Plant Engineering

Mayor Plant Engineering projects include:

1. Design, implementation, and testing of a Startup Plant Monitoring System at the Hope Creek Nuclear Power Station. Engineering responsibilities included development of the detailed design of signal taps and connections to plant systems, including electrical isolation criteria in accordance with IEEE-384-1974 guidelines and development of the mechanical installation design in accordance with IEEE-344-1975 guidelines
2. Design, implementation, and testing of a Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) at the Hope Creek and Salem Nuclear Power Stations. Engineering responsibilities included:
   1. Development of an overall system design meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines NUREG-0737, NUREG-0696, and NUREG 0800
   2. Development of the detailed design of signal taps and connections to plant systems, including electrical isolation in accordance with IEEE-384-1974 guidelines
   3. Develop mechanical installation design in accordance with IEEE-344-1975 guidelines
   4. Conduct system Verification and Validation (V&V) program in accordance with IEEE 1012-1998, NISTIR 4909, NSAC 39
3. Design and implementation of a Piping Vibration Monitoring System at Comanche Peak Nuclear Plant in Texas. Engineering responsibilities included the development of an overall system design meeting Plant Design Basis requirements for detecting high primary piping vibration levels and development of the detailed mechanical design for the installation of piping vibration sensors in accordance with IEEE-344-1975 guidelines
4. Design, implementation, and testing of a Continuous Emissions Monitoring System at six Public Service Electric & Gas Company’s Fossil generating stations. Engineering responsibilities included development of monitoring criteria and on-line calculations required to meet Federal EPA regulation 40CFR Part 75, development of the system electrical and mechanical installation design, and the development of the data acquisition and computational methodology for meeting regulatory reporting requirements
5. 5) Engineering support for the design, procurement, implementation, and testing of a new Plant Process Computer System (PPCS) and Safety Parameter Display System (SPDS) at Carolina Power & Light’s Brunswick Nuclear Plant. Responsibilities included:
   1. Development of the Bid Specification, evaluation of bids, and participation of vendor selection.
   2. Development of an overall system design meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines NUREG-0737, NUREG-0696, and NUREG 0800.
   3. Development of the detailed design for implementation of new PPC, including input signal tap design and isolation in accordance with IEEE-344-1975 guidelines.
   4. Development of the Control Room Control Consoles including console layout in accordance with human factors requirements.
   5. System implementation support.
   6. Conduct system Verification and Validation (V&V) program in accordance with IEEE 1012-1998, NISTIR 4909, NSAC 39.
6. Engineering support for the design, procurement, implementation, and testing of a new Plant Process Computer System at the PSE&G’s Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Power Stations. Responsibilities included:
   1. Development of system requirements and design specifications for the replacement of the Plant Process Computers (PPC) including the Safety Parameter Display (SPDS) and Emergency Response Data Systems (ERDS) according to site software quality assurance requirements.
   2. Development of design documentation and modification packages to support installation of plant process computers for the Salem Station including BEACON & SPDS and the Hope Creek Station including RM-11, SPDS and Control Room Integrated Display systems.
   3. Coordination of factory and site acceptance testing of new plant process computer systems with vendors and project team members.
   4. Development of procedures and work instructions governing maintenance, modification and configuration control of computer hardware, software and microprocessor-based systems.
   5. Coordination of training for plant process computer users and system administrators.
7. Design, implementation, and testing of a system upgrade to the Plant Security Computer System to implement a Hand Geometry Access System at the Ginna Nuclear Plant in New York. Engineering responsibilities included the development of the mechanical, electrical, and network communications design for multiple Hand Geometry Units (HGU’s) to be incorporated with an existing Security Computer system
8. Design, implementation and testing of new Plant Security Computer Systems at the Prairie Island, V.C. Summer, R.E. Ginna, and D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Stations. Engineering responsibilities include the development of all plant design change packages required to perform the following:
   1. Development of a System Design Specification for the design, installation, and testing of a new Plant Security Computer System in accordance with NRC requirements 10CFR73 Parts 45, 46, and 55.
   2. Design and installation of the redundant Fiber Optic backbone required for communication between all system components
   3. Design and installation of the new Central and Secondary Alarm Station (CAS & SAS) Control Consoles, including operator workstations, alarm displays and printers, and CCTV displays
   4. Design and installation of the system equipment including new computer systems, new door controllers and field multiplexer units, and new turnstile and hand geometry units.
   5. Conduct system Verification and Validation (V&V) program in accordance with IEEE 1012-1998, NISTIR 4909, NSAC 39
9. 9) Design, implementation, and testing of new Intrusion Detection System at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Power Station. Engineering responsibilities include the development of all plant design change packages required to perform the following:
   1. Design and installation of the redundant Fiber Optic backbone required for communication between all system components
   2. Design and installation of new Microwave and Perifield zones around the Plant OCA.
   3. Design and installation of new fixed and PTZ cameras around the Plant OCA.
   4. Connection and testing of all new equipment to the Plants Security Computer System and Video Surveillance System.
10. 10) Design for the physical security systems associated with the Westinghouse Standard AP1000 Nuclear Plant. Engineering responsibilities include the development of all plant functional and detail design specifications associated the following:
    1. Security Computer System including access control
    2. CAS and SAS design
    3. Video Surveillance System
    4. Intrusion Detection System
    5. Security Power System
    6. Security Lighting System
    7. Voice Communications System

Digital / Software Systems

Major projects in this area include:

1. Design, installation, and maintenance of the Data Acquisition and Archival system for the PSE&G Electric System Operation Center (ESOC). The system consists of a network of four OSISoft PI servers which collect information from the Energy Management System (EMS) and makes the information available over a secured network to authorized end users. The system is designed to meet applicable NERC/FERC regulations.
2. Developed the Virtual Energy Management System. Virtual–EMS®, which is a management information system designed to provide a secure, user-friendly means of disseminating system operating and performance information to authorized users. Developed using Microsoft’s SharePoint Portal technology and OSISoft’s PI Server and RtPM applications, VEMS Portal® provides access to real-time and historical information from a variety of sources via a secure, thin-client, web-browser user interface. Furthermore, under VEMS Portal®, information displays can be displayed on Smart Phones providing management personnel continuous access to important system information.The system can be configured for a wide variety of applications, from single small generation units to large electric generation and distribution systems. Individual system components can be upgraded at any time to take advantage of the latest technological advances, without having to replace the entire system. Moreover, all remote communications is via Internet or Intranet, allowing for easy addition of new systems or users. System features include:
   1. Allows field personnel access to real-time EMS data via a secure, wireless, Internet connection to the Virtual–EMS® Server, without a direct connection to the EMS system
   2. Ability to go back in time and replay historical data in real-time, slow motion, or fast forward
   3. Allows users to access On-Demand or Scheduled reports, such as regulatory compliance or system availability reports, maintained on the Virtual–EMS® server
3. Developed the Plant Security Personnel Database®. PSPD, which was designed to maintain and manage work hours information for the Security Force at a Nuclear Power Station. The system allows a user to both maintain scheduled and actual shift work hours as well as verify compliance with the NRC work hour regulations. The system is designed as a client-server application, running on Microsoft ACCESS or SQL Server, to be used by individual security officers as well as supervisory personnel. Users have access to a variety of information depending on access rights controlled by a system administrator. System functions include:
   1. Facilitate the daily input of work hour information using computerized database forms
   2. Provide instant calculations regarding regulatory work hour limits, such as the number of hours worked in the last 48 hours
   3. Provide instant calculations regarding actual work hours, such as weekly overtime hours worked or vacation hours available to be taken
   4. Facilitate the management of this information so as to allow supervisory personnel to quickly review individual work history, including compliance with regulatory requirements, overtime work history, or unscheduled absences

Project and Management Support

Major projects in this area include

1. Developed comprehensive System Functional Specification for the replacement of the Plant Process Computer System at the Brunswick and Prairie Island Nuclear Power Stations. These specifications included all hardware, software and human-machine interface requirements.
2. Developed a comprehensive set of baseline documentation to ensure adequate configuration control for the plant process computer system at the Salem Nuclear Power Station. The documentation covered all of the system’s tasks including data manipulations, engineering conversions, data validation algorithms, and data calculation algorithms.
3. Developed a set of functional requirements for a computer-based Continuous Emission Monitoring System capable of meeting the EPA’s acid rain program as described in 40 CFR Part 75, including the requirements for record keeping, periodic testing, reporting, record maintenance, and availability.
4. Development of a comprehensive System Design Specification for the design, installation, and testing of a new Plant Security Computer System at the Ginna, Prairie Island, V.C. Summer, and D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Stations. After bids were received, NSEC performed a detailed evaluation of each bid and a comprehensive Conformance Matrix detailing how each bid met each functional and regulatory requirement.
5. Performed comprehensive Verification and Validation Programs for a variety of newly installed systems to confirm conformance with applicable regulatory requirements in accordance with IEEE 1012-1998, NISTIR 4909, and NSAC 39 guidelines. Validated systems included the Safety Parameter Display System at six different nuclear power stations and the Plant Security Computer Systems at two nuclear power stations.
6. Performed Project Management Responsibilities for the Plant Security Computer System Replacement Projects at the V.C. Summer and D.C. Cook Nuclear Power Stations. Responsibilities included cost and schedule tracking, vendor documentation reviews, and verification of deliverables.

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