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Managing Complex Nuclear Projects
Dyan Foss
25 September 2014
2014 National Conference & 21st Anniversary Women in Project Management
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A geologist?
We find no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end. (James Hutton, 1785)
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CH2M HILL
Nearly 22,000 active projects
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Extraordinary Projects Around the World
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Modernization
Program U.S. Forces Korea Base Relocation in South Korea London Crossrail Expansion Project Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas EPC Project in Austraila Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation Nuclear New Build Dounreay Nuclear Closure Project in Scotland
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Nuclear Sector Capabilities and Expertise
20+ years experience in nuclear industry Nearly 2,600 employees and 285 nuclear engineers Strong safety culture Program management More than a decade of international nuclear experience including work in
Canada, Poland, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and Asia
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CH2M HILL global female representation increased in 2014 –better than 25% representation in the engineering field
YTD 2014, an increased percentage of new hires / adds
were women
CH2M HILL Demographics
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Rocky Flats Closure Project
In 2005, CH2M HILL completed the largest, safest, and most cost-effective nuclear decommissioning program in the world at Rocky Flats – within strict safety and environmental parameters 14 months in advance of our own aggressive schedule and for $550 million less than the final contact budget.
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Introducing Innovative Demolition Methods
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Rocky Flats Closure Project - 2005
Project Management Institute – International Project of the Year 2006
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Hanford Plateau Remediation
CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company is working toward the 2015 goal of shrinking the active cleanup area to less than 75 square miles (from the original 586) including:
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Hanford Plateau Remediation
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Hanford Plateau Remediation
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Dounreay Decommissioning Programme
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CH2M HILL is managing and operating the site’s decommissioning, waste management and fuel disposition strategies, environmental remediation, and site infrastructure operations.
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January 2025
£1.6B
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Lessons in Project Management
• Engagement through stakeholder working groups
• Cleanup approach aligned to future land use, agreed upon by regulatory agencies and endorsed by stakeholders
• Partnering approach engage regulators early and often in the decision-making process
• Employee and trade union communications
• Supply chain integration meetings
Stakeholder Engagement is key
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Lessons in Project Management
• Projectized approach
• Standard processes and procedures
• Certified Earned Value Management System and risk management approaches
• Monthly project reviews to share lessons learned
• Common scorecard for key metrics
− Safety
− EVMS
− Risk
Project Management
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Lessons in Project Management
• Resource management plan and succession planning
• Training and qualification program tailored to unique scope and hazards with shared approaches and lessons learned
• Rewards and recognition program integrates and rewards productivity through safety
• Positive trade union relations with union safety representatives embedded in projects
Resource Management
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Lessons in Project Management
• Listen, Learn, Lead:
• Shared project-wide and to broader DOE-EM and UK arena
• Improving safety and efficiency while reducing costs and accelerating schedules
• Worker involvement brings out the best solutions
• Worker-driven efficiencies are delivering cost savings
Innovations & Lessons Learned
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• Frequent customer interface
• Partnering to establish alignment on vision, mission, and goals
• Portfolio-wide scorecard shared with customer on quarterly basis
• Involvement in DOE Complex-wide working groups
− Contract management
− Waste programmes
− Decommissioning
Customer Collaboration
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