Nuclear Supply Chain Strategic

Leadership (NSCSL) Update

2018 RAPID Conference

Purpose

Discuss NSCSL main focus for 2017-2018.

Identify data findings from ICES (INPO Consolidated Event System) Event Report reviews.

Share steps the NSCSL is taking to improve reporting, identify trends and improve vendor quality.

Facts

All utilities/sites have owners and detailed processes or procedures

associated with the Equipment Reliability Bubble Charts

(Engineering), Equipment Failure Analysis Checklists (Engineering)

and ICES reporting functions (ICES Coordinator).

Seldom does the ICES Coordinator report to Engineering.

All 3 can impact ICES Cause Code determination.

Supply Chain involvement UP FRONT in these processes and ICES

data entry has not been stellar. We have only been reactive.

Equipment Failure Analysis

Checklist

Checklist was developed by ERWG (Equipment

Reliability Working Group).

Checklists are used by Engineering to assist in the

evaluation of equipment failures.

The checklist is being used in some fashion by all

utilities.

Equipment Failure Analysis

Checklist

Vast majority of ICES reports contain the

checklist, even if a basic or no corrective

action evaluation was performed at the site.

One section of the checklist is tied directly to

Supply Chain

1. Quality of Manufacturer / VendorYES NO N/A

Was the equipment design adequate? ☐ ☐ --

Was the vendor-supplied equipment manufactured without defect? ☐ ☐ --

Was the Quality and Workmanship acceptable? ☐ ☐ --

Was the documentation from the vendor correct and complete? ☐ ☐

Was the shipping and storage appropriate (shelf life, storage environment, no problems

caused during shipping)?☐ ☐ ☐

If Quality is a potential cause, consider creating actions to:

Perform offsite Laboratory analysis

Check similar parts from the same supplier for similar issues

Document inadequate vendor controls

Revise procurement requirements

Revise vendor documents

Revise requirements for receipt, inspection and storage (such as environment, shelf life, storage PM)

Comments:

Equipment Reliability Bubble Chart

INPO Performance Objective & Criteria

(PO&C’s)

INPO 12-013 contains Criteria ER 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-

13 & 3-14 Titled “Parts Quality and Availability”.

Message to our staff

Each of our jobs are important and our actions directly

affect these PO&C Objectives and more importantly

Plant Equipment Reliability

INPO Performance Objective & Criteria

(PO&C’s)

ER.3-14

Controls are established to monitor supplier performance,

including the proper oversight and intrusiveness at the

manufacturing facility, commensurate with the risk

significance of the equipment. Performance data and

metrics that could have an impact on plant reliability or

nuclear safety are trended and promptly communicated

back to the supplier to ensure supplier action and

continuous improvement.

NSCSL 2017-2018 Main Focus Area

Evaluate Industry events entered in

ICES with a Supply Chain Cause Code

(Cause of Event)

Purpose – Ensure data is accurate

and identify trends.

NSCSL 2017-2018 Engagement and

Actions

Performed detailed evaluation of all

(157) 2017 ICES events coded with a

Supply Chain Cause Code.

No Trends were identified

Review of 2017 ICES events (157)

NSCSL 2017-2018 Engagement and Actions

Developed an ICES Event Evaluation Form for use by all

Supply Chain Managers.

Distributed the forms to applicable Supply Chain

Managers as events occurred to gain concurrence of

assigned cause.

NSCSL 2017-2018 Engagement and Actions

Communicated and met with INPO to gain alignment

on 2017 scrams and trend data.

Provided a step by step desktop guideline to all

Managers for creating their own ICES Query and/or

e-mail subscription.

Initiated communication with ERWG on

enhancement to the Equipment Failure Analysis

Checklist.

Proposed addition to ERWG Equipment

Failure Evaluation Form

2018 – 2019 Actions

Continue review and evaluation of ICES

reports to validate cause codes and identify

trends.

As trends are identified, work with the industry

to develop improvement plans.

There are already existing EPRI documents that, if used,

would improve the quality of these parts. Our goal is to

utilize existing EPRI documents that have already been

developed, e.g. EPRI Gold card Program, EPRI Motor

Refurbs, EPRI Relays.

2018 – 2019 Actions

Continue our dialogue and face to face

meetings with INPO.

Discuss status of initiative and align on future

actions at this weeks NSCSL summer meeting.

Collaborate with ERWG on possible

enhancements to the Equipment Failure

Analysis Checklist.

Our Mission

Improve Supply Chain involvement in the

Equipment Reliability Program at each

station and mitigate Supply Chain/Vendor

Quality impact on plant events.

Questions?