Inside NIRMA Magazine Summer 2018 - FINAL

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Catch a Wave at the 42nd Annual
NIRMA Conference P.5
Issue # 02, Summer 2018
Three Keys for Successful
In-House Microfilm
Conversion P.8
NRC—Legacy
Digitization Project P.10

Contents
Feature Cover Stories
5
8
10
Catch a Wave at the NIRMA Conference
Three Keys for Successful In-House Microfilm
Conversion
NRC — Legacy Digitization Project
PLUS
6
11
12
16
19
28
Pre-Conference Training
Why Join NIRMA and Why Attend the
Conference?
Applying Emerging Technologies to
Microfilm Solutions
Kings and Kingdoms - Do we need a
Revolution?
NRC’s Margie Janney’s Certifications are
a Matter of Record
STP GSI-191 Team Receives TIP Award
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Editor’s Letter
We at NIRMA are excited to announce several
new changes to how we connect with our
members and the public. We recently started
using Constant Contact for sharing emails, have
launched our official Twitter account
(@NIRMAorg) and, as you noticed from our
Spring edition, are moving to a digital magazine
(and eventually will be employing click-book
software). We are also in the process of
revamping the NIRMA.org website and hope to
launch it soon.
in every issue
CHRONICLES OF NIM—14
FROM YOUR PRESIDENT—20
MEET THE NIRMA BOARD—21
SECRETARY NEWS—22
PDBU NEWS—24
TREASURER’S REPORT—24
INDUSTRY NEWS—25
M&MBU NEWS—27
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publication. For this reason, if you choose to
print the magazine, we recommend printing it in
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CATCH A WAVE AT THE
42nd ANNUAL NIRMA CONFERENCE
By Janice Hoerber, NIRMA Vice President
he 42 nd Nuclear Information Management
Conference is just around the corner with an
outstanding lineup of speakers and
educational opportunities. The early bird
pricing is still available for Conference
Registration on the NIRMA.org website as
well as the conference room rate at the
beautiful JW Marriott in Summerlin, Nevada
– but don't delay!
Consider also enrolling in one of the three
educational training opportunities that
NIRMA is offering on Saturday, August 4.
We are fortunate to have highly respected
courses from AIIM (Jesse Wilkins), RMU
Education (Mitch Farbstein), and RIMtech
Educational Seminar (Bruce Miller).
Sunday is the first day of the Conference and we are very
excited to unveil a new format for NIRMA; a single track
of presentations and distinguished keynotes to include:
• Tim Powell, Chief Nuclear Officer at South Texas
Project Nuclear Operating Company
• Sadamaro Yamashita, Chairman of Nippon
Records Management Company in Japan
• Emily Gusba, Director Information Management,
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
The rest of the conference is packed with sessions that will
make you think about the future, learn something new, and
facilitate sharing your own knowledge and solutions! The
Nuclear Utilities Benchmarking Forum will again be
popular, along with the Government & Federal
Benchmarking Forum. From these, NIRMA consolidates
a list of what is relevant to YOU for needing solutions or
best practices.
The Session topics for this Conference are extremely
relevant in our industry and will include:
Data overload & use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for
finding siloed data, Compliance in the cloud, Lowering
costs through cloud-based Records Storage, Agile
approach for digital business, Retention policies &
deletion practices, Preparing for decommissioning,
Reconstitute design bases, Privacy & security concerns
with mobile devices, Blockchain for nuclear digital
security, RM Metrics/KPI's, and a track covering the
“… the conference is
packed with sessions
that will make you
think about the
future, learn
something new, and
facilitate sharing
your own knowledge
and solutions!”
ICRM Certifications via Exam
workshops.
NIRMA will again use a Conference App for
your mobile device to access the most current
Conference schedule details and networking
events in lieu of hardcopy handouts. Details
for downloading the App will be provided.
As a reminder, check out the NIRMA
Business Units in more detail by planning an
extra day (Wednesday, August 8) into your
travel plans to attend the BU working
meetings. Everyone is welcome – get
involved, make a difference!
Bring your Best Beach Theme Attire
for the NIRMA Exhibitor/Vendor Extravaganza and
win a top prize!
We are planning some big things for the NIRMA
Exhibitor/Vendor area! It will be open for business one
full day Monday, August 6.
We are planning activities,
raffles, and refreshments in
the Exhibitor area to ensure
the conference attendees make
the most of networking with
each other and to engage with
our Exhibitors. After the
technical sessions for the day,
we will kick into a BEACH
THEME for the evening
extravaganza in the Exhibitor
room! A special prize will go
to the BEST attire for the
Beach party, so dig out those Hawaiian shirts, flip-flops,
and whatever else you can imagine for a fun time.
Attendee and a guest are invited.
Catch a wave & see you at the Conference!
We still have availability for more Exhibitors/Vendors
at the Conference, Sponsorships, and creative new
Advertising packages! Please consider how your
company may be able to support NIRMA. Click here
to visit our site for additional details.
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Pre-Conference Training Opportunities
Saturday, August 4, 2018
Get more out of your 2018 NIRMA Conference when you enroll in one of the three pre-conference
training sessions. On Saturday, August 4, 2018, three experts will present training on topics about
records management to provide an opportunity to increase your knowledge and meet new industry contacts. Register for
the conference here.
Records Management University
8:30am – 5:00pm
Offered by Mitch Farbstein, Vice President of Sales for Feith Systems. This NIRMA one-day training
session will be a unique combination of 6 one-hour long sessions gleaned from the best of Records
Management University broadcasts during the last six themed semesters comprising over 40 individual
classes. Each hour session will include two record management content sessions from each of the six
semesters covering many of the essential elements of records management. The goal of the one-day class is
to educate, entertain and engage with the participants. Participant interaction during the class is essential in
order to achieve the greatest benefit and experience of attending. So, there will be no hiding in the cloak
closet.
RIMtech
8:30am – 5:00pm
Managing Electronic Records with Microsoft SharePoint® seminar is designed for IT and RIM Professionals,
this seminar is a comprehensive review of Electronic Document & Records Management System (EDRMS)
project implementation for Microsoft SharePoint. IT attendees will learn the essential recordkeeping science
they’ll need to understand, and how to achieve successful SharePoint adoption. RIM attendees will understand
the core SharePoint concepts they’ll need to know, how to work with IT to define and configure SharePoint,
and how to fully automate recordkeeping within SharePoint. Grounded in solid recordkeeping principles and
practical SharePoint know-how, course material includes state of the art third-party recordkeeping add-in
technology.
This seminar is designed and delivered by Bruce Miller, best-selling author and leading expert in electronic
recordkeeping, and author of “Managing Records in SharePoint”. This workshop is highly interactive. Work in
teams with fellow participants to tackle real-life project challenges and clear project-threatening roadblocks. In
simulated hands-on software exercises, you’ll apply your new knowledge and insight to make critical project
decisions and apply the technology to deliver measurable results.
