Department of Energy Corporate Performance Assessment Perspectives
Patrice Bubar
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Corporate Performance Assessment, EH-3, DOE

EXECUTIVE PANEL: Status of Nuclear Power Plants in US
Adding Nuclear Power to the Grid (PPT, 955 KB)
Adrian Heymer, Director, New Plan Deployment, Nuclear Energy Institute
Tom Mulford (PPT, 4.79 MB), Manager Advanced Nuclear Technology, Electric Power Research Institute
Public awareness and support of the need to pursue nuclear power as part of our national energy supply has fueled a resurgence of the industry in the US. This session will provide an overview of the current status of nuclear power in the US, including the process of licensing and regulatory oversight changes that are accompanying this, the companies and consortiums involved in this, and the alignment of research in support of new plants and improvement to the operation of current plants. Current industry issues, including actions to address an aging work force, will be discussed.

LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Cyndi Crother — Author of Catch! A Fishmonger’s Guide to Greatness

“Stop Floundering & Become More Effective in Your Life & Work”
Cyndi will tell the inside story of how the fish-tossing crew of Seattle’s Pike Place Fish transformed themselves from “ordinary” to “great” and made the market – and themselves – world famous in the process. Their individual stories will inspire you to create new possibilities in your life, teach you new ways of dealing with problems, and help you in pursuing your own dreams and aspirations.

SESSION M11:
5S’s in Construction (PDF, 1.17 MB)
Dennis Sowards, President, Quality Support Services.
This presentation will introduce the principles of Lean Construction and the 5S tool. It will explain the meaning of each “S.” It will also share examples of where this technique has been used effectively in the construction industry to eliminate treasure hunts and improve productivity.

SESSION M12:
Quality, Environmental, and Nuclear Standards Update
Gary L. Johnson U.S. EPA, TC 207, TC 176, ANSI/ICAC
Terrell E. Horne (PPT, 466 KB), Consultant, TC 207, TC 176
Charles H. Moseley (PPT, 185 KB), BWXT-Y12, ANS, ASME NQA-1
The panel will summarize recent progress by several standards development organizations pertaining to environmental and nuclear energy programs. Topics to be addressed will include the planned revisions to ISO 9000, alignment of ISO 14001 EMS and ISO 9001 QMS, new developments related to NQA-1, and changes in auditing and conformity assessment practices.

SESSION M13:
Risk Based QC in Large Accelerator Project (PPT, 1.79 MB)
John Mashburn, SNS Quality Assurance, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) is an accelerator-based neutron source being built in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The SNS provides the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development. An essential ingredient to the success of the SNS project was the single risk-based selection of quality controls used throughout the project for all aspects of the work and all equipment, including design and construction of the buildings, the R&D required for some features of the accelerator and its mercury target, and design and production of specialized accelerator and neutron technical equipment. A second tool used in common for all aspects of the project was the creation and completion of acceptance criteria forms. They provide insight into the successful achievement of important equipment parameters and the record of corrective actions.

The participants will learn from a practical example that a large state-of-the art physics machine can be designed, built and commissioned successfully with a risk-based selection of quality controls that supports cost and schedule requirements of the project.

Modification of an ISO 9001-2000 Quality Program to meet NQA-1 Requirements, and use of both Standards to Develop a Quality Assurance Plan for Compliance with DOE O 414.1C

Art Reynolds, SWPF QA Manager, Aiken, SC, Parsons
This presentation will outline the approach used to develop an integrated Quality Program to comply with three different Quality Program standards.

SESSION M21:
Quality Challenges during Hurricane Katrina
Cheryl Prince, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure
Hurricane Katrina caused devastation for the entire Louisiana and Mississippi Coast last fall. Some of the lessons learned were unique and are still being evaluated for future policies and procedures. This panel will explain some of these challenges and the procedures that have been put in place to ensure quality services during the next hurricane season.

SESSION M22:
Integrating QEHS Management Systems and Standards for a Company
Larry Tibert, EH&S Business Manager, National Quality Assurance
Denis Bourcier, Ph.D., VP, Quality and Compliance, Avchem Inc.

SESSION M23:
Nuclear Industry Audit Sharing Programs
Ed Stankiewicz (PPT, 103 KB), NIAC Chairperson
Fawaz Jabali (PPT, 103 KB), NUPIC representative for APS and Region IV NUPIC representative
The Nuclear Utilities Procurement Issues Council (NUPIC) and the Nuclear Industry Assessment Committee (NIAC) have established programs under which external audit information of nuclear industry organizations are shared. NUPIC serves the various nuclear utilities and NIAC serves the nuclear industry suppliers.

NUPIC and NIAC members utilize their respective checklists and forms to assure a consistent format and approach. Audit results are shared with their respective members, thereby providing for effective and cost effective auditing services.

NUPIC and NIAC representatives will describe the applicable program implementation policies and benefits.

