Framatome ANP - AREVA

ProcessImproves Performancegoals of reducing outage durations,has created an Outage OptimizationProject Team that spans all regions andbusiness groups of the company. Theconcept behind the project is that:• plant operators drive the outageduration reduction goals• customers benefit from FramatomeANP’s unique ability to gather andshare “best practices” experience on aworldwide basis• although there is not a single, standaloneoutage optimization product orprogram that fits every customer andplant, a process can be developed toensure that every aspect of an outageis analyzed and evaluated. In thisway, all opportunities for reducingoutages are identified to allowdecisions based on solid data• quality, safety and costs have to bedriven simultaneouslyBecause outage optimization is soimportant to Framatome ANP’scustomers, team members developedan Outage Optimization Handbookthat identifies and defines all theactivities performed during a typicaloutage. To identify potential sources ofgains, the team performs extensiveWindow and GAP analysis for alltypes of PWR and BWR designs.Further to these analyses, lookingglobally at an outage, its preparationand its experience feedback, the teamalso performs micro gap analysisfocused on specific outage phaseswhere Framatome ANP teams areregularly involved. A series ofprocesses, covering anything thatcan impact an outage, has beendeveloped to ensure that all sourcesof gains have been analyzed. Inaddition, the team examines thosemaintenance activities that can beperformed during normal operations.Advanced Nuclear Power N O 7 April 2003 9