AIIM
9:00am – 5:00pm
Jesse Wilkins, Director and Professional Development at AIIM, will be leading the Modern Records
Management, (MRM) Specialist course. The MRM course gives you a thorough understanding of how to best
automate the way digital information is managed in support of business goals and objectives. The course covers
the entire lifecycle of records and provides the skills needed to position records managers as business enablers.
Course includes workbook, 6 months access to the online material and the final exam.
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The Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM)
is excited to partner with NIRMA to provide information about
ICRM certification and its relevancy, value and benefits to those
Records and Information Management (RIM)
professionals working in the nuclear industry.
There will be a full afternoon of ICRM Exam Prep sessions that will focus on the Certified Records Analyst
(CRA) credential and the CRA/CRM/Nuclear Specialist (NS) and CRM/Federal Specialist Post Certification
Specialty Designations. These sessions will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.
AGENDA
CRM/Federal Specialist Session: 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
CRA/CRM/Nuclear Specialist (NS) Session: 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Speaker: Margie Janney, CRM/NS/FED
ICRM Overview: Application to Certification and Parts 2-4 (CRA) Session: 1:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Overview: 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Part 2: 2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break: 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Part 3: 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Part 4: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Speakers: Bruce Walters, CRM and Rae Lynn Haliday, MBA, CRM
**Attendees can pick and choose which presentations they want to attend
ICRM sessions include an introduction to the ICRM certification process including qualifications, a detailed
overview of the material covered in Parts 2-4 for the Certified Records Analyst (CRA), with 20 sample questions
for each part. Post Certification Specialty Designation presentations will include qualifications, a detailed overview
of the exam outline and the body of knowledge required for test preparation.
Technological advances have forever altered the way in which people and business communicate and these
changes impact records and information management. There is no better time to prepare for an exciting career in
this space. Obtaining ICRM certification will elevate your RIM skills and competencies and ensure you maintain
them, both of which leads to advancing your professional career. The NS and FED Post Certification Specialty
Designations provide practitioners working in the nuclear industry and/or federal government an amazing
opportunity to benchmark their industry-specific records management skills and expertise.
Click here for all conference details.
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THREE KEYS FOR
SUCCESSFUL IN-HOUSE
MICROFILM CONVERSION
By Matt Anderson, Vice President of Marketing, ST Imaging, nextScan
n the last NIRMA magazine issue, we discussed how you
can convert your microfilm collection in-house and the
benefits to performing that
archiving in your own facility.
Today we will explain the three
vitally important aspects of inhouse
conversion — speed,
accuracy and image quality. When all three aspects are
successful, you have a true digital copy of your essential
microfilm archives.
High-Speed Scanning
There are many microfilm scanners on the market that claim
to be high-speed, but how is that defined? For some, 100
pages per minute seems fast, but to others, that is merely
scratching the surface of the speed that is achievable. True
high-speed microfilm conversion scanners are capable of
scanning rolls of microfilm anywhere from 150ppm to
2,300ppm. The Eclipse from nextScan has been verified to
scan 2,300ppm, the fastest scanner available on the market.
That is over 20 times faster than some so-called high-speed
scanners. Thought of in another way, you could scan 20 rolls
of microfilm for everyone 1 roll on another scanner.
What value is speed without
accurate, high-quality scans? Not
only is speed critical to a successful
conversion program; the ability to
ensure that all images were captured and to create
impeccable digital scans is essential.
Accuracy and Quality Control
Looking at the empty spool on the scanner, you can see that
the roll of film has completed the scanning process. You have
successfully converted the entire roll of microfilm to digital,
or have you? Without a way to verify that all images were
positively identified, the digital copy of your roll of microfilm
will be compromised. Computers are fast but not always
perfect. There are a variety of reasons why images can be
missed in the scanning process. With nextScan’s NextStar
software, a user employs Ribbon Scanning to create a digital
copy of the entire roll of microfilm. Utilizing a line scan
sensor, nextScan scanners capture every single pixel, scanning
the surface of the microfilm from top to
bottom and end-to-end. If the software
detects any problems with the image or
density of the scans, it will notify the operator
who can then correct those problems without
having to perform a time consuming rescan.
The next critical step is to perform a quality
control function to ensure all the images on
the film have been identified and are ready for
export into your new digital archive. NextStar
makes this step easy by presenting a simple
grid of all the identified images on the roll.
Any break in the grid pattern is easy to spot
and inspect. If needed, the operator can
quickly select the missing image so it is ready
for output.
Easily audit your scan using nextScan’s NextStar software.
Captured images are displayed as a digital ribbon of individual
frames making for easy detection of any missed pages.
Be aware, there are many microfilm scanners
that claim to convert rolls of microfilm at a
high speed but do not supply any quality
control processes. Without such technology,
you cannot be confident that you will have
created a complete digital copy. One missing
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Nuclear regulatory commission -
Legacy digitization project
By Dean Martin
NRC Sr. Information Management Analyst
Current – ADAMS Main Library
n November 2, 1999, the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) activated their digitized
Agencywide Document Access
and Management System
(ADAMS). The ADAMS Main Library
(ML) serves the agency as the internal
document ingestion point, which is only
accessible to NRC staff and contractors.
The digital files added to ADAMS are
assigned their own “Accession Number”
profiled, which consists of metadata
properties populated with key information, such as
Document Title, Document Date, Author Name,
Author Affiliation, Document Type, etc. Users are able
to perform searches in ADAMS ML based on
document content and/or metadata.
Today, the ADAMS ML continues to serve the
agency as the official record repository and, as of May
25, 2018, the ADAMS ML was home to 2,791,983
documents (unique accession numbers). In addition,
the ADAMS ML repository has 278,643 packages,
which serve to link multiple documents (enclosures,
reference, letters, etc.) that are related. There also exist
151,931 folders in the ADAMS ML environment, which
support offices/staffs organizational needs as well as
the records file retention plans looking forward.
Of all these documents and packages in ADAMS
ML, 1,210,433 documents (87,651 packages) have been
published to the NRCs Web Based ADAMS (WBA)
Public Library. Public ADAMS documents may be
accessed by the public members via the ADAMS Public
Reading Room link. Also available at this site are the
ADAMS Licensing Support Network (LSN) Library
and ADAMS Legacy Library (ADAMS LL, which
contains metadata only).
Speaking of the ADAMS Legacy Library (metadata
only), there have been numerous inquiries whether the
actual pre-ADAMS documents associated with these
profiles will ever get digitized?
Pre-ADAMS ML – Legacy Library (LL)
Prior to the existence of ADAMS, the NRC relied
on the microform-based Nuclear Document System
(NUDOCS) as the agency’s document
management system, which was active from
August 1978 through October 1999.