SESSION M31:
Human Performance Condition Reporting (HPCR) for Nuclear Construction
Ernie Mitchell, Bechtel, Bechtel Construction Operations Inc. Construction Quality Manager
The initial process sorted the HPCR conditions into the General Error Modeling System (GEMS) categories. The use of this process resulted in programmatic changes and improvement to the methods used for sorting the HPCR conditions. Later use of this process at Beaver Valley (BV), Fort Calhoun (FC), Comanche Peak (CP), to segregate the data into the industry recognized top ten apparent causes for human performance (HU) errors (called Error Precursors).

SESSION M32:
EPA National Performance Track, three presentations
Performance Track at 5 Years
John Foster, EPA National Performance Track.
Arizona Initiates a Performance Track Program
Henry Darwin - Coordinator, Compliance and Enforcement, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Intel’s Experience in Government Performance-based Programs
Jim Larson, Site EHS Manager, Ocotillo Campus, Intel.

SESSION M33:
An Integrated Approach to Delivering Quality, Safety and Productivity
Dave Copley, Vice President, Safety and Quality Management, EMCOR Group, Inc.
Matthew Pierce (PPT, 6.08 MB), Director, Quality Management, EMCOR Group, Inc.

Tuesday, August 29, 2006

KEYNOTE: Environmental Remediation in the Federal Government — What is Next?
Milton Hunter (PDF, 84 KB), Sr.Vice President, And Operations Manager, Parsons, Pasadena CA.

EXECUTIVE PANEL: Quality in Design Software
CADD Standards and Compliance (PPT, 1.38 MB)
Challenges for Design Consultants (PPT, 84 KB)
Q&A (PPT, 115 KB)
Debra Hebisen, CQA, DART QA Manager
Charles J. Kanapicki, P.E., CQA, CQM, ACT 21 QA Manager
Anita Lidbury-McReynolds, ACT 21 QA Auditor
Steve Spangler, USCAE’s CADD/GIS Technology Center
Edward Lick, Information Technology, STV Incorporated
Ivan Pena, Vice President for Marketing, Axiom

Is a mistake-proof design workflow possible? (PPT, 220 KB)
Ivan Pena, Vice President for Marketing

Achieving Compliance through the use of a Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) Standard
Steve Spangler, USCAE’s CADD/GIS Technology Center

What In The World Is Price-Anderson Enforcement? (PDF, 2.28 MB)
Howard M. Wilchins, Counsel, Office of Environment, Safety & Health, Price-Anderson Enforcement

CAD Considerations for Project Managers (PPT, 349 KB)
Edward Lick, Information Technology, STV Incorporated
Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) is not only the common tool for public works design, it has, because of advances in interactive design software, become the dominant design tool and cost driver. Many public work agencies have developed CADD standards establishing the look of the design and organization of data.

Unfortunately, these standard's relationships to design development and end product usability are often misunderstood or ignored resulting in poor quality or errors in design.

EXECUTIVE PANEL: Hot Topics in DOE
Steve Sohinki, DOE, Office of Price-Anderson Enforcement, EH-6
This executive panel will present and lead a discussion on current PAAA and Quality initiatives in the Department of Energy.

LUNCHEON SPEAKER: Mr. David Crawford, P.E., President and COO, Sundt Corporation, Inc.
Mr. Crawford will discuss the various new techniques, like Design/Build, and how quality will be critical to the success of these future project delivery methods.

SESSION T11:
Residential Construction Methods and Technologies to maintain Quality in the Home Building Industry
Stan Luhr, CEO, Quality Built

SESSION T12:
The Future of Environmental Auditing (PPT, 488 KB)
Michael Carmody, RABQSA Intl. Inc.
Competency-based auditor certification program that, for the first time, will provide increased confidence and assurance to industry that the auditor can perform specific environmental auditing tasks to the required standard of (measurable) performance.

SESSION T13:
Adding Nuclear Power to the Grid: Uprates and New Plants
Ted Amunson (PPT, 812 KB), Consulting Engineer, Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC)
Jim Hill (PPT, 4.45 MB), Senior Project Manager, NMC

SESSION T21:
Achieving Quality in Auditing — Executing projects in Global and US only Environments
Barry Rittberg, P.E., Flour Corporation
Dan Domalik (PPT, 4.04 MB), P.E., HDR Engineering
How the quality audit process is used as a key component of achieving quality on mega projects being designed in a global execution environment as well as in smaller projects in the US.

SESSION T22:
The Benefits of Laboratory Accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2005
Randall Querry, A2LA
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 is the globally recognized standard for determining the competency of testing and calibration laboratories to perform specific tests or types of tests and calibrations. At least four groups benefit from laboratory accreditation: laboratories, users of laboratory services, specifiers, and the general public. The presentation will cover the principals of ISO/IEC 17025 and how these groups benefit from laboratory accreditation.

Forensic Audits of your QEHS Internal Audit Program
Ron Henderson (PPT, 2.66 MB), Manager, EHS Training and Management Systems, ABSG Consulting, Inc.
Your management system has indicators of stagnation, failure or deficiencies, where do you start to look for the 'fix'? One of the obvious, but not often reviewed, is the internal audit process in use. Has the internal audit process 'stalled', gone into limbo, have auditors gravitating to 'comfort zones' or not provided the accurate information management needs to make informed decisions?

