Emergent Maintenance Issues Related to Point Lepreau Refurbishment

Abstract

Preparation for PLGS refurbishment was a major undertaking that used a separate and dedicated Refurbishment Project organization with a strong focus to achieve important short-term goals. During preparation for refurbishment, several emergent issues were experienced related to outage maintenance and the development of maintenance plans for extended operation. This paper discusses these issues from the perspective of the plant operations and maintenance (O&M) organization, which has the responsibility to manage ageing and maintenance programs after the refurbishment outage. The observations and examples presented in this paper are shared so that some minor improvements in the interaction between the O&M and Refurbishment Project organizations might be realized in future projects and reduce the risk of emergent maintenance issues.