NUDOCS supported retention of profile
metadata, similar to the way ADAMS does
today, but the actual documents were
microfilmed (48X microfiche and aperture
cards) and duplicate copies were
disseminated throughout the agency and at
public reading rooms for users to reference. Users
could locate a document on microfiche by referencing
the NUDOCS profile property “Microform Address”,
which indicates the microfiche five character title and
start/end frame numbers.
A couple of years after the agency transitioned to
ADAMS in 1999, the entire NUDOCS database
(metadata only) was migrated to ADAMS (ADAMS
LL). The entire NUDOCS collection represents
profiles of approximately 2.4M documents, which are
available on microfilm while the official record paper
documents are stored at the NRCs archival storage
facility located in Suitland, MD.
Retrofitting Legacy Library
Efforts to digitize (retrofit) portions of the ADAMS
LL collection for ingestion into ADAMS ML for NRC
user access have been ongoing since 2007. The LL
retrofit conversion project has primarily focused on
power reactor type material by plant, but has also
included other collections, such as documents related to
High Level Waste. As of May 30, 2018, approximately
334K (288K power reactor documents) NUDOCS
documents referenced in the ADAMS LL have been
digitized and migrated into ADAMS ML. As the paper
NUDOCS documents were digitized, staff realized that
a significant portion of the document collection for
each plant could not be accounted for at the NRCs
storage facility, for reason unknown. As a result, the
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Office of the Chief
Information Officer
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(OCIO) decided to digitize
the NUDOCS microfiche collection in lieu of the
original paper, as it is complete and accounted for in the
NUDOCS data base.
In spite of the retrofit efforts over the past 10 years,
there are still more than two million NUDOCS
documents that have not been digitized and migrated
into ADAMS ML, primarily due to lack of funding.
However, in February of 2018, the NRCs Executive
Director of Operations (EDO) issued approval of
OCIO‘s plan to proceed with digitization of not only the
NUDOCS collection, but also the collection of Atomic
Energy Commission (AEC) paper documents that
preceded the NUDOCS era (pre-1979).
Full Sweep Legacy Digitization
Based on the chronological manner in which
NUDOCS documents were microfilmed (documents on
any one microfiche represented a random mix of
licensees), it was decided that the most efficient and
effective path forward was to digitize the entire
NUDOCS microfiche and aperture cards collections.
Undertaking of the NUDOCS microforms digitization
project involves nearly 110,000 microfiche, which
represent approximately 2.4 million documents that
consist of nearly 39 million images. In addition, there
are an estimated 113,500 single image aperture cards.
The AEC paper document collection consists of an
estimated 205,000 documents that comprise 3.3 million
pages.
Migration of the NUDOCS metadata into the
ADAMS ML will be accomplished using a “Retrofitter”
application, which was developed in 2007 to support the
legacy conversion process. The significance of the
Retrofitter is that it automatically extracts the metadata
from the existing ADAMS LL (NUDOCS) profile for
each digitized microform and automatically imports the
data along with the digitized PDF into the ADAMS ML.
The Retrofitter application has saved the NRC hundreds
of thousands of dollars in resources over the course of
its existence, eliminating the need to profile each legacy
document added to ADAMS ML.
Looking forward, the OCIO has obtained several
informal estimates to digitize the NUDOCS microform
collection as well as the paper AEC collection, for
purposes of budgetary planning. A top OCIO priority is
to achieve optimum quality image files in the digitization
process, which becomes especially challenging with
regard to the AEC paper documents, as this material is
dated 1975 and older, which typically includes flimsy
carbon copy type pages. Another area of concern is
determining the actual image file breakpoint on
microfiche from one document to the next.
The quality of the NUDOCS microforms is very
good in terms of the actual microfiche images being in
compliance with microfilm standards and specifications.
This included adherence to density, resolution, grid
alignment, as well as completeness and image quality, as
a 100% QC check was performed of every microfiche
against the actual paper documents. The only known
complete collection of NUDOCS microfiche and
aperture cards in existence today are the 1 st generation
silver originals, so these will be used for the digitization
project.
Forward
As of press time, there are funding “commitments
of intent” to cover the cost to digitize the entire paper
AEC collection (3.3 million pages) over the course of
the next 2 years. Conversion of the AEC documents
has been given a first priority since it is a one-of-a-kind
collection and does not reside in any data base. Funding
to cover the digitization cost of the NUDOCS
microforms (39M images) are still being negotiated, but
this conversion effort will most likely be performed on
site at the NRCs Headquarters complex. Since the AEC
and microform digitization tasks can run in parallel, it is
anticipated that the NUDOCS microforms digitization
effort will also be completed in approximately 2 years,
pending funding.
Why join NIRMA and why attend the
conference?
The answer is evident, you are entitled to access the full
array of our products and services, which includes
website, technical guidelines, position papers,
conference material and networking opportunities. In
addition to networking opportunities, we offer
educational sessions prior to the conference. This is a
great opportunity to gain additional knowledge.
Click here to register.
Michelle Smith
NIRMA President
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APPLYING EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES TO
MICROFILM SOLUTIONS
By James Westoby, President e-ImageData
icrofilm is an ancient document storage
medium that is still relevant today. Microfilm
has long been trusted as a low cost, reliable,
and secure method of document storage across
all sectors of the world’s societies. And, now, with the
proliferation of computer technology speeding our use
of data, microfilm scanners have become a true partner
in the advancing capabilities of the records management
enterprise.
For several decades, microfilm scanners have been
an essential tool for retrieving and
digitizing stored documents.
Technological strides have
enabled replacing yesterday’s
large, slow, and weighty machines
with today’s small, light, speedy,
and efficient multi-purpose
scanners. Today’s microfilm scanners are also
recognized as being environmentally friendly, both
cutting back on paper waste and providing energy
efficiency. Most leading scanners today are Energy Star
certified.
Until recently, however, customers needed to
purchase two pieces of equipment to accomplish the
full range of scanner capability. One scanner was
needed for on-demand reading, printing, and scanning
and an additional scanner was needed for conversion
scanning when converting microfilm to digital formats.
Conversion scanners are, generally, large, expensive,
high-speed microfilm-to-digital conversion machines.
Years of documents can be safely converted in just a
few days, leading to greater business efficiency and
eliminating the chance of lost or misplaced information.
Most on-demand scanners are smaller, lighter, less
expensive microform (film, fiche, roll film, cartridge
film, micro opaques, aperture cards, micro cards)
devices. They allow the user to view-on-screen, print,
and scan to other devices documents made efficiently
available by a variety of on-board tools. The user can
easily choose the desired image, alter it to obtain the
best image quality for viewing, and print it or scan it for
later use. On-demand scanning offers quick retrieval
and sharing of documents.
