated sampling and analysis


What is Configuration Management (CM)?

Design

Requirements

Physical

Plant

Facility

Configurati

on

Information

Inspection & Testing

Processes

Licensing Change

Processes

Design & Field Change

Processes

Conformance

Work Processes must ensure that elements conform all of the time, all changes are

authorized, and conformance can be verified.


Data-Centric Configuration Management Project Approach

▪ Plant personnel spend up to 40% of their day searching documents

▪ Decisions are made on data, not documents

▪ Data must be centralized, accurate, change controlled, and easily accessible

▪ A Data-Centric Configuration Management (CM) system provides a variety of

plant activities with reliable, controlled data – the single source of truth

▪ Benchmarked 22 Different Organizations including operating plants, new

construction, U.S and International, Non-Utilities, Solution Providers, and then

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

▪ Validated the costs to build a data centric model with different end states based

on industry best practices

▪ Use benchmarking to define the opportunity for savings and validated against

other industry studies and experience


Designer2D & 3D

Design Model

Constructor

Suppliers

Information Turnover During Construction Lifecycle

OperationsStartupConstructProcureDesign

Owner/Operator2D & 3D

Ops Model

Spare Parts Data

Operational Data

Startup Data

Procurement Data

Licensing and Design Data

As-Built Data


Engineered Item

(TAG Number)

Procured Item

(Mfg/Model)

Installed Item

(Mfg/Model/Serial)

Vendor Manual,

Vendor Drawings,

Bill of Materials

Inspection

Report,

Work Orders,

PM Record,

Test Results

Associate Serial Number Object with Tag No.

SSC Attributes,

Location

Engineering

Program

Specifications,

Engineering

Drawings

Requirements

(Source Number)

Contract

Design Basis,

Functions,

Values and other

Commitments,

Codes &

Standards

What Data Needs to be collected?Data/Document/Relationship Development Lifecycle


Use Cases for Data Centric CM upon Operations

▪ Modern Plant Lifecycle Management (PLM) Systems are Data Driven

▪ Access to Licensing Basis and Requirements to Support Operability

Determinations and Functionality Assessments

▪ Tool to conduct Design Impact Reviews to support Plant Modifications and

Evaluations

▪ Configuration Controlled “Single Source” of Data for Maintenance,

Calibrations, Post Maintenance Testing Criteria, In-service Testing, In-service

Inspection, Equipment Reliability, Maintenance Rule


Progressive Benefit for Information Management Improvement

+ 3DModel

+Relationships

+ Data Centralization

+ Document-Tag Cross Referencing

+ Critical Document Electronic Conversion, Centralization, Access

Document Centric

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Time to Find and Verify Data

Data Centric CM for Efficiency and Cost Reduction Report 3002003126 Published


Summary

▪ Configuration Management and Plant Information Turnover Project

▪ Overall Plant Modernization Effort

▪ Specific I&C Research Areas for Existing Fleet

▪ Automated Chemistry and Use of Indoor

Positioning System Initiatives


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