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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE ................................................................................................................ 3 2.0 ENGINEERING VISION ............................................................................................................... 3 3.0 ENGINEERING MISSION ............................................................................................................ 3 4.0 GUIDING TENETS ........................................................................................................................ 3 5.0 ENGINEERING POLICY .............................................................................................................. 3 6.0 ENGINEERING ACCOUNTABILITIES ...................................................................................... 4
6.1 Design Authority ................................................................................................................. 4 6.2 Specialist Technical Support............................................................................................... 4 6.3 Engineering Standards and Procedures ............................................................................... 5 6.4 Engineering Assurance and Performance Measurement .................................................... 5 6.5 Design Engineering ............................................................................................................. 5 6.6 Nuclear Safety ..................................................................................................................... 6 6.7 Plant and System Engineering ............................................................................................ 6 6.8 Tank Farm Projects ............................................................................................................. 6 6.9 EPC Projects Engineering ................................................................................................... 6
7.0 ENGINEERING FUNCTION ORGANIZATION ......................................................................... 6 8.0 ENGINEERING GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT ................................................................ 7 9.0 ENGINEERING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .................................................................. 8
9.1 Generic Engineering Roles ................................................................................................. 8 10.0 ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION .............................................................................................. 8
10.1 Engineering Qualification Cards......................................................................................... 8 10.2 Competency Review ......................................................................................................... 10 10.3 Contracted Staff requirements .......................................................................................... 10 10.4 Qualifications for Originating Engineering Documents ................................................... 11 10.5 Delegation ......................................................................................................................... 11 10.6 Requalification Cards ....................................................................................................... 11
11.0 ENGINEERING TRAINING AND REQUIRED READING ...................................................... 12 11.1 Engineering Training ........................................................................................................ 12 11.2 TOC General Employee Core Training ............................................................................ 12 11.3 Engineering Core Training ............................................................................................... 12 11.4 Qualification Training ....................................................................................................... 12 11.5 Continuing Training .......................................................................................................... 13 11.6 License/Certification ......................................................................................................... 13 11.7 Required Reading ............................................................................................................. 13
12.0 DESIGN AUTHORITY ................................................................................................................ 14 12.1 Design Agency .................................................................................................................. 15 12.2 DA Delegation .................................................................................................................. 15
13.0 ENGINEERING FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT AREAS ................................................................. 16 13.1 Engineering Programs ....................................................................................................... 16 13.2 Design Engineering ........................................................................................................... 18 13.3 Nuclear Safety ................................................................................................................... 19 13.4 Production Operations Engineering .................................................................................. 20 13.5 SST Retrieval Engineering ............................................................................................... 21
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13.6 Process & Control System Engineering ............................................................................ 22 13.7 Process Engineering Analysis ........................................................................................... 23 13.8 Tank Farm Projects and Tank Integrity Engineering ........................................................ 25 13.9 EPC Project Engineering .................................................................................................. 27 13.10 One System ....................................................................................................................... 28 13.11 TOC Fire Protection Program ........................................................................................... 28
14.0 DEFINITIONS .............................................................................................................................. 28 15.0 SOURCES ..................................................................................................................................... 30
15.1 Requirements .................................................................................................................... 30 15.2 References ......................................................................................................................... 30
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1. WRPS Engineering Function Organization. ................................................................................. 7
TABLE OF TABLES
Table 1. Engineering Governance Committees. .......................................................................................... 7 Table 2. Design Authority Program/Services. ........................................................................................... 14 Table 3. Engineering Programs Department Programs/Services. .............................................................. 17 Table 4. Design Engineering Programs/Services. ...................................................................................... 19 Table 5. Nuclear Safety Programs / Services ............................................................................................. 20 Table 6. Process & Control System Engineering Programs/Services. ....................................................... 22
TABLE OF ATTACHMENTS
ATTACHMENT A – ENGINEERING ROLES AND QUALIFICATIONS. ............................................ 34 ATTACHMENT B - GENERIC ENGINEERING ROLES AND QUALIFICATIONS. .......................... 35
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1.0 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This Engineering Program Management Plan (herein after referred to as the Plan) describes
Washington River Protection Solutions’ (WRPS) Engineering Functional Area arrangements,
including policies, key accountabilities, organizational structure, qualification and training,
governance and key functional support programs and services put in place to support the Tank
Operations Contract (TOC) in the safe and compliant operation and maintenance of the Tank
Farms, 242-A Evaporator, 222-S Laboratory and the Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF) and
Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) project execution.
TFC-CHARTER-01 provides a high-level description of the TOC organization and plans for
executing the contract scope. This Plan provides specific detail regarding WRPS’ engineering
arrangements and how they support TOC mission. Additional detail is provided by reference to
other specific program plans/documents and procedures.
2.0 ENGINEERING VISION
WRPS Engineering will endeavor to fulfill the following Vision:
WRPS Engineering will be known in the DOE complex and by our parent companies as
the “best in class” for people, processes and technology and our ability to successfully
respond to an ever changing environment by continually improving.
3.0 ENGINEERING MISSION
WRPS Engineering is committed to the following Mission:
WRPS Engineering supports the safe and efficient management, retrieval, treatment and
storage of Hanford’s radioactive and hazardous tank waste and protecting the Columbia
River through the delivery of innovative ideas implemented by dedicated people, using
efficient processes and procedures that produce clear, concise, and error free products.
4.0 GUIDING TENETS
Engineering will strive to deliver its mission incorporating the following attributes into its day to
day working:
Integrity – Doing what’s right even when no one is looking
Inquisitiveness – Ask questions and question answers
Initiative – Own the issue and propose solutions
Ingenuity – Think out of the box. New ideas for old issues.
Improvement – Reduce engineering errors through use of human performance tools
5.0 ENGINEERING POLICY
TFC-POL-07 describes WRPS’ commitment to engineering excellence which is founded upon an
integrated, technically sound, efficient, safe, and effective engineering program. This document
also sets out the expectations of the Chief Engineer with respect to disciplined conduct of
engineering.
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6.0 ENGINEERING ACCOUNTABILITIES
The accountabilities of the engineering function comprise a wide range of topical areas with a
wide range of responsibilities and authorities under each that can be logically grouped under the
following primary headings:
Design Authority
Specialist Engineering/Technical support
Engineering Standards and Procedures
Engineering Assurance and Performance management
Design Engineering
Nuclear Safety
Plant and System Engineering
Tank Farm Infrastructure Projects and Tank Integrity Engineering
EPC Project Engineering.
Each of the above are described below with the associated Functional Support Area (FSA)
programs and service capabilities described in more detail in Section 13.
6.1 Design Authority
Engineering serves as the Design Authority (DA) for the TOC with the TOC Chief Engineer
serving as the ultimate DA. The DA is the organization responsible for establishing the design
intent of facilities and SSCs and ensures that design outputs and the physical plant and equipment
accurately reflect and satisfy the design intent. The DA is responsible for the technical adequacy
of the design, and providing function and requirements input to the Design Agency, including
applicable codes, standards, and quality requirements. The DA maintains ownership of SSCs
Technical Baseline.
WRPS Engineering will normally function in the role of the DA, overseeing the Design Agency
that is responsible for performing many of the detailed design activities, particularly those
associated with design analysis, calculations, reports, drawings and specifications. Note that the
Design Agency could be the WRPS Design Engineering organization or an outside contractor.
WRPS’ DA arrangements are discussed further in section 12.
6.2 Specialist Technical Support
Engineering is accountable for the provision of specialist technical support across a wide
spectrum of engineering disciplines and specialist topical areas. This accountability includes
responsibility for establishing and maintaining relationships with parent companies and the
supply chain (including national laboratories and universities) where it is impractical to maintain
the specialist capability in house.
Specialist technical support is embedded within a number of engineering FSAs as discussed in
Section 13.
WRPS engineering maintains a listing of specialist technical support resources, referred to as
Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), under the Toolbox section of the Engineering website. The
individuals on this list are nominated and confirmed by the relevant Level 2 Engineering
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Managers (primarily Design Engineering and Engineering Programs) and approved by the Chief
Engineer. This list is periodically updated.