With new and innovative technology emerging in the
micrographics industry, the single device combination
of a desktop on-demand scanner and a conversion
scanner is now being introduced. This type of scanner is
the only microfilm solution that combines the features
and benefits of both an on-demand reader/printer/
scanner with the capability to do
high-speed conversion right at
your desktop. The conversion of
confidential and highly sensitive
information now can be handled
on-site by your own staff, at your
convenience.
The opportunity to enjoy two scanners in one
device is revolutionary and will not only greatly aid the
users but will save on the budget and offer an excellent
return on investment. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa
Claus!
For more information about on-demand,
conversion scanners or the latest microfilm innovations,
please visit www.e-ImageData.com.
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A Retrospective on Information
Management in Nuclear Power
By Eugene Y. Yang, Principal Consultant,
KISMET Consulting, Inc.
his issue’s column reminisces about Karen Kulzick-Yang.
She was the founder and President of KISMET
Consulting, Inc. and also a loyal and faithful contributor
to NIRMA. Karen passed away on 2/27/18 due to
complications resulting from her four-year battle with stage 4
breast cancer. I am writing this article, not only to honor my wife’s
memory, but also to show how a young, enthusiastic “newbie”
embraced NIRMA to be part of her career.
I begin with Karen graduating from high school in 1984,
having obtained a National Merit Scholarship. This
scholarship took her to Washington University of St.
Louis’ School of Engineering, where she earned dual
bachelor degrees in 1988 in electrical engineering and
computer science. During the summers, she worked at
the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant in Minnesota.
Karen was hired as an engineer at Wisconsin Electric
Power Company (WE)’s Nuclear Department in August
1988, supporting the Point Beach Nuclear Plant. In
1990, she was assigned as the project manager for the
department’s first electronic image management system,
known as the Nuclear
Information
Management System
(NIMS). This system
supported electronic
recordkeeping at both
the plant and corporate
headquarters.
Karen, WEPCO office, Fall 1991
At that time, I was with The Granite Group, Inc. (GGI),
partnering with Dana Oman (former president of
NIRMA) and Walter (“Bud”) Sawatzky. We proposed
to provide WE with consulting assistance in the needs
analysis, design, and project management of the system.
I met Karen for the first time when we provided our
“best-and-final” presentation. We won the job and the
project began in January 1991. Even though Karen was
but 25 at the time, she was quietly assertive, smart, and
mature beyond her years. This project provided her
with experience in requirements analysis, project
management, records
management, budget/
cost management,
imaging system
technologies, local area/
wide area network
impacts – and office
politics!
Karen demonstrates how NIMS
puts document retrieval at
employee’s fingertips.
WE began to downsize in 1993 in anticipation of
deregulation in the electric utility
industry. Recognizing an opportunity,
Karen saw that she could help other
utilities/businesses with her skills as an
information management systems expert.
She took the severance package offered
in early 1994 and, at 28, started KISMET
Consulting. The irony is that she left as
an employee on a Friday and was back at work at WE
the following Monday as a contractor!
Karen’s first NIRMA was in Charlotte in August 1991.
An interview of her experience was published in the
December 1991 Newsletter: “She was told by the
records managers that ‘you needed more education in
our area if you are working with information systems.
You WILL go to NIRMA!’” She enjoyed herself
immensely with both the presentations and social
activities. The following year, she stepped up by
presenting NIMS at NIRMA in San Francisco.
Karen increased her commitment to NIRMA. In
1993, she joined
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Karen
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the Regulations Committee
(the precursor to RIMBU)
and started to participate in
Technical Guidelines development. She was committed
to getting the electronic records guidance “right”; her
name appears as a key committee member in the 1998
NIRMA TGs that were endorsed in the U.S. NRC’s
Regulatory Issue Summary 00-18. She participated in a
panel discussion on these TGs in 2001.
Department of Energy (OCRWM), PC Docs, Exelon,
and General Motors.
Karen receiving the Scholarship Award, 2000
(with Peggy Warner)
TG Panel Discussion, 2001 –
l to r: Eugene, Bruce Evans, Karen
Karen continued to provide presentations at NIRMA
conferences over the years; she also provided
presentations to the Rio Grande Chapter of ARMA.
She took on leadership roles. In 1994, the NIRMA
Conference was held in Milwaukee; she played a major
role on the planning committee. In 1995, she served as
the ISO 9000 subcommittee chair, looking at
ramifications to the nuclear industry. Her leadership
track culminated in her becoming the Assistant Director
of the Regulations Committee for 1999-2000, and later,
as the Director of the Marketing and Membership
Business Unit from 2000-2002. She also served as the
NIRMA Webpage Coordinator from 1998-2002. In
2000, Karen received a NIRMA Scholarship Award for
her dedication to NIRMA; this award provided support
to a deserving student at Washington University.
Karen and I started our personal relationship at the
Charlotte NIRMA Conference. In the following years,
we worked through a long-distance relationship, and on
occasions, joined forces in consulting. In 1997, we
“merged” our practices (read: got married!) and
continued to do business as KISMET Consulting. For
the next five years, we enjoyed engagements with clients
such as DTE Energy, Omaha Public Power District, the
In 2003, we did one more job together (Santee Cooper);
our first child was born the year before. But the cost of
having childcare in doing that job and her heart tugging
to be with our son, made her decision easy to become a
stay-at-home mom. Karen stepped away from the daily
activities of our practice and thus ended her
involvement with NIRMA. Over the subsequent years,
she would dedicate herself to our (now) three children,
support me in my work, and direct the children’s
ministry at our church. Karen C. Kulzick-Yang, my
wife, my partner, my love: this one is for you, good and
faithful servant!
KISMET Shirts – Door Prizes – Kansas City, 1999
Eugene has been a member of NIRMA for over 32 years. At
the time he joined, NIRMA had only been in existence for 11
years. He would love to hear about stories and anecdotes from
others, so please email him at eugene.yang@kismetconsulting.com.
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attended the Asset Management Ecosystem
conference in Baltimore this year where asset
management experts from around the world talked
“going digital” and “how to get new value” from
their assets. Challenges were presented
that organizations face as they try to get
more value from their assets.
A common touch point among the
various presentations was the idea of
“kings and kingdoms” of information being a nearly
insurmountable obstacle to gaining more value from
asset information. This is not a new story, nor is it
confined to asset management. LNS Research just
published a new report on risk management that made
the same case; namely that siloed information is a barrier
to maximizing an organization’s risk management
programs. The need to leverage more information faster
is a challenge that every organization faces.
What is perhaps “different,” is solving this
challenge. If we think about various forms of
governments and organizations of the past, there are
many parallels in how we manage documents and
information. From monarchies to oligarchies to
democracies, nations and organizations have tried to
find the perfect balance of governance to obtain their
KINGS AND KINGDOMS
Do we need a
revolution?
By Jim Newman
Sr. Director of Product Management,
Bentley Systems
best outcomes. So, in
today’s world, what are
the options?
