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Effective Use of Operating and Construction Experience in Knowledge

Management (KM)

Ali Azarm, ISL

For More Information please Contact Mr. Omid Tabatabai:tel: 301-415-6616 [NRC/NRO/DCIP/CAEB]

Effective Use of OpE/ConE in Knowledge Management

NRC OpE-ConE Processes as One Program

Domestic(Watts Bar-2, ITAAC/Vendor/QA inspections)

PNs

Int’l OpEDomestic OpE

IRS, INESNRO Generated

(Japan, China, etc.)Insp. LERs Part 21s ENs

Daily Screening (NRR, NRO, RES)

Collect for trendingEvaluate

further

Apply lessons learned

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30+ Communication Groups

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Licensing & Inspection

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Collect for Trending

Generic Communications

Info Exchange(Bilateral, INPO)

NRR OpEStaff Training

Communications

Construction Experience(ConE)

International(NEA, MDEP, bilateral, visits)

24 TRGs

NRR led

NRO led

NRR/NRO Collaboratively

Legend

Construction/OpE Source

Past Deficiencies

Failure/Reduction in safety Margins

Safety Impact for NewReactors

Cause Code

Discovery PotentialOperating Phase

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Discovery PotentialDesign Phase

Discovery PotentialConstruction Phase

Discovery PotentialPre-op Testing

Safety Significance Level

Lessons Learned and recommendations

Domestic Experiences: LERS, IR, INs/GLs, and Generic Studies

International Experiences: IRS, Construction reports, and

generic studies

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Undercut Anchor, HILTI HDA design

Undercut

Drilling depth

Indication on correct positioning

Thickness of attached part

Expander sleeve

Enhanced SRP

Enhanced Inspection Planning

Enhanced IPs

Enhanced Communication