6.3 Engineering Standards and Procedures
Engineering is accountable for establishing and maintaining fit-for-purpose charters, plans,
processes, procedures, standards, and associated guidance documents for the effective and
efficient execution of engineering and nuclear safety work that cover the entire spectrum of
engineering accountabilities. A listing of these documents, along with the respective document
owners is maintained on the WRPS Procedures website.
6.4 Engineering Assurance and Performance Measurement
Engineering is accountable for ensuring the effective delivery of its accountabilities through a
program of periodic assessments focused on the following:
Compliance with the requirements of the TOC contract
Compliance with consensus codes and standards
Effective implementation of engineering processes and procedures
Effective compliance with engineering and other functional processes, procedures, and
requirements.
Engineering inputs to the annual company-wide Integrated Assessment Schedule and is
responsible for performing the planned assessments. Engineering actively participates in the
Management Observation Program (MOP) including supporting assessments performed by other
organizations.
Engineering is also responsible for monitoring its performance in the delivery of its
accountabilities via the measurement of key performance indicators (KPIs) that are tracked,
reported, reviewed, and trended by the engineering management team. Company level and
Engineering level KPIs are periodically reviewed to inform the need for intervention and/or
improvement initiatives.
6.5 Design Engineering
Engineering is accountable for the provision of the design engineering services needed to support
ongoing operations and project delivery including plant modifications, minor tasks and small
projects. This accountability includes responsibility for establishing and maintaining
relationships with the supply chain to augment WRPS capabilities when it is impractical or
inefficient to maintain the required design capability in house. Aligned with this accountability is
the responsibility for establishing and maintaining oversight arrangements for procured design
services.
Key aspects of the programs that fall within the Design Engineering accountability are described
in Section 13.2.
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6.6 Nuclear Safety
Engineering is accountable for providing a nuclear safety engineering capability for effectively
implementing 10CFR830, Subpart B, Safety Basis Requirements and referenced DOE directives
and technical standards, and managing the full suite of safety basis documents, the USQ process,
and the Nuclear Criticality Safety Program for the TOC in compliance with DOE-STD-1186,
DOE STD-3009 and TFC-PLN-02. (15.1.1, 15.1.4)
Key aspects of the programs that fall within the Nuclear Safety accountability are described in
Section 13.3.
6.7 Plant and System Engineering
Engineering is accountable for providing ongoing effective and timely support to Operations and
Maintenance and waste tank retrievals including the management of engineering activities and
programs that ensure safe, reliable, predictable, and compliant operation and maintenance of plant
and equipment. WRPS program elements that fall within this accountability include:
Production Operations Engineering (See Section 13.4)
SST Retrieval Engineering (See Section 13.5)
Process and Control Systems Engineering (See Section 13.6)
Process Engineering Analysis (See Section 13.7)
TOC System Engineering Program. (See Section 13.4.1) (15.1.4)
6.8 Tank Farm Projects
Engineering is accountable for providing effective and timely engineering support to
infrastructure projects that fall within the scope of the Tank Farm Projects (TFP) Organization,
focusing on the safe and compliant execution of projects needed to support the short and long-
term TOC mission. TFP oversees design, construction, testing and turnover of field project
activities.
Key aspects of the programs that fall within this accountability are described in Section 13.8.
6.9 EPC Projects Engineering
Engineering is accountable for providing effective and efficient engineering support to projects
that fall within the scope of the EPC Project Execution organization. The mission of the EPC
organization is to execute Capital Line Item Projects for the TOC. EPC projects are involved in
the design, construction and commissioning of new facilities for the processing, storage and
disposition of nuclear waste. (15.1.3)
Key aspects that fall within this accountability are described in Section 13.9.
7.0 ENGINEERING FUNCTION ORGANIZATION
The organization of the Engineering Function is shown graphically in Figure 1 below. It has been
structured to support the effective implementation of the Engineering Policy, delivery of the
engineering accountabilities described above, and to align with other WRPS programs and
functions.
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Figure 1. WRPS Engineering Function Organization.
8.0 ENGINEERING GOVERNANCE AND OVERSIGHT
Engineering has established a number of governance and oversight committees to support the
discharge of its accountabilities and to enhance the efficient operation of the function. Table 1
below provides a list of these and the respective charters where detailed information can be
found. (15.1.1)
Table 1. Engineering Governance Committees.
Committee Reference Charter
Safety Basis Change Review Board TFC-CHARTER-33
Waste Transfer Confinement Review Board TFC-CHARTER-37
Plant Installed Change Control Board TFC-CHARTER-55
Field Modification Control Board TFC-CHARTER-56
Tank Integrity Expert Panel TFC-CHARTER-67
TOC Chief Engineer
SST
Retrievals
Engineering
Nuclear
Safety
Tank Farm
Projects and
Tank Integrity
Engineering
Production
Operations
Engineering
Design
Engineering
Engineering
Programs
Process
Engineering
Analysis
Process and
Control
System
Engineering
Low Activity
Waste
Pretreatment
(LAWPS)
Project
Engineering
TOC Deputy Chief
Engineer
222-S
Engineering
Manager
ETF
Engineering
Manager
242-A
Engineering
Manager
EPC
Engineering
Manager
FUTURE
PROJETCS
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9.0 ENGINEERING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary roles within the engineering function have been determined and the associated role,
responsibility, accountability, and authority (R2A2) for these has been documented in a suite of
R2A2 documents. Attachment A of this Plan provides a list of the primary engineering roles with
reference to the respective R2A2 and associated Qualification Card (where applicable).
NOTE: Not all engineering function roles have an associated R2A2 and/or a Qualification Card.
9.1 Generic Engineering Roles
Attachment B of this plan lists a number of generic engineering roles that are referred to
throughout the WRPS procedure suite. The individuals associated with these roles may have any
number of job and/or working titles depending upon their assignment and facility. These roles do
not have their own Qualification Card or R2A2 as the scope of these roles and associated
responsibilities are procedure specific. The general responsibilities and required qualifications
are as shown in Attachment B.
10.0 ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION (15.1.5)
Engineering qualification is defined as the education, experience, training and any special
requirements an individual needs to satisfy to perform the assigned responsibilities for a given
role safely, effectively and efficiently. Level 2 and 3 engineering managers are responsible for
determining the level of training and qualification and ensuring their staff are assigned and
complete all requisite training and qualification activity for the assigned role.
Engineering qualification is established in one of two ways:
a. Via the completion of a Qualification Card as described in Section 10.1
or
b. Via a Competency Review as described in Section 10.2
10.1 Engineering Qualification Cards
Engineering is responsible for determining the need for and the technical content of engineering
related Qualification Cards. The cards themselves are issued and controlled by the WRPS
Training department in accordance with TFC-PLN-61. The management of the qualification card
process and general qualification card requirements are described in TFC-BSM-TQ_IMP-C-02.
Attachment A of this Plan lists key engineering roles that require a Qualification Card and
periodic requalification. A complete listing of current engineering Qualification and
Requalification Cards can be found on the WRPS Training website.
With the approval of the Chief Engineer, WRPS staff newly hired or newly appointed to a role
with an associated Qualification Card can perform the duties of the role without prior
qualification via the Qualification Card process providing they undergo a competency review,
work under the direction of a qualified person and do not exercise final approval authority during
the period they are completing the Qualification Card requirements. This period should not
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exceed 12 months. Individuals that fall in this category are typically listed on the Engineering
Signature Authority List with an asterisk (*) by their name.
10.1.1 Engineering Technical Staff Qualification Card
WRPS qualification requirements for personnel serving in “Technical Staff” roles as used in DOE
O 426.2, are described in TFC-BSM-TQ-STD-01.
Engineering Technical Staff Qualification, which is a requirement for most (but not all) technical
engineering roles, entitles individuals to perform most routine engineering duties including
reviewing, checking and approving engineering information within their area of expertise and as
prescribed within applicable procedures.
Many engineering roles require additional training and/or qualification beyond Engineering
Technical Staff qualification, in particular those associated with high-hazard facilities and
processes and/or technical specialties. As noted in Section 10.0 above, Level 2 and 3 engineering
managers are responsible for determining what, if any, additional special or facility-specific
training is required beyond that required for Engineering Technical Staff qualification.