Organizations
have for decades
attempted to create a
single source of truth –
the be-all, end-all
container of information for all decision making
(much like a monarchy). In most organizations, that
vision never came close to being true. Likewise,
organizations live in a hybrid world of databases,
spreadsheets, and self-owned repositories of
information where each “owner” has a say
in how that information is used
(democratic information management).
Since neither option has gotten the results
that most organizations want, what does a
new model look like? Can we leverage the
power of existing kingdoms while gaining more control
and clarity over the information that helps us make
decisions at every level of the organization? Can we
really obtain this idea of “digital line of sight” or
“alignment” that we need?
When Kingdoms Collide
Let’s think about why kingdoms exist within
organizations. Operations, maintenance, and engineering
teams have unique needs for information, even if
sometimes, the “root” of that information is common.
How you operate a pump is quite different than the
information needed to replace it or to maintain it.
Sometimes, these different needs and outcomes result in
conflict between the kingdoms, as one needs to “make it
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run” while another
kingdom is
responsible for
“keeping it new.” Meanwhile, the corporate kingdom
just wants to understand the financial implications that
their combined assets will deliver. But each kingdom
needs to have information from other kingdoms to
make better decisions and achieve the organization’s
corporate goals. So, to continue our parallel between
government and organizations, what would that model
look like?
In a world that is
increasingly going digital,
building a connected data
environment is the answer
that enables the federated
kingdoms to find their
greatest value.
Federated Kingdoms
The European Union was intended to be a federated
trade organization. The target was not to usurp or
overthrow existing kingdoms and their governments.
Instead, the concept was to enable federated kingdoms
to work together and improve their economic
prosperity, first through reducing trade barriers and later
by solving additional objectives that the member states
deemed important. What could this model tell us about
how organizations might solve the “kings and
kingdoms” problems that exist today?
Every “kingdom” within an organization exists for a
reason and brings with it some strengths. What is
“missing” is the common federation between those
kingdoms that enable this expertise to be leveraged most
efficiently to achieve the common, corporate-wide goals.
In our analogy, this would equate to dropping trade
barriers between nations to eliminating information
barriers across an organization. So, what if there were a
way to “keep the kingdom” where that makes sense, but
still obtain this idea of a “federated set of nations” that
work together to obtain higher goals than any individual
kingdom could ever obtain or the “non-federated” set
could ever achieve?
It is this concept of “federated kingdoms” that
results in the need for a connected data environment in
today’s organizations. Unlike the traditional “common
data environment,” which implies single repositories of
truth and “single sovereignty” over information,
connected data environments enable organizations to
determine where sovereignty over information quality
and consistency should live. Digital workflows enable
each kingdom to manage their part of information
quality while ensuring that other kingdoms are not
negatively impacted by unmanaged or unplanned
change. Digital contexts then enable each of the
federated nations to leverage the combined, consistent,
and trusted information to make decisions related to
their own individual needs, while also ensuring that the
organization’s larger contexts are also visible, actionable,
and sustainable. Through federated information
management, organizations can leverage the expertise of
their teams and develop best-practice, discipline-specific
workflows, while enabling the organization to leverage
the vast knowledge existing across the federated
kingdoms. This results in better visibility and better
decision-making.
So, is it time for a revolution?
Should we storm the gates of each kingdom within
an organization and dethrone the existing government?
Or, should we consider how to build our own
organizational unions, leverage the expertise of various
disciplines, and federate them into a more powerful
organization that manages and distributes information
across the organization to achieve the desired outcomes.
In a world that is increasingly going digital, building a
connected data environment is the answer that enables
the federated kingdoms to find their greatest value.
Jim Newman is senior director of product management with
Bentley Systems. He can be reached at
jim.newman@bentley.com.
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The 42nd Annual NIRMA Conference
will be held at the beautiful
JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa,
221 N Rampart Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nev.
The JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa is a luxury getaway,
providing spacious rooms and suites, premium amenities and superb
customer service.
Visit JW Marriott here.
• Learn the latest from experts in current trends.
• Enhance your career through Saturday Training opportunities.
• Be inspired by the message of industry leaders.
• Retool your organization’s view for the future.
• Re-energize your passion to make a difference.

NRC’s MARGIE JANNEY’S
CERTIFICATIONS ARE A
MATTER OF RECORD
NRC’s Agency Records Officer Margie Janney
recently earned a
combination of
certifications that nobody
else has. She is now a CRM/NS/
FED! As the agency records
officer since 2016, and chief of
the Office of the Information
Officer’s Information
Management Services Branch,
Margie is responsible for:
• Ensuring information
management policy, standards, and governance
are developed and followed based on applicable
law and regulations and, when appropriate,
industry best practices;
• Managing the Document Processing Center
(DPC);
• ADAMS processing;
• The agency’s Sensitive Unclassified Non-
Safeguards Information (SUNSI) program;
• The transition to the Controlled Unclassified
Information (CUI) program; and
• The agency’s forms program.
Margie became a Certified Records Manager (CRM)
in 1995. The CRM designation is certified by the
Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM), an
international certifying organization of and for
professional records and information managers. The
ICRM was incorporated in 1975 to meet the
requirement of having a standard by which persons
involved in records and information management could
be measured, accredited, and recognized according to
criteria of experience and capability established by their
peers.
NIRMA worked with the ICRM to develop an
advanced nuclear industry-specific examination that can
only be obtained after becoming a CRM. In 1996,
Margie became the first certified Nuclear Information
and Records Specialist
(NS) to sit for and pass
the exam.
For almost 8
months over the past year, Margie worked with other
volunteers to develop a second advanced examination
for the ICRM, the Federal Specialist (FED). The
examination was developed for CRMs whose field of
professional practice involves records and information
programs of the U.S. Government, whether as a Federal
government employee, uniformed military, vendor,
consultant, or contractor. Because of their work on the
development of the FED exam, Margie and the other
volunteers were granted the FED designation.
In order to maintain her CRM/NS/FED
designations, Margie will have to complete the following
coursework every 5 years:
• 100 education hours related to records and
information management
• 20 education hours related to nuclear records
and information management
• 20 education hours related to Federal
information and records management
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NIRMA Headquarters
Sarah Perkins
NIRMA Administrator
245 Sunnyridge Ave., #41
Fairfield, CT 06824
nirma@nirma.org
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From the President
Michelle Smith
his past February, the NIRMA board met to
discuss NIRMA’s strategic plan and how the
board could continue the growth of our
membership. We reviewed our NIRMA mission
statement and took an in-depth look into the strategic
plan of the organization. With the membership in mind,
we determined that small changes could make big
returns for NIRMA.
