Installation of eMWaste at Canadian Nuclear Laboratory (CNL)

Abstract

This presentation gives an overview of the installation process for eMWaste® Software, from customization through implementation, for all six CNL sites on a single instance of the software.

CNL had several legacy waste management systems containing the historical data for nuclear and hazardous material, mainly at the Chalk River site. Five other CNL sites - Whiteshell, Port Hope, Douglas Point, Gentilly-1, and LaPrade generate and process waste that is sent to Chalk River for disposal, and all sites used different waste management systems. Using different systems and even terminologies for handling waste made sharing information cumbersome and unreliable. Using a single waste management system where each site could share common information, while allowing each site to have its own data pertaining to locations, containers, and processes, makes for uniform terms and easily shared information, that is reliable and does not require double entry.

Attention IT and CNL started with a Gap Analysis that focused on terminology to be used in the system and the development of a Business Requirement Document (BRD) that was used to define the functional requirements of the system. The BRD was used to create the project schedule and deliverables. Once the BRD was agreed upon, the development of customizations for CNL began according to the schedule.

Once the customizations were completed and tested, Attention IT trained a small group of users for User Acceptance Testing (UAT). This was followed by planning and scheduling the move to production. Attention IT trained a larger group of end-users right before the move to production to help the end users begin using the system right away. The software accomplished the goals of consolidating data, uniform terminology, and reliable data as a result.