At the discretion of the Level 2 Engineering Manager responsible for the specific facility/area of
scope, Engineering Technical Staff Qualification also allows individuals to serve as an
Engineering Manager as described in WRPS procedures and as indicated in Attachment B of this
Plan. Note that Engineering Manager in this context should not be confused with the Engineering
Technical Manager qualification discussed in section 10.1.3.
Engineering Technical Staff qualification and requalification requirements can be found in
Qualification Card #350850 and #357850 respectively.
10.1.2 Design Authority Qualification Card
DA qualification is a requirement for nomination and acceptance of DA delegation for TOC SSCs
as discussed in Section 12 of this Plan. Engineering Technical Staff qualification is a prerequisite
to the DA qualification.
NOTE: Once qualified, a DA does not have to repeat the DA Qualification Card process upon a
change in assignment or delegation of DA for a different SSC providing, where applicable, an
appropriate turnover has been made between the outgoing and incoming DA. In all cases, Level
2 Engineering Managers confirm an individual’s readiness and the delegation of DA for a given
SSC via the Design Authority Delegation Table approved by the Chief Engineer.
Design Authority qualification requirements can be found in Qualification Card #350832.
10.1.3 Engineering Technical Manager Qualification Card
WRPS has determined Engineering Technical Manager Qualification, as used in DOE O 426.2, is
a requirement for Level 2 and Level 3 Engineering Managers. Engineering Technical Manager
Qualification is available to other engineering managers but is not a requirement.
Engineering Technical Manager Qualification requirements can be found in Qualification Card
#350848.
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10.1.4 Other Engineering Qualification Cards
WRPS has determined the need for other qualifications associated with performing certain
specialized engineering roles and technical support activities. Examples of these qualifications
are listed on Attachment A of this Plan.
Refer to the WRPS Training website for a complete listing of TOC engineering-related
qualifications.
10.2 Competency Review
Individuals serving in roles which do not have a Qualification Card requirement can be qualified
via a Competency Review.
Where an R2A2 has been created, the Competency Review process comprises line manager
review of the individual’s education, training, and experience against the requirements articulated
in the R2A2. Formal documentation of this review is not required provided evidence can be
produced in the future if necessary. Note that this evidence is typically documented in staff
resumes, training records and in information held by Human Resources (e.g., employment
application, background checks, performance reviews, etc.) gathered as part of the hiring and
advancement process.
For engineering roles which do not have an associated Qualification Card or an R2A2, individual
competency is confirmed by line management using their knowledge of the education, training,
and experience required for the assigned role against the credentials of the individual. Formal
documentation of this review is not required. Note that evidence of competency is typically
documented in staff resumes, training records, and in information held by Human Resources (e.g.,
employment application, background checks, performance reviews, etc.) gathered as part of the
hiring and advancement process.
10.3 Contracted Staff requirements
Contracted staff refers to individuals engaged to support WRPS engineering for specific tasks
based on education, job experience, specific Hanford experience or other technical skills on a
staff augmentation (e.g., Blanket Master Agreement (BMA)) or parent company reachback (ROS)
basis.
Contracted staff engaged to support WRPS engineering are qualified in the same manner as
WRPS staff with the following exceptions:
Contracted staff engaged on a short term basis (nominally less than 12 months) in a role
that would normally require a Qualification Card can perform the associated duties
without qualification via the Qualification Card process providing they undergo a
competency review, work under the direction of a qualified person and do not exercise
final approval authority.
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Contracted staff engaged to support WRPS on a short term basis are not required to
complete the TOC Engineering Core training Option (#3472) as discussed in section 11.3
below.
While the verification of required contracted staff credentials and experience is typically the
accountability of the individual’s employer in line with WRPS procurement requirements, the
WRPS hiring manager is responsible for satisfying themselves that contracted staff are competent
to perform assigned tasks. This could involve requesting the supplier to provide evidence of their
employee’s education and experience.
Contracted engineering and other technical staff working off-site for external suppliers on
managed task or other scoped work (i.e. not in a staff augmentation capacity) are not required to
maintain WRPS qualification.
10.4 Qualifications for Originating Engineering Documents
Engineering document Originators are not required to possess any specific qualification provided
the document is subject to review and approval by qualified personnel. Where engineering
documents are prepared by originators who are not Engineering Technical Staff qualified, the
reviewer and approver of the document retain full responsibility for the technical adequacy,
document quality and ensuring compliance with requirements.
See TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-25 for additional requirements.
For Engineering Drawings prepared in accordance with TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-09, the term
“Drafter” is used in place of Originator. There is no specific qualification required to originate or
modify a drawing as “Drafter.”
10.5 Delegation
The delegation of authority to perform a qualified engineering role can only be made to an
individual who is qualified to perform the delegated role and who is authorized for that area of
scope.
10.6 Requalification Cards
After initial qualification, some engineering roles require requalification via periodic completion
of a Requalification Card. Attachment A of this Plan indicates which engineering roles require
requalification.
Staff that maintain Qualifications Cards that do not require requalification but that have
Engineering Technical Staff qualification as a prerequisite will be required to requalify as
Engineering Technical Staff on a 2-year basis.
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11.0 ENGINEERING TRAINING AND REQUIRED READING
11.1 Engineering Training (15.1.5)
To ensure compliance with TOC requirements and to maintain a competent cadre of engineering
professionals, WRPS uses the Systematic Approach to Training (SAT), incorporating a graded
approach (as required by DOE O 426.2) to determine engineering staff training requirements.
The graded approach considers the hazards involved, the associated risks and the importance of
the role to achieving the mission to determine the knowledge and/or skills to be trained.
Specific training requirements for engineering roles have been determined and a suite of Training
Program Options have been developed that can be assigned to an individual’s Training Plan in the
Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) system. Each Training Program Option contains a
number of individual training courses, and, in the case of Qualification Card-related Option set,
the course number of the Qualification Card itself.
Line managers are responsible for creating Training Plans for their new employees and modifying
Training Plans for their assigned staff when requirements change using the Training Selection
Form process to ensure that employee training profiles are aligned with their job responsibilities.
11.2 TOC General Employee Core Training
General Employee Core (Training Option 3255) applies to all WRPS staff and covers the
prerequisites necessary to work on the TOC and to enter Hanford site boundaries (e.g., HGET
[Hanford General-Employee Training], etcetc.).
11.3 Engineering Core Training
TOC Engineering Core Training (Training Option 3472) applies to all WRPS engineering staff
and covers general knowledge of Tank Farms and associated key processes and programs.
Completion of this training ensures a high-level understanding of key TOC facilities and
operations, the WRPS organization, human performance improvement and conduct of operations
expectations. Engineering Core Training is a prerequisite to the Engineering Technical Staff
Qualification Card discussed in Section 10.1.1 of this Plan. (15.1.2)
NOTE: This training is not required for subcontracted staff engaged for short duration tasks as
discussed in Section 10.3.
11.4 Qualification Training
Training required in connection with a Qualification Card for an Engineering role is specified in
the respective Training Program Option(s) found in the ELM system.
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11.5 Continuing Training
WRPS encourages continuing training for all staff as a way of satisfying management
expectations that staff maintain proficiency within their discipline. Continuing training is
required for Engineering Technical Staff qualified personnel with the goal of ensuring these staff
maintain and improve their skills, and are cognizant of nuclear facility physical changes,
procedural modifications, changes to DOE and regulatory requirements, and lessons learned from
industry and facility-specific operating experience.
Engineering Technical Staff requalification (Requalification Card #357850) requires a total of 30
hours (nominally 15 hours per year) of documented Continuing Training be completed over the
24 months following initial qualification or requalification. Continuing Training may comprise a
combination of the following:
Documented Self-Study
Completion of Required Reading (see Section 11.7 below)
Staying up to date with procedure changes
Other study, research, reading, etc. that is relevant to the role, may include
technical, ethical, or managerial content.
Attending Seminars. (e.g., Engineering Brownbags, internal or external technical or
professional presentations made at meetings, conventions, or conferences)
Successful completion of in-house training (including CBT)
Successful completion of professional Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Successful completion of College Credits
Authoring published papers or articles
Participation in DOE sponsored technical activities e.g., EFCOG
Membership and Participation in Technical or Professional Organizations.
Continuing Training is documented in the Engineering Training Database. Line Managers are
responsible for periodically reviewing the Database to confirm applicability, successful
completion and credit claimed.
11.6 License/Certification
WRPS engineering professionals are encouraged to obtain and maintain a Professional License
(e.g., Registered Professional Engineer, Architect, etc.) where applicable and available. WRPS
reimburses the costs of this activity in line with the guidelines found in TFC-BSM-AC-C-02.
11.7 Required Reading
The required reading process described in TFC-OPS-OPER-C-33 is the formal method WRPS
uses to designate documents that are required to be read, the personnel who are required to read
them, and the date by which they are required to be read. Engineering makes use of required
reading as an essential element of initial and continuing training and qualification to ensure staff
are made aware of changes to key processes and procedures and technical documents.
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12.0 DESIGN AUTHORITY
Engineering Function accountability for TOC DA is discussed in section 6.1. Some of the key
tenets of WRPS’ DA program are as follows:
SSCs in nuclear facilities shall be under the oversight and technical ownership of a DA at
all times
DA responsibility is delegated from the Chief Engineer to the lowest practical level in the
Engineering Organization
The DA is responsible for maintaining the design intent of assigned SSCs from project
initiation through decommissioning
A single DA is assigned for a defined scope (two individuals should not share DA
responsibility for the same scope)
DA approval is required for changes or modifications to the technical baseline within the
scope of the assigned system
Transfer of DA is accepted by the receiving DA and shall include a turnover briefing on
system status, open items, and issues.
Level 2 Engineering Managers confirm an individual’s readiness and the delegation of
DA for a given SSC via the Design Authority Delegation Table approved by the Chief
Engineer.
Listed in Table 2 are some of the key DA-related programs and activities managed or supported
by Engineering with the reference of the associated plan or implementing document.
Table 2. Design Authority Program/Services.
Program Reference Plan/Procedure
Configuration Management Program TFC-PLN-23
Requirements Management TFC-PLN-100
Technical Baseline Management HNF-1901
TFC-ENG-STD-46
System Design Descriptions TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-07
Code of Record TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-57
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12.1 Design Agency
The Design Agency is the organization responsible for performing the design activities,
particularly those associated with design analysis, calculations, reports, drawings and
specifications, with the oversight of the DA. The Design Agency implements the design aspects
of the project functional specification and other design inputs provided by the DA. The Design
Agency prepares and issues design output documents and maintains their alignment with the
Functional Specification and other design input requirements. The Design Agent is responsible
for delivering the required design outputs, ensuring the content, format, technical completeness
and quality meet the requirements specified by the DA.
12.2 DA Delegation
DA is delegated by the Chief Engineer to qualified personnel within the engineering organization,
including those deployed or matrixed to project groups. Engineers delegated DA responsibility
are accountable to the Chief Engineer for maintaining DA qualification and performing the DA
role within the scope of the delegation including providing appropriate coverage if needed in the
event of absence.
The Chief Engineer has authorized Level 2 Engineering Managers to delegate DA for SSCs
within the scope of their respective support areas.
DA delegation is documented in the Design Authority Delegation Table which is updated
periodically and published to the WRPS Engineering website.
12.2.1 DA Delegation for Operating Systems
DA for operating SSCs is delegated to an individual assigned to and directly supporting the
respective line organization (e.g., Production Operations Engineering or SST Retrieval
Engineering), normally the Cognizant System Engineer (CSE) where one is assigned. The scope
of the delegation is usually a single system, but can also be a part of a large system or a
combination of multiple SSCs.
12.2.2 DA Delegation for Projects/Modifications
DA delegation for facility modifications and associated projects is determined on a case-by-case
basis and confirmed by the respective Level 2 Engineering Manager. Generally the approach to
DA delegation is as follows:
For minor modifications to an existing system or facility, the assigned DA (e.g., CSE,
Support Engineer) for the affected systems typically continues in the role of DA through
modification completion.
For modifications to existing systems/facilities that require significant time to design or a
significant outage to install, DA responsibility can remain with the assigned operations
DA or be delegated to the DA-qualified Project Engineer responsible for the design
modification.
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For new facilities and new builds, where there are minimal interface points with existing
operating facilities, DA is delegated to a specific Project Engineer or Project Engineering
Manager who serves through the design phase and typically until commissioning is
completed and the project is turned over to Operations.
12.2.3 DA Delegation for EPC Projects
DA delegation for the EPC organization is discussed in Section 13.9.1.
13.0 ENGINEERING FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT AREAS
The sections below provide additional information on key engineering programs and services
supporting the delivery of the engineering accountabilities discussed in Section 6.
13.1 Engineering Programs
The Engineering Programs is responsible for a number of key cross-functional responsibilities
including:
Maintaining the Engineering Discipline Lead (EDL) capability
Leading the administration of engineering processes and procedures
Leading the administration of TOC equipment identification and associated databases
(see TFC-ENG-FACSUUP-C-23)
Leading the administration of the engineering performance assurance program, including
engineering KPIs and input to monthly award fee Special Emphasis Area (SEA) reporting
Leading the administration of the engineering assessment program
Leading the administration and development of the SmartPlant® Foundation® (SPF)
capability
Serving as the primary WRPS interface with the DNFSB.
Listed in Table 3 are some of the key programs managed or supported by Engineering Programs
and the reference of the associated plan and/or implementing procedure.
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Table 3. Engineering Programs Department Programs/Services.
Program/Services Reference Plan/Procedure
Welding
Hoisting and Rigging TFC-ENG-FACSUP-C-25
Structural integrity verification of lifting points TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-37
Double-Shell Tank (DST) Dome Survey Program RPP-25782
Tank Dome Loading Control TFC-PLN-142
TFC-ENG-FACSUP-C-10
Engineering Processes and Procedures TFC-BSM-AD-D-01
Engineering Codes and Standards TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-13.2
Engineering Assessments TFC-ENG-ADMIN-D-07
Engineering Performance Measurement See Section 13.1.3
Configuration Management Plan TFC-PLN-23
Engineering Equipment Identification and Data
Management
TFC-ENG-FACSUP-C-23
Post-Natural Phenomena Hazard Assessment (15.1.4) TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-30
Flammable Gas Ignition Source Control TFC-ENG-FACSUP-P-17
TFC-ENG-STD-13
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Interface TFC-ENG-ADMIN-C-16
Design and Installations for Potentially Flammable
Atmospheres
TFC-ENG-STD-45
13.1.1 Engineering Discipline Leads
Engineering has established Engineering Discipline Leads (EDLs) to serve as the WRPS
authority for the identification and interpretation of discipline engineering related requirements
and resolution of associated technical issues in the following areas:
Mechanical
Ventilation
Electrical
Civil/Structural.
13.1.2 Engineering Processes and Procedures
Although responsibility for engineering processes and procedures lies with a number of
individuals in a number of Functional Support Areas, overall responsibility for the organization
and administration of Engineering standards and procedures is maintained within Engineering
Programs. These responsibilities include ensuring the development, maintenance and ongoing
improvement of a comprehensive suite of processes, procedures and standards that govern the
conduct of engineering.
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13.1.3 Performance Assurance
Engineering Programs has the lead for the Engineering Function’s performance assurance
arrangements including the following activities:
Develop, maintain, status and report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs or PIs)
including monthly reviews.
Lead the development of annual Engineering SEA award fee objectives, statusing, and
reporting on Engineering SEA performance and organizing monthly reviews.
Track, trend, analyze, and report on corrective action management performance,
verifying timely completion of corrective actions using the PER and Electronic Suspense
Tracking and Routing System (E-STARS) systems.
13.2 Design Engineering
Design Engineering provides in-house design engineering support to Production Operations, SST
Retrievals and Tank Farm Projects. It is responsible for oversight of design execution and change
control and drawing configuration control for the TOC and owns the associated procedures.
Design Engineering is also responsible for Procurement Engineering and supporting
implementation of the Commercial Grade Dedication (CGD) process. Design Engineering also
provides the following:
Technical leadership in the areas of mechanical, electrical, civil/structural design
engineering services
Technical leadership in computer-aided design (CAD) and drawing/CAD file access
control
Design reviews of externally generated designs
Review of all Safety Significant items, materials, and services procurements
Human Factors in design safety management program
Listed below in Table 4 are some of the key Design Engineering program elements and the
reference of the associated plan and/or implementing procedure.
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Table 4. Design Engineering Programs/Services.
Program/Services Reference Plan/Procedure
Engineering Design Program TFC-PLN-136
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-50
Technical Reviews TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-52
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-53
Design Checking and Verification TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-17
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-54
Engineering Change Control TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-06
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-61
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-67
Design Subcontract Deliverable Review TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-55
Commercial Grade Dedication TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-15
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-48
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-65
Human Factors in Design TFC-PLN-09
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-29
TFC-ENG-STD-01
13.3 Nuclear Safety (15.1.1, 15.1.2, 15.1.4)
Nuclear Safety provides nuclear safety support for the tank farms, the 242-A Evaporator, and the
222-S Laboratory, and has the responsibility to:
Develop and maintain nuclear safety policies, procedures, and standards
Administer the USQ process and the USQ qualification requirements
Communicate with DOE on the project safety basis approval needs and priorities
Manage the interface with ORP on safety basis and USQ matters
Develop and maintain safety analysis methods and procedures, including consequence
analysis and frequency determination
Administer the control selection process and prepare safety basis change packages
Maintain the Nuclear Safety-related Qualifications program
Provide safety basis user services to line management, including overall day-to-day
nuclear safety support and USQ reviews. This support includes developing safety basis
amendments, justifications for continuing operations, and DSA Annual Updates, , and
managing the Tank Farms Operations Administrative Control Manual (HNF-IP-1266)
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Manage the PrHA process, including facilitating the workshops and issuing the Process
hazard Analysis (PrHA) reports for new or modified equipment/operations
Provide nuclear criticality analyses and oversight of TOC activities and processes.
Listed below in Table 5 are the key elements of the nuclear safety program and the reference of
the associated plan and/or implementing procedure.
Table 5. Nuclear Safety Programs / Services
Program/Services Reference Plan/Procedure
Maintenance of the Documented Safety Analysis
(DSA) and Technical Safety Requirements (TSR)
for TOC facilities
TFC-ENG-SB-C-01
Development of safety basis documents for new
(or major modifications to existing) Hazard
Category 2 and 3 facilities
TFC-ENG-SB-C-06
Management of the Process Hazard Analysis
(PrHA) process1
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-47
Management of the USQ process TFC-ENG-SB-C-03
Management of the Criticality Safety Program TFC-PLN-49
1 Note that the PrHA process develops the hazard analysis that supports the DSAs and also
defines the control selection process for safety-significant SSCs and TSRs.
13.4 Production Operations Engineering
Production Operations Engineering provides a variety of engineering services in support of the
operation and maintenance of TOC facilities and ensuring proper implementation of engineering
requirements. These include:
Developing inputs, assumptions, design criteria, Engineering Change Notices, work
package reviews, and technical support for procurement associated with tank farm facility
modifications
Administrating the System Engineering program and providing Cognizant System
Engineering (CSE) and Shift Technical Engineer (STE) support to facilities for vital
safety systems or other systems.
Providing resident waste transfer and characterization technical expertise and facility
knowledge, support of operability determinations, performance monitoring program,
centralized resolution of Structures, Systems, and Components (SSC) performance
problems, and providing system-specific technical support
Providing Maintenance engineering support
Supporting work package preparation for Production Operations tasks
Developing safe waste management strategies for DSTs that balances the needs of the
retrieval projects and the future Waste Treatment Plant
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Identifying SSC improvements and recommending enhancements to operations and
engineering management.
13.4.1 System Engineer Program (15.1.4)
Production Operations Engineering oversees the implementation of the TOC’s System
Engineering (SE) Program in accordance with the requirements of DOE-O-420.1C The TOC SE
Program applies to active safety significant SSCs as defined in the facility’s DOE-approved
safety basis, and applies to other active systems that perform important defense-in-depth
functions, as determined by facility line management.
NOTE: The TOC has no Hazard Category 1 facilities or Safety Class SSCs.
The WRPS SE Program is described in TFC-ENG-FACSUP-P-01 where the process for the
identification of systems to be covered by the SE Program and the assignments of the identified
systems is described. A listing of the TOC systems covered by the SE Program can be found in
TFC-ENG-STD-43.
Cognizant System Engineers (CSEs) are deployed within the Production Operations and SST
Retrievals organizations.
13.5 SST Retrieval Engineering
SST Retrieval Engineering provides a variety of engineering services in support of SST and DST
retrievals and ensures proper implementation of engineering requirements from the TOC
Engineering organization. These include:
Providing the resources needed to support the Integrated Project Teams (IPTs) involved
in the designing, building, testing, and operation of SST and DST waste retrieval systems
for delivery of waste to Production Operations (and other appropriate waste treatment and
disposal options).
Supporting the retrieval of waste in accordance with environmental, waste management
regulations, and compliance agreements.
Implementing required Cognizant System Engineering and Design Authority
arrangements within SST Retrieval projects for safety systems or other systems including
routine walk-downs and system health reports. Note that the administration of the
System Engineering program including associated processes and procedures falls within
the scope of Production Operations Engineering (See Section 13.4.1).
Developing project design criteria, verifying that projects meet the criteria, and being
accountable for the technical quality of engineering work
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Providing resident waste transfer and characterization technical expertise and facility
knowledge, support of operability determinations, performance monitoring program,
centralized resolution of SSC performance problems, and system-specific technical
support
Overseeing the Temporary Waste Transfer Line Life-Cycle Management Program for
monitoring and managing the life cycle of Hose-In-Hose Transfer Lines (HIHTL)
consistent with direction from the Washington State Department of Ecology
(TFC-PLN-68).
13.6 Process & Control System Engineering
Process & Control System (P&CS) Engineering is responsible for establishing the vision,
direction and the strategic plan for Operational Technology (OT) in support of Industrial Control
Systems (ICS) in the TOC. P&CS Engineering is also responsible for design, development and
day-to-day oversight of process control computer systems, process network infrastructure and
process software automation and applications used to support the TOC mission.
Listed below in Table 6 are the key elements of the P&CS program and the reference of the
associated plan and/or implementing procedure.
Table 6. Process & Control System Engineering Programs/Services.
Program/Services Reference Plan/Procedure
Strategic Plan for Process Automation
and Information Management
TFC-PLN-118
Process and Control System Standards TFC-ENG-STD-23
TFC-ENG-STD-36
TFC-ENG-STD-40
Plant Installed Change Control Board TFC-CHARTER-55
Plant Installed Software Engineering and
Software Configuration Management
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-12
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-59
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-12.1
Safety Instrumented Systems TFC-PLN-138
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-43
TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-44
P&CS Engineering provides the following key engineering services and ensures proper
implementation of engineering requirements:
Provides primary software, controls, and instrumentation engineering support for
operation and maintenance field work activities associated with ICS, plant installed
software, and instrumentation, including related systems and support functions such as
operator interface stations, field instrumentation, and other process computing systems.
Provides primary engineering support for design and development to tank farm projects
and field work activities associated with ICS control, plant installed software, and
instrumentation, including process computing systems, ICS networks, and wireless
infrastructure.
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Maintains compliance with TOC ICS cyber security procedures as applicable to
production systems in Tank Farms, ETF, Portable Exhausters, 222-S HVAC and 242-A
Evaporator control systems.
Ensures Software Quality Assurance process implementation and maintenance is in
compliance with TOC procedures.
Provides Engineering Change Notices, work package reviews, and technical support for
Production Operations, Tank Farm Projects, and Retrieval Operations
Responsible for ownership of software configuration management ICS for plant installed
software system
Serves as Design Authority and responsible for ownership of assigned TOC process and
control systems, including DSA, TSR, and environmental compliance.
Performs Cognizant System Engineering duties for assigned TOC process and control
systems including monitoring, trending, system health.
Provides primary engineering support for automation systems obsolescence planning and
upgrade strategy.
Identifies SSC improvements and recommending enhancements to operations and
engineering management.
13.7 Process Engineering Analysis
Process Engineering Analysis (PEA) supports safe and compliant TOC operations through:
Providing technical integration among Process Engineering, Tank Waste
Characterization, and Mission Analysis Engineering with One System and Technology
Development managers and WRPS Operations managers.
Evaluating Production Operations and Retrieval activities to ensure consistency with the
River Protection Project (RPP) System Plan and comply with Safety Basis,
Environmental and Operational requirements.
Providing process leadership to Production Operations to plan waste transfers, retrievals
and evaporator campaigns.
Providing process leadership to other areas of the company and special task teams in
support of mission objectives.
PEA capabilities are organized under four focus areas, each of which is discussed in the
paragraphs below.
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13.7.1 Waste Tank Chemistry Control
Waste tank chemistry control is required to ensure that Double Shell Tank (DST) waste chemistry
is maintained within the limits specified in OSD-T-151-00007 to minimize corrosion in the
DST’s to ensure these assets are operational for the life of the RPP mission (RPP 7795).
Key activities performed in support of this service are:
Compilation (annually) of an approved database of measured and process knowledge-
based waste compositions related to the chemistry control limits, including waste layering
Evaluation of future waste compositions from predictive empirical equations or
mechanistic models to determine the likelihood for waste to become out-of-specification
Identification of preventive measures (e.g., caustic additions) to ensure waste remains
within Operational Specification Document (OSD) limits, including definition of the
waste sample types needed
Maintenance and improvement of the technical basis for waste characteristic related
safety basis controls (e.g., Buoyant Displacement Gas Release Event (BDGRE)
evaluation criteria).
13.7.2 Tank Waste Inventory and Characterization
Tank waste inventory and characterization is required to support safety basis compliance per TSR
Key Element 5.9.4, regulatory compliance including but not limited to the Tri-Party Agreement
and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act requirements, contractual obligations, operations
and maintenance needs, and waste disposal.
Key activities performed in support of this responsibility include:
Preparing data quality objectives (DQO) that establish performance or acceptance criteria
and that serve as the basis for designing a plan for data collection leading to efficient and
effective expenditure of resources.
Sampling and analysis plans (SAPs) implement requirements of the DQOs to identify
sample collection, laboratory analysis, quality assurance, quality control and reporting
objectives.
Preparation of best-basis inventories (BBI) integrating characterization data, process
knowledge, and surveillance data to estimate double-shell and single-shell tank waste
composition by phase.
Evaluation of unit-liter-dose and sum-of-fractions to ensure concentrations are within
DSA hazard and accident analyses.
Updates to toxicological source term methodology through DOE published Protective
Action Criteria.
Maintenance of the Tank Waste Inventory Network System (TWINS) database including
characterization reports, tank waste inventory, and sample data.
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Monthly revisions to the Waste Tank Summary Report (HNF-EP-0182) for the official
inventory stored in Underground Storage Tanks in the 200 Areas.
13.7.3 Tank Farms Waste Transfer Compatibility Program
The Tank Farms Waste Transfer Compatibility Program provides a formal process for evaluating
waste transfers and chemical additions through the preparation of documented Waste
Compatibility Assessments. The primary purpose of the program is to ensure that sufficient
controls are in place to prevent the formation of incompatible mixtures as the result of waste
transfer operations. The program defines a consistent means of evaluating compliance with
certain administrative controls, safety, operational, regulatory, and programmatic criteria, and
specifies considerations necessary to assess waste transfers and chemical additions (HNF-SD-
WM-OCD-015).
13.7.4 Waste Feed Delivery Technical Baseline
Mission Analysis Engineering has the responsibility to define and maintain the Waste Feed
Delivery (WFD) technical baseline.
Key activities performed in support of this responsibility include:
Technical studies and evaluations in support of WFD projects and other TOC initiatives,
“what if” studies to evaluate proposed options to enhance waste feed efficiency, and
mission analysis/project definition (Front End Engineering) activities
Operations baseline activities including development of Operations Research (OR)
models to support on-going TOC activities, project designs, and planned mission critical
activities. Defining and assisting in the development of operations/maintenance program
enhancements needed by the increased operations tempo required by WFD
Requirements baseline activities focusing on implementation of systems engineering
through the analysis of TOC mission requirements as defined by contract, development
of associated functions and requirements as well as project specifications, and
maintaining a consistent set of DST system and subsystem specifications. Providing
leadership in the definition of the TOC technical baseline.
13.8 Tank Farm Projects and Tank Integrity Engineering
13.8.1 Tank Farm Projects Engineering
Tank Farm Projects (TFP) Engineering provides a variety of engineering services in support of
Tank Farm infrastructure projects and ensures proper implementation of engineering
requirements from the TOC functional Engineering organization. TFP Engineering:
Manages the resources and delivers the scope of the engineering aspects of TF Projects
efficiently and effectively, to the agreed functional specification and within the approved
cost and schedule baseline.
Provides operations and maintenance support for the safe field execution of projects
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Provides support to waste sampling services
Provides support to commissioning for successful testing and operational readiness
Establishes the engineering project delivery strategies including engagement of the
supply chain.
Leads the development and maintains control of the engineering elements of the project
baseline including scope, schedule and budget.
Leads the development and documentation of the project functional specification, design
basis and design criteria.
Ensures the engineering solutions deliver the business case, meet the project functional
specification, preserve the design intent and meet agreed performance and quality
requirements.
Establishes design review strategies and the level of verification and validation necessary
to underpin engineering solutions that meet the safety, engineering and operational needs
of projects.
13.8.2 Tank and Pipeline Integrity
The Tank and Pipeline Integrity (TAPI) Engineering team provides review, integration and
execution of the technical aspects for the Tank Farm associated with integrity and fitness-for-
service programs covering the DST, SST, Waste Transfer, 242-A, ETF and ancillary facilities or
systems. It provides a central engineering overview of the conditions and operations pertaining to
the corrosion control program and maintaining the long term health of systems necessary to
support the Tank Farm mission.
TAPI Engineering scope includes:
Provide documented analyses and assessments for tank leak determinations
Provide oversight and direction to waste chemistry corrosion optimization studies
Facilitate and interface with Expert Panel groups for SST and DST Integrity initiatives
Overview and provide direction for DST and SST Integrity programs (e.g., DST/SST
underground tank and visual inspection programs)
Maintain Operating Specification Documents (OSDs) and their technical bases for single-
shell and double-shell tanks.
The Tank Monitoring Engineering team provides continuous review and analysis of tank waste
surveillance data, and maintenance of baseline limits included in Round Sheets and computerized
monitoring systems. Through effective monitoring, adverse or unexpected trends are identified
and investigated which may include TAPI Engineering to assist with identifying potential causes.
Tank Monitoring Engineering scope includes:
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Perform analyses of tank waste surveillance data to determine appropriate baselines that
predict future measurements.
Prepare Baseline Change Authorizations, including technical justification for baseline
changes.
Interface with WRPS Environmental, ORP and Ecology on tank monitoring questions
and issues.
13.8.3 Fitness for Service
The Fitness for Service (FFS) program, as described in RPP-PLAN-52788, provides a means to
determine waste transfer system (WTS) component projected life and allow for management of
aging WTS components. Through implementation of the FFS program, WRPS is provided with a
means to prevent leaks and failures in the tank farms WTS. The data collected to understand,
analyze, and trend damage mechanisms, or to evaluate transient overloads, is then used to make
run-or-replace decisions, and if necessary, modify system design, maintenance, or operating
procedures. Data collection and the periodic projection of remaining component useful life are
ongoing activities that are not included in this plan.
The outcome of a fully developed and successfully implemented WTS FFS plan includes (1)
improved waste transfer route integrity and reliability, and (2) reduced maintenance costs. The
intent is to attain maximum safe operation, economic benefit, and service life from existing
equipment without sacrificing WTS integrity.
13.9 EPC Project Engineering
The execution of DOE’s strategy to meet the mission objective to disposition Hanford tank farm
waste has evolved over time, due to the progression of the overall integrated clean up and
remediation programs, as well as emergent technical issues and challenges. In response, WRPS
has formed the Engineer-Procure-Construct (EPC) Projects Execution organization to execute
large new build Capital Asset and Capital Line Item projects.
An enhanced engineering infrastructure may be required in the event this organization has more
than one EPC project going at the same time. At the current time there is only one capital line
item project (LAWPS) being executed by the EPC organization, thus the EPC Engineering
Manager also serves as the LAWPS Project Engineering Manager with the engineering resources
matrixed from the TOC Engineering Function. The EPC Engineering Manager reports
administratively to the TOC Chief Engineer but takes day-to-day direction from the EPC Project
Execution Manager.
13.9.1 EPC Design Authority
DA for the EPC Projects organization is delegated by the TOC Chief Engineer to the EPC
Engineering Manager. This delegation includes the authority to further delegate DA to qualified
engineering resources within the EPC Projects Execution organization.
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13.9.2 EPC Processes and Procedures
EPC capital asset projects must be performed in compliance with DOE O 413.3B, Program and
Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital Assets, associated standards, orders, guides,
and TFC-PLN-84, Tank Operations Contract Project Execution Plan. Given the significant
difference between EPC and TOC’s traditional high-hazard operations projects, a suite of EPC
procedures have been developed based on industry best practice and parent company procedures.
The EPC Engineering procedures are owned by the EPC Project Execution organization and do
not fall within the scope of Engineering Programs. (15.1.3)
13.9.3 EPC Training and Qualification
Engineering staff assigned to the EPC Project Execution organization are qualified in the same
manner as other TOC engineering staff. EPC staff participate in WRPS training programs to the
extent applicable to their needs and scope.
13.10 One System
The One System organization supports the integration of TOC operations and the new Waste
Treatment Plant (WTP). Key activities include such things as long term system planning,
flowsheet integration, and technology development. A significant number of engineering
resources are assigned to the OneSystem organization but they are not matrixed from the TOC
Engineering Function and report administratively and otherwise to One System management.
Because the technical work and associated deliverables produced by One System engineering
staff do not directly impact operating TOC nuclear facilities or, in rare instances where they may,
are implemented by qualified engineering staff reporting to the TOC Chief Engineer, they are not
required to be qualified in the same manner as other TOC engineering staff (described in Section
10.0 of this Plan). The TOC Engineering Function facilitates the qualification of One System
engineering staff when needed or recommended by One System management.
13.11 TOC Fire Protection Program
While the engineering organization provides significant technical support, the TOC Fire
Protection Program itself falls within the remit of the WRPS Environmental Safety Health and
Quality (ESH&Q) organization. Refer to TFC-PLN-13, “Fire Protection Program’, for details.
14.0 DEFINITIONS
Capital Line Item Project. A distinct design, construction, betterment or fabrication activity,
effort or project for which Congress will be requested to authorize and appropriate specific funds
(capital and/or operating), and where the resulting asset (structure, equipment, facility, product,
system or plant) has an estimated useful life of two years or more.
Code of Record. A COR contains, or references, requirements that directly affect the public,
facility worker, environment or nuclear safety; engineering disciplines, including civil, structural,
mechanical, electrical, instrumentation and control, piping, and fire protection; and management
systems including safety, security, and quality assurance. The COR includes Federal and state
laws and regulations, DOE requirements, and specific design criteria defined by national codes
and standards. This includes national codes and standards invoked through 10 CFR 830, “Nuclear
Safety Management;” 10 CFR 851, “Worker Safety and Health Program;” the design criteria in
DOE O 420.1C, “Facility Safety;” and applicable state and local building codes. While the
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standards listed in subsections of 10 CFR 851 must be met, more recent editions of the standards
may be used as long as the more recent standards are at least as protective as the edition specified
in 10 CFR 851.
Configuration Management. Configuration management is a disciplined process that involves
both management and technical direction to establish and document the design requirements and
the physical configuration of the nuclear facility, and to ensure that they remain consistent with
each other and the documentation.
Design Basis. Design basis consists of the design inputs, the design constraints, and the design
analysis and calculations. The design basis explains why a design requirement has been specified
in a particular manner or as a particular value.
Documented Safety Analysis (DSA). Within the scope of 10 CFR 830, the documented safety
analysis provides a documented analysis of the extent to which a category 1, 2, or 3 nuclear
facility can be operated safely with respect to workers, the public, and the environment, including
a description of the conditions, safe boundaries, and hazard controls that provide the basis for
ensuring safety.
Safety Basis. The safety basis is the documented safety analysis and hazard controls that provide
reasonable assurance that a DOE nuclear facility can be operated safely in a manner that
adequately protects workers, the public, and the environment. The tank farm safety basis
includes the DSA, Technical Safety Requirements, Safety Evaluation Reports, and other
documents identified by ORP in Safety Evaluation Reports as relied upon to approve changes.
These documents are listed on the WRPS safety basis website as “Contractor Prepared” and
“DOE Prepared.” (15.1.1)
Technical Baseline. The complete set of documents/data, identified by the Design Authority,
used to identify, justify, and demonstrate the physical, functional, or operational requirements of
configuration controlled SSCs.
Technical Safety Requirements (TSR). The limits, controls, and related actions that establish the
specific parameters and requisite actions for the safe operation of a nuclear facility and include, as
appropriate for the work and the hazards identified in the documented safety analysis for the
facility: Safety limits, operation limits, surveillance requirements, administrative and
management controls, use and application provisions, and design features, as well as abases
appendix. The DSA identifies the need for TSRs, but the actual limits are identified in the TSRs.
Unreviewed Safety Question (USQ) Process. The Unreviewed Safety Question process is the
method used to determine appropriate approval authority for a given activity or change and to
keep a safety basis current by: Reviewing proposed changes and tests to determine if a potential
USQ exists, reporting USQs to DOE, and obtaining approval from DOE prior to taking any action
that involves an USQ. The USQ process is approved by DOE and required to meet the provisions
of 10 CFR 830. (15.1.1)
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15.0 SOURCES
15.1 Requirements
1. 10 CFR 830, “Nuclear Safety Management.”
2. 10 CFR 851, “Worker Safety and Health Program.”
3. DOE O 413.3B, “Program and Project Management for the Acquisition of Capital
Assets.”
4. DOE O 420.1C, “Facility Safety.”
5. DOE O 426.2, “Personnel Selection, Training, Qualification, and Certification
Requirements for DOE Nuclear Facilities.”
15.2 References
1. ASME/NQA-1, “Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications.”
2. 10 CFR 830, “Nuclear Safety Management.”
3. DOE-STD-1073, “Configuration Management.”
4. DOE-STD-1186, “Specific Administrative Controls.”
5. DOE-STD-3009, “Preparation Guide for U.S. Department of Energy Nonreactor Nuclear
Facility Documented Safety Analyses.”
6. HNF-1901, “Technical Baseline Summary Description for the Tank Operations
Contractor.”
7. HNF-IP-1266, “Tank Farms Operations Administrative Controls.”
8. HNF-SD-WM-OCD-015, “Tank Farms Waste Transfer Compatibility Program.”
9. OSD-T-151-00007, “Operating Specification for the Double Shell Storage Tanks.”
10. RPP-7795, “Technical Basis for the Chemistry Control Program”
11. RPP-PLAN-39432, “As Built Program Description.”
12. TFC-BSM-AD-STD-05, “Administrative Document Format and Preparation Standard.”
13. TFC-CHARTER-01, “Tank Operations Contractor Charter.”
14. TFC-CHARTER-33, “Safety Basis Change Review Board.”
15. TFC-CHARTER-37, “Waste Transfer Confinement Review Board.”
16. TFC-CHARTER-55, “Plant Installed Change Control Board.”
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17. TFC-CHARTER-56, “Facility Modification Control Board.”
18. TFC-CHARTER-67, “Tank Integrity Expert Panel.”
19. TFC-ENG-ADMIN-C-16, “Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Interface.”
20. TFC-ENG-ADMIN-D-07, “Engineering Assessments.”
21. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-15, “Commercial Grade Dedication.”
22. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-30, “Post-Natural Phenomena Hazard Assessment.”
23. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-47, “Process Hazard Analysis.”
24. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-48, “Commercial Grade Dedication for Other Hanford Site
Contractors.”
25. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-52, “Technical Reviews.”
26. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-55, “Design Subcontract Deliverable Review.”
27. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-57, “Development and Maintenance of Code of Record.”
28. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-61, “Fabrication Change Control.”
29. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-65, “Commercial Grade Dedication of Software.”
30. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-C-67, “Facilities Change Package Process.”
31. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-12.1, “Plant Installed Software Configuration Management.”
32. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-13.2, “Guidance for Applying Engineering Codes and Standards
to Design.”
33. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-29, “Guidance for Inclusion of Human Factors in Design.”
34. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-37, “Structural Integrity Verification of Lifting Points.”
35. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-D-50, “Design Process Guidance.”
36. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-07, “System Design Descriptions.”
37. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-12, “Plant Installed Software.”
38. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-43, “Control Development Process for Safety-Significant Safety
Instrumented Systems.”
39. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-44, “Safety Instrumented Systems Functional Safety Assessment
Process.”
40. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-54, “Checking of Engineering Documents.”
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41. TFC-ENG-DESIGN-P-59, “Plant Installed Software Quality Assurance.”
42. TFC-ENG-FACSUP-C-10, “Control of Dome Loading and SSC Load Control.”
43. TFC-ENG-FACSUP-C-23, “Equipment Identification and Data Management.”
44. TFC-ENG-FACSUP-C-25, “Hoisting and Rigging.”
45. TFC-ENG-FACSUP-P-01, “TOC System Engineer Program.”
46. TFC-ENG-FACSUP-P-17, “Flammable Gas Activities Ignition Source Control.”
47. TFC-ENG-SB-C-01, “Safety Basis Issuance and Maintenance.”
48. TFC-ENG-SB-C-03, “Unreviewed Safety Question Process.”
49. TFC-ENG-SB-C-06, “Safety Basis Development.”
50. TFC-ENG-STD-01, “Human Factors in Design.”
51. TFC-ENG-STD-13, “Ignition Source Controls for Work Controls in Potentially
Flammable Atmospheres.”
52. TFC-ENG-STD-23, “Human-Machine Interface for Process Control Systems.”
53. TFC-ENG-STD-36, “Hardware for ABB Process Control Systems.”
54. TFC-ENG-STD-40, “Alarm Management and Annunciator Panel for Process Control
Systems.”
55. TFC-ENG-STD-43, “Engineering TOC Systems, Structures, and Components
Boundaries; Selection Basis; Description; and Implementation.”
56. TFC-ENG-STD-45, “Design and Installations for Potentially Flammable Atmospheres.”
57. TFC-ENG-STD-46, “Technical Baseline Management.”
58. TFC-OPS-OPER-C-33, “Required Reading.”
59. TFC-PLN-02, “Quality Assurance Program Description.”
60. TFC-PLN-09, “Human Factors Program.”
61. TFC-PLN-13, “Fire Protection Program.”
62. TFC-PLN-23, “Configuration Management Plan.”
63. TFC-PLN-49, “Criticality Safety Program.”
64. TFC-PLN-61, “Tank Operations Contractor Training and Qualification Plan.”
65. TFC-PLN-68, “Temporary Waste Transfer Line Life-Cycle Management.”
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66. TFC-PLN-100, “Tank Operations Contractor Requirements Basis Document.”
67. TFC-PLN-118, “Strategic Plan for Hanford Waste Feed Delivery and Treatment Process
Control Systems.”
68. TFC-PLN-136, “Engineering Design Program.”
69. TFC-PLN-138, “Implementation Plan for ISA 84 Safety Instrumented System (SIS).”
70. TFC-PLN-142, “Dome Loading Management Plan.”
71. TFC-POL-07, “Engineering Policy and Chief Engineer’s Expectations.”
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ATTACHMENT A – ENGINEERING ROLES AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Role R2A2 Reference
Qualification
Card No.
Requalification
Card No.
EPC Engineering Manager R2A2-ENG-022 350848 Note 1
Engineering Programs Manager R2A2-ENG-002 350848 Note 1
Design Engineering Manager R2A2-ENG-003 350848 Note 1
Process Engineering Analysis Manager R2A2-ENG-004 350848 Note 1
Process and Control System Manager R2A2-ENG-005 350848 Note 1
Production Operations Engineering Manager R2A2-ENG-023 350848 Note 1
SST Retrieval Engineering Manager R2A2-ENG-024 350848 Note 1
Tank Farms Projects and Tank Integrity
Engineering Manager
R2A2-ENG-025 350848 Note 1
LAWPS Project Engineering Manager R2A2-ENG-006 350848 Note 1
ETF, 222-S and 242-A Engineering Manager R2A2-ENG-026 350848 Note 1
Engineering Technical Staff N/A 350850 357850
Design Authority N/A 350832 Note 1
Engineering Discipline Lead R2A2-ENG-009 351860 Note 1
Cognizant System Engineer R2A2-ENG-010 350976 350977
Shift Technical Engineer R2A2-ENG-012 350505 350518
Project Engineer R2A2-ENG-016 350886 Note 1
Process Engineer N/A 350255 357255Note 1
Nuclear Safety Manager R2A2-ENG-007 350848 Note 1
Nuclear Safety Engineer R2A2-ENG-014 350007 Note 1
Criticality Safety Representative R2A2-ENG-015 350004 357004
Criticality Safety Engineer R2A2-ENG-017 351004 351005
Hoisting and Rigging Engineer N/A 350847 Note 1
Process Hazard Analysis Leader N/A 350857 357857
Post NPH Inspector N/A 351731 N/A
Procurement Engineering Specialist R2A2-ENG-018 350257 N/A
USQ Evaluator N/A 350950 350950
NOTE 1: Requires requalification as Engineering Technical Staff (357850)
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ATTACHMENT B - GENERIC ENGINEERING ROLES AND QUALIFICATIONS.
Role General Responsibilities Qualifications
Engineering Manager (or
Responsible Engineering Manager)
The individual assigned by the Level 2
Engineering Manager to provide
managerial oversight to engineering
personnel, other than System
Engineers. This role is considered
technical staff only when managing
other technical staff roles.
Provides technical engineering leadership
and support as described in engineering
procedures to engineering programs and
projects.
Manages assigned scope and subordinates
by ensuring that adequate resources are
available, assigning and tracking tasks,
evaluating personnel performance, ensuring
proper training and qualification.
Ensures integration of environmental,
safety, health, and quality requirements and
standards into engineering processes and
products.
Engineering Technical Staff
(#350850)
– Plus–
Any additional experience and/or
training specified by the Level 2
Engineering Manager responsible
for the specific facility/area of
scope.
Responsible Engineer
The individual assigned by the
Engineering Manager to lead the
execution of a specific scope of
engineering work.
Provides engineering technical support as
described in engineering procedures to
engineering programs and projects.
Engineering Technical Staff
(#350850)
Support Engineer
The individual assigned by the
Engineering Manager to perform
engineering work and/or provide
support to key engineering activities.
Provides engineering technical support as
described in engineering procedures to
engineering programs and projects
including, but not limited to, the Cognizant
System Engineering program.
May be delegated Design Authority if DA
qualified.
Engineering Technical Staff
(#350850)
Area Engineer
The individual assigned by the
Production Operations Engineering
Manage to an Operations Area Team
for direct support to Operations and
Maintenance.
Provides engineering technical support as
described in engineering procedures to key
engineering programs and projects within
the Production Operations Engineering
Functional Support Area.
Provides a direct and consistent
communications link between
Operations/Maintenance and Engineering.
Engineering Technical Staff
(#350850)
Technical Authority
When used in an Engineering context,
the individual assigned by the
Engineering Manager to lead a specific
task and/or serve in an SME role.
Provides engineering technical support as
described in company procedures to
engineering programs, other functional
organizations or projects.
Engineering Technical Staff
(#350850)
