Efficiency Bulletins

EB 16-02: Implement Graded Approach to Walkdowns

This bulletin will result in greater efficiency by implementing a graded approach to detailed inspections (walkdowns) of plant systems and equipment.

Nuclear power plant personnel spend a considerable amount of time each day conducting walkdowns of plant equipment and systems. These consume significant resources that could be better used on other maintenance tasks.

The graded approach to walkdowns will define the type of work that merits scheduled inspection and define the level of detail required in those inspections. Walkdowns would no longer be required before carrying out frequently performed, familiar or repetitive work. Walkdowns would continue to be performed before new or infrequent work tasks, planned outages to coordinate work schedules, and for some tasks in unfamiliar locations of the plant.

Target implementation date: Utility discretion; consistent with business environment.