NIRMA’s overall goal is to provide the industry with
an avenue that allows industry engagement, professional
and personal growth, and create educational
opportunities while supporting the
regulated nuclear and selected
industries, agencies and their
regulators in the development,
implementation, and administration
of documents, records, and
information management processes
to facilitate cost-effective operations
and regulatory compliance.
NIRMA’s High Level 2018 Goals
• Increase membership and conference attendance
• Increase NIRMA awareness through website
enhancements
• Outreach – continue building relationships with
external organizations
What NIRMA Offers Members
Professional Forum: NIRMA provides individuals
and their organizations with real and timely
opportunities:
• Influence industry direction and regulatory
policy
• Collaborate with industry peers on industry best
practices
• Contribute to resolution of emerging industry
issues
• Develop ANSI Standards and other technical
and management guidance documents that
address evolving challenges in today’s energy
environment
• Develop and train Information Management
As industry leaders,
we are implementing
changes and we hope you
enjoy this wonderful ride
with us.
Staff in Records
Management, Document
Control, and Information Management basics.
In addition, individuals can assume leadership roles
that support personal growth and development goals, as
well as provide direct benefit to their respective
organizations.
Professional Certification ; NIRMA has a
professional alliance with the Institute of Certified
Records Managers (ICRM) where advanced certification
and recognition of Nuclear
Information and Records Specialist
(NS) is conferred for Certified
Records Managers (CRM) and
Certified Records Analyst (CRA)
who meet the NS qualifications. We
also offer an opportunity for CRMs/
CRAs to receive certification credits
for attendance at the educational
sessions and/or the NIRMA conference.
“Look at NIRMA now”
• Website changes are coming your way. The
NIRMA website is transitioning into a more user
-friendly platform that allows our members and
vendors to have readily available easy access to
all information.
• Looking at the overall content of the NIRMA
conference allowed the board to incorporate
improvements that benefit our membership.
NIRMA board agreed to eliminate the half-day
session. By doing this, we reduced cost for our
membership and helped NIRMA support the
Nuclear Promise by giving back to our facilities.
• Vendor Exhibit day now held on Monday,
creates a cost savings for our vendors. We will
be introducing each vendor and allowing them
an opportunity to speak to the membership.
As industry leaders, we are implementing changes and
we hope you enjoy this wonderful ride with us. I am
looking forward to seeing each of you at the conference.
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In our newest column, we will meet NIRMA Vice-
President, Janice Hoerber. Janice is the IT Supervisor at
Ameren’s Callaway Energy Center in Fulton, Missouri where she
began her 33 year career as a programmer, and now oversees the
onsite IT software applications & staff. She is also the Software
Quality Assurance
(SQA) program owner.
She has been a member of
NIRMA since 1997
and has served on the
Board of Directors in the
Treasurer role for 10
years before transitioning
to Vice President in
2018.
transporting players
to sand courts and
team camps,
running a USA
volleyball club, and
following our
daughters' playing
years. Great times!
Q: Favorite movie or television show?
A: My generation grew up with some great classic TV
series. It's fun to still find episodes of Magnum PI and I
Love Lucy out there to unwind and take you back in
time. I am old school on movies too, never tiring of the
classic "White Christmas" over the holidays.
Janice and her husband
Bob have three daughters
(now in their twenties)
who were known to have
traveled to NIRMA in
the early years.
Q: What things do you enjoy in your free time?
A: At home I enjoy my cats, a good cup of coffee, and
reading. For vacation, I like to travel and go on a
Caribbean cruise with my family. A beach will never let
you down!
Q: What impact has NIRMA had on your career?
A: I used to be very shy and it bothered me enough to
want to change. I attended NIRMA conferences with
the Records Management supervisors over the years.
We did presentations together to share our knowledge,
but also to practice speaking in front of friendly faces at
NIRMA. My volunteer service as a NIRMA board
member has developed leadership skills and budget
experience that I use in my work position at Callaway. I
highly recommend getting involved in NIRMA as a way
to advance your own career.
Q: Do you have a favorite hobby?
A: I have long enjoyed the sport of volleyball. I played
at William Woods College earning the honor of
Academic All-American. Bob and I met 32 years ago
playing in a local volleyball tournament. Through the
years, our daughters excelled in the sport, as well. We
devoted much time and travel to youth volleyball,
Janice with her husband, Bob and daughters.
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News from the
Secretary
Significant NIRMA Activity: Report of Audit of Nuclear Information and Records
Management Association (NIRMA) ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer
Lona Smith
Background
he Nuclear Information and Records
Management Association (NIRMA) has a longstanding
liaison relationship with the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) since being
granted accreditation as an ANSI-Accredited Standards
Developer (ASD) in 1989. This accreditation authorizes
NIRMA to submit proposed ANSI Standards in the
area of nuclear information and records management
for industry consensus. Proposed standards, revisions,
reaffirmations and withdrawals are all potential ANSI
Standards activities.
NIRMA is the nuclear industry’s leader in information
and records management. Since 1976, NIRMA has been
uniquely qualified to provide guidance to commercial
and Department of Energy facilities in the areas of
quality records programs, regulatory compliance
activities, electronic records initiatives, document
management technologies, information management
and knowledge management issues.
NIRMA is a Not-For-Profit Corporation governed by
a Board of Directors and has members from the U.S. as
well as international communities. NIRMA provides
information to its members through newsletters, biannual
business unit meetings, the NIRMA website, and
the annual conference.
Management for Nuclear Facilities, i.e., ANSI/NIRMA
CM 1.0. Based on that activity, ANSI scheduled an
Audit for the first part of 2018.
NIRMA participated in this audit during the period of
January through June 2018. Details of the audit activities
and results are included below.
NIRMA has provided its draft response to ANSI and
will submitting its official response by mid-June.
Primary actions required are revisions to the
Administrative Procedure that governs the conduct of
NIRMA’s activities related to its ANSI/NIRMA
Standards.
Audit Introduction
Clause 4.1.3 of the ANSI Essential Requirements: Due
Process Requirements for American National Standards
(“ANSI Essential Requirements”) provides authority for
ANSI to audit ANSI-accredited standards developers.
The purpose of an audit is to verify compliance with the
criteria for accreditation and to verify that the standards
developer's procedures and practices continue to be
consistent with the current ANSI Essential Requirements.
Further, the audit may produce suggested changes in
practice or procedure when, in the opinion of the
auditor, such changes would result in more efficient or
effective standards development operations.
Audit
To retain NIRMA’s accreditation as an ASD, and in
concert with the applicable provisions of ANSI’s
Essential Requirements: Due process requirements for
American National Standards, periodic audits by ANSI
are required. Audits are typically conducted by ANSI
based on recent activities related to an Approved
ANSI/NIRMA Standard.
In 2015, NIRMA conducted a process for
Reaffirmation of its Standard for Configuration
Auditor and the Type of Audit
Lois M. Ferson served as the auditor. This audit was
conducted via materials sent directly to the auditor on
February 5, 2018 and sent on other dates based on
subsequent requests for additional information.