If any of the above sound familiar, then a forensic approach to your existing internal audit program may be in order. This presentation will review management system internal audit protocol and discuss areas that are prone to failure. Audit techniques and reporting may not be providing the necessary information to keep the management system alive.

SESSION T23:
ASME Nuclear Accreditation
Barry Bobo (PPT, 153 KB), Vice President, Nuclear ASME Code Services Group, Harford Steam Boiler

Preparing for Our Nuclear QA Future: QA as an Effective Force Beyond Compliance:
Bob Burns, Shaw S&W QA Manager
Management Support of Assurance Activities, on New Nuclear Facilities and Operations, Needs to be Recognized as a Cost Effective Tool that Achieves Compliance, Supports Licensing Commitments and Reduces Overall Cost. The Old Model of Separation Must be Replaced by a Responsive, Independent Activity Devoted to Error Prevention.

QA as an Effective Force Beyond Compliance
Doug Brown VP. Commercial Nuclear & Quality Services, Time Solutions Corp.
In This Age of Worldwide Procurement the Nuclear Industry Needs to Consider a Nuclear Specific Version of ISO-9000. The View that the Aviation Industry with It’s Emphasis on Safety and Reliability Erred in AS-9001 Has Disproved the Utility of this Approach.

SESSION T31:
Model-Centric Design
Danny Kahler (PPT, 444 KB), P.E., Bridgefarmer & Associates, Inc Consulting Engineers
More projects are being designed and constructed from full-scale electronic models, but the management of the quality assurance over them is often stuck in practices carried over from the days of ink and Mylar. This session will focus on the philosophies, practices and tools that can be deployed to help quality personnel keep up with the accelerated pace of production and provide more accurate audit trails of their efforts.

SESSION T32:
ISO 14064 “Why Should You Care?
Russ Thornton (PPT, 455 KB), Director EHS Certification and Climate Change Services, DNV
ISO 14064:2006 was released as an approved international standard in March 2006. The new voluntary standard provides specifications and guidance for the quantification and reporting of greenhouse gases. The document describes “what to do” to quantify and report organization and project level GHG emissions based on a consensus of international “best practices.” The new standard is important to U.S. based energy companies and other organizations because it provides a common architecture for emissions trading and GHG reduction programs worldwide.

Integrating GHG programs within an ISO 14001 EMS
David Church (PPT, 636 KB), Director of EHS & Services, BVQi
The recent development of numerous voluntary programs for monitoring and reporting GHG emissions is entirely consistent with the ISO 14001 framework for environmental management systems. For most organizations, recognizing GHG emissions associated with their operations is the first step. Classifying these emissions, calculating volumes and conversion factors, and putting the information into a meaningful format are the keys to ensuring that reported volumes are accurate and complete.

SESSION T33:
Do You Have Corporate Visibility to Your Quality and Compliance Program?
Paul Fricke (PPT, 2.85 MB), CQMgr, CQA, AssurX, Inc.
Mohan Ponnudurai, Sales Application Engineer, AssurX Inc.
Trey Kirkpatrick, Principal Consultant, Absolute Consulting
Managing a Quality Program can be a daunting task. Here are some of the things we will be discussing to help you better evaluate your current program.

How can Quality and Compliance be accomplished with tools?
What needs to be considered when deciding on a tool?
Do you consider Best Practices?
How do you make sure it is working? Metrics? Trending?
What about the Cost of Quality? Are you addressing the "right" problems in a timely matter?
How do you know if it is effective? How much did you save? (Time/resources and money)
Does your VP know if it is working and what the savings are?
How do your report the findings? Are you getting data out for a quarterly review?
What is the cost of not having an automated quality system?

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

KEYNOTE: U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution Perspectives and Initiatives (PPT, 4.01 MB)
Dale Keyes (PDF, 11 KB), Senior Program Manager, U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution

EXECUTIVE PANEL: Expansion of Quality Management Policies at the U.S. EPA
Gary L. Johnson, National Senior Manager, Quality, U.S. EPA
Jeffrey C. Worthington, OEI Quality Manager, U.S. EPA
The panel will describe and discuss the significant change in scope and expansion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Quality Policy. Originally focused on environmental data collection programs in the 1970s and 1980s, the Quality Policy expanded to encompass environmental technology in the 1990s. Now, the Agency’s Quality Policy will expand again to address virtually all aspects of EPA’s business lines, including finance, IT, rulemaking, etc. The panel will outline the framework for the new Quality Policy and discuss its impact on EPA operations.

EXECUTIVE: Meeting the Challenges of New Nuclear Power Plant Standardization through Quality Assurance
Clinton Eldridge, PGE (invited)
Rich McIntyre, NRC (invited)
Jim Fisicaro, NEI (invited)
The session will provide valuable insights into quality assurance strategies that complement designed centered standardization approaches. Considerable cost savings, reduced regulatory challenges and an enhanced nuclear safety profile will be realized through standardization. In addition, the industry needs to endorse a quality construction standard for new construction. Complete deployment and integration of quality processes into all phases of new plant licensing and construction activities.