1. EFCOG Startup and Commissioning Task Team Introduction
Presenter’s Name
Cherri DeFigh-Price, PE

2. Education and Experience
BS Civil Engineering – Washington State University 1974
Licensed Professional Engineer (Washington and South Carolina)
Hanford Site – 32 years
Research/Repository modeling (Battelle)
N-Reactor Operations (UNC)
Central Plateau (ARHCO, Rockwell, Westinghouse, Lockheed, CH2M Hill)
Single Shell Tank Integrity/Structural Analysis Group lead
Waste management/Packaging and Shipping
Hanford Defense Waste Environmental Impact Analysis – data package lead (extensive public involvement)
Process