Scope of the Audit
The audit involved a review of NIRMA’s operations
pertaining to standards development. Since its last audit
in 2008, one NIRMA American National Standards was
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approved. Based
upon criteria
administered by
the Director of the ANSI Standards Developer Audit
Program, one standard was selected for this audit.
Conduct of the Audit
NIRMA provided the auditor with a copy of the
completed pre-audit questionnaire (Attachment A), as
well as documentation substantiating the responses. On
January 5, 2018, Lois Ferson, ANSI Auditor; Jay
Moskowitz, Director, ANSI Standards Developer Audit
Program; Sarah Perkins, NIRMA Administrator; and
Rich Giska, NIRMA Volunteer ANSI Liaison,
participated in a pre-audit telephone conference, which
provided an opportunity for questions and answers
from both parties. After this call, the audit was
conducted in three phases: an examination of records
and documentation by the auditor; development of
audit findings, recommendations and comments by the
auditor; and a post-audit conference with NIRMA staff.
Post Audit Conference
The findings, recommendations and comments were
discussed during a post audit teleconference call that
was held on April 25, 2018. Those who participated
were Rich Giska, NIRMA volunteer ANSI Liaison; Ed
Springer, NIRMA volunteer member; Lois Ferson,
ANSI Auditor; and Jay Moskowitz, Director, ANSI
Standards Developer Audit Program.
The overall audit was deemed very good by Jay
Moskowitz, Director, ANSI Standards Developer Audit
Program. The auditor expressed appreciation for the
cooperation extended by the NIRMA staff. Sarah did an
excellent job of searching and finding all the
documentation required to be submitted to ANSI. This
included emails and documents from 2011-2012
through 2015. The auditor gave Sarah high accolades
for being able to provide all that she did. A welldeserved
recognition...!
The audit report was sent to Sarah and Rich on April
30 th with the action to develop a response to the audit.
NIRMA’s obligation was to submit this Audit Response
within ~ 30 days to address the core findings/
recommendations.
NIRMA ACTIONS
Draft Response
Rich developed a draft response that addressed all the
items identified by the auditor. This included:
• Compliance issues and recommendations
• Administrative issues and recommendations
• Follow-up on NIRMA’s action items from the
2007 Audit
• Suggestions provided by the Auditor
The draft was provided to the ANSI Audit Director
for initial feedback on May 29, 2018. The Audit
Director provided his feedback and proposed changes
were submitted back to him. He indicated the proposed
changes were acceptable and that the submitted draft
satisfied the 30-day response requirement. NIRMA’s
Official Response will be submitted in June.
Final Response
• The updated report with proposed responses
will be submitted to the NIRMA Board
members for review.
• Based on Board feedback, updates will be made
as needed
• Upon approval from the Board, NIRMA
Official Response will be submitted by the
NIRMA Administrator to Jay Moskowitz,
Director, ANSI Standards Developer Audit
Program
• This submittal is planned for mid-June
Follow-up Actions
• Based on the Audit Response, NIRMA will
revise its Administrative Procedure AP13 to
address the issues identified in the audit.
• The proposed revisions to AP13 will be
submitted to the NIRMA Board per applicable
NIRMA administrative procedures for review
and approval.
• The new approved revision for AP13 will be
submitted to ANSI for reaccreditation in the
September 2018.
• ANSI will review the revised AP13 and verify
compliance with the current ANSI Essential
requirements that govern standards activities.
• NIRMA anticipates receiving notice of
reaccreditation before the end of 2018.
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Professional
Development
Business Unit
News
By Tammy Cutts, PDBU Director
reparations for the 2018
NIRMA Conference
continue, and the
Professional Development
Business Unit (PDBU) has some
fantastic opportunities for you at
this year’s conference. You can become more involved
in NIRMA and support your own development by
leading a session, taking training, becoming co-director
of the PDBU, or joining any of the business units as a
member.
I am also seeking one or two co-directors to assist
me with the PDBU. For additional information about
the above, the PDBU in general, or if you are
interested in becoming a co-director, please contact me
at tammy.cutts@pge.com.
Anita S. Beren
NIRMA Treasurer
Financial Holdings:
6/5/2018
Checking Account $ 43,715.02
Investment Account $ 130,840.02
TOTAL $ 174,555.04
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NIRMA
Conference
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image is simply not worth the
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Quarter of U.S.
Nuclear Fleet at
Risk for Closure
Lawmakers pass pro-Yucca
Mountain bill
Over a quarter of US nuclear fleet
not covering costs: BNEF
DOE Congress Recognize Nuclear’s
Clean Uses Beyond Electricity
More than a quarter of U.S. nuclear
power plants do not earn enough
revenue to cover operating costs,
according to a report published by
Bloomberg New Energy Finance
(BNEF) on May 15.
The at-risk nuclear sites represent a
total generation capacity of 32.5 GW,
BNEF analysts Nicholas Steckler and
Chris Gadomski, said in their report.
The total revenue gap for these
projects is estimated at around $1.3
billion per year, the analysts said.
Nuclear operators face continuing
pressure from low wholesale electricity
prices, driven by low gas prices and
rising renewable energy capacity.
Last month, the U.S. state of New
Jersey passed bills which provide
nuclear power generators with price
support and sets a target of 50%
renewable energy by 2030. New
Jersey's nuclear subsidies follow on
from similar support mechanisms
introduced in the states of New York
and Illinois.
Nuclear operators have already
announced plans to close 11 GW of
nuclear power capacity by 2025,
according to the U.S. Energy
Information Administration (EIA).
The EIA predicts additional unplanned
retirements will reduce total U.S.
nuclear generating capacity from 99
GW in 2017 to 79 GW by 2050, in its
latest reference case scenario.
Article reprinted with permission of
Nuclear Energy Insider.
Read full article here.
Last week the federal government
took great strides—both
internationally and here at home—
to recognize and promote nuclear
energy’s most promising attributes
of emission-free electricity
generation, reliability and resiliency.
Nearly every country in the world is
currently engaged in efforts to
reduce their carbon emissions while
growing their economies. Currently,
449 reactors in 30 countries provide
34 percent of the world’s clean
electricity—that figure is 56 percent
in the United States. However,
many discussions about increasing
the use of clean energy continue to
exclude nuclear from consideration.
At a clean energy ministerial-level
meeting in Denmark, U.S. Deputy
Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette
joined Canada and Japan in
launching a global initiative that will
start to redress that imbalance.
The Nuclear Innovation: Clean
Energy (NICE) Future initiative’s
mission is to highlight the value of
nuclear energy as a clean, reliable
and resilient energy source. Other
countries participating in the
initiative include Russia, South
Africa, the United Arab Emirates
and the United Kingdom, and more
than a dozen countries have
expressed interest in joining.
NICE “will make sure nuclear has a
seat at the table during discussions
about innovation and advanced clean
energy systems of the future,”
Brouillette said at the meeting.
As Secretary Perry has stated, we don’t
have to choose between boosting our economy
or protecting our environment. We can
achieve both.
— Dan Brouillette, U.S. Deputy
Secretary of Energy
The initiative promotes the use of
innovative nuclear systems that will
play a critical role in worldwide
decarbonization. These can be
applied to electric and nonelectric
uses, such as desalination, industrial
process heat, systems that integrate
baseload nuclear and variable
renewable sources, flexible electricity
grids, hydrogen production and
energy storage. The initiative also will
focus on the development of small
modular reactors and advanced
reactors.
“Nuclear power is finally being
sufficiently recognized as the
workhorse of the global clean energy
sector,” said ClearPath Foundation
Executive Director Rich Powell, who
attended the meeting.
Article reprinted with permission of
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). Read
full article here.
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Exelon Generation’s ’Fishing for a Cure’ Raises $55,000 for
Ronald McDonald House Charities
Braidwood Station employees rally to support fellow coworker and his family.
MAY 15, 2018
BRACEVILLE, Ill. — Braidwood Station employees
raised $55,000 for Ronald McDonald House Charities
(RMHC) on Saturday, May 12 during the site's annual
'Fishing for a Cure' tournament. The annual bass
fishing contest, Braidwood Station's signature
charitable event, has now raised $560,000 for local
charities since it began in 2002.
amounts raised in the event's 17-year history. "We have
used the Ronald McDonald House facilities many
times since Ava was diagnosed. I am humbled and
blessed to work with such generous people and for a
company that supports this type of event."
This year, employees chose RMHC to receive proceeds
in honor of Joe Shields, a Braidwood employee whose
2-year-old granddaughter, Ava, was diagnosed with
stage 4 cancer last year. Exelon pays for all the
expenses of staging the event so 100 percent of the
money raised through entry fees, employee raffles and
donations go directly to
the charity.
"I am so touched," said
Shields after learning of
the $55,000 donation,
one of the highest
"We are blown away by the results," said Ben
Morgridge, director of corporate partnerships with
RMHC's Chicago and Northwest Indiana chapter.
"This money will allow hundreds of families to stay at
our facilities as they seek medical treatment for a
child."
Article reprinted with permission of Exelon Generation.
Read full article here.
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Biggest Reason States Are
Saving Nuclear Plants:
Carbon Emissions
Three years ago there were about a dozen nuclearrelated
bills in state houses; this year there are about
100. That’s because more and more, the 30 states
hosting our 99 nuclear plants are waking up to the fact
that without them, their economic and environmental
well-being are in jeopardy. Even in states without
plants, nuclear technology is at the center of debates on
clean energy, grid security and resiliency.
Two years ago New York and Illinois pioneered zero
emissions credit (ZEC) programs that compensated
nuclear plants in those states for their carbon-free
attributes. Last October, Connecticut joined those
states with its Zero Carbon Procurement measure,
which allows the Millstone nuclear plant to bid into
markets with other zero-carbon energy sources like
hydropower, wind and solar. As the architect of the
New York and Illinois ZEC programs, Joe Dominguez,
Exelon Corp.’s exec. VP of governmental and reg.
affairs and public policy, received the William S. Lee
Award for Industry Leadership this week.
“Achieving the ZEC programs in New York and
Illinois took Joe and his team years of daunting work,”
NEI Chairman Donald Brandt said at the award
ceremony during NEI’s annual conference, the Nuclear
Energy Assembly. “Joe’s leadership and achievements
on this effort have benefited the entire nuclear
industry.” On the same day, New Jersey became the
latest state to preserve its largest source of resilient and
reliable carbon-free energy when Gov. Phil
Murphy signed that state’s zero emission credit bill into
law. “The Salem and Hope Creek nuclear plants play
pivotal roles in New Jersey’s economy and
environment, and Gov. Murphy is to be commended
for signing this bill into law to help preserve these
critical energy assets,” NEI President and Chief
Executive Officer Maria Korsnick said.
Article reprinted with permission of Nuclear Energy Insider.
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By Sheila Pearcy, M&MBU Director
ur 42 nd Annual NIRMA Conference is just
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STP GSI-191 Team attends nuclear
energy assembly, receives tip award
TP has won a Top Industry Practice (TIP) award
for its risk-informed approach to addressing
Generic Safety Issue 191 (GSI-191). This industrywide
recognition and honor is well deserved and it
speaks to both the talent and perseverance of our STP team.
For more than six years, our STP team has led the industry in
developing a risk-informed and deterministic methodology to
solve the GSI-191 challenge. Partnering with academia and
others in the industry, the team developed an innovative, risk
-informed solution that guards safety and benefits our
industry. Last July, the NRC approved a license amendment
adopting a risk-informed resolution to GSI– 191. The
NRC’s approval of the license amendment marks the
successful completion of a multi-year effort led by STP to
develop a risk-informed and deterministic methodology to
solve the GSI-191 challenge. For nearly 20 years, GSI-191 –
the assessment of debris accumulation on PWR sump
performance – has been an industry-wide safety issue.
Despite significant efforts, closure of GSI-191 had eluded
resolution for plants like STP with large amounts of fibrous
insulation. The NRC’s GSI-191 concern centered around
the impact of fibrous debris following a loss of cooling
accident (LOCA) on the ability of the containment sumps to
maintain long-term cooling. The approved license
amendment eliminates the need to replace fibrous insulation
in both STP units and avoids 176 REM of exposure. The
By Judy Triplett
cost savings is estimated at approximately $43 million. In
2010, STP was selected by the NRC to conduct a riskinformed
pilot GSI-191 project. The team worked closely
with the NRC over many years to solve a complex, technical
issue.
The GSI-191 Project Team received a Top Innovative
Practice (TIP) Award on Tuesday, May 22 at the Nuclear
Energy Assembly conference in Atlanta, Ga. The TIP
Awards recognize innovative achievements in the nuclear
industry each year. The STP Team was recognized for the
development of a risk-informed resolution of General Safety
Issue-191 (GSI-191). From left, Ernie Kee, Dave Rencurrel,
Wayne Harrison, Steve Blossom, Rob Engen, Drew Richards
and Wes Schulz, joined by Rudolpho Vaghetto, Texas A&M
University, and Bruce Letellier, Alion Science and
Technology, attended the conference and accepted the
award.
Tim Powell, STP’s President,
CEO and CNO will be our
keynote speaker on Sunday.
Tim Powell joined team members Wayne Harrison, Drew Richards,
and Wes Schulz (pictured above) in the exhibit hall during the
conference to discuss the GS1-191 solution with industry partners.
Tim Powell
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Las Vegas, Nev.
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