RISK-INFORMED INSERVICE INSPECTION APPLICATIONS
- Developed Risk-Informed ISI Programs at ANO Units 1 and 2, Browns Ferry Units 1, 2 and 3, Callaway, Calvert Cliffs, Pilgrim, Brunswick, Salem, Point Beach, Prairie Island, Kewaunee, Duane Arnold, V.C. Summer, Laguna Verde, Krško, Perry, Seabrook, Fermi, Fitzpatrick, Diablo Canyon, Comanche Peak, South Texas Project, St. Lucie Units 1 and 2, Monticello, Vermont Yankee, Watts Bar and Wolf Creek
- Actively involved in the development and application of risk-based criteria, including the following:
- Co-authored Code Case N-560 and supporting white paper
- Performed complete pilot study evaluation at ANO Unit 1
- Involved in pilot study for 6 plants, including Vermont Yankee and Braidwood
- Co-authored EPRI Topical Report No. TR-112657
- Co-authored risk-informed ISI Code Cases N-577 and N-578
- Co-authored risk-informed Repair/Replacement Classification Code Case N-660
- Provided training at workshops
- Performed RI-ISI Living Program Updates at Browns Ferry Units 2 & 3, Callaway, Comanche Peak, Diablo Canyon, Wolf Creek, Calvert Cliffs, Fermi, South Texas Project, and V.C. Summer
- Developed RI-ISI Programs using both the EPRI and Westinghouse methodologies
- Actively involved in the development and application of risk-based criteria beyond the original scope, including Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors and Probabilistic Methods in Design
- One member of the ASME Section XI Working Group on Implementation of Risk-Based Examinations, which has responsibility for the generation and upkeep of risk-informed ISI activities and code cases.
- Developed pilot applications which contributed to the basis for Living Program Guidance document NEI 04-05 and co-authored this Guideline which establishes criteria for performing periodic and expedited updates on RI-ISI Programs
- Performed an independent evaluation of a proposed RI-ISI program to estimate the potential cost savings and benefits, to determine the specific applicability of the technique to the plant, and to provide a comparison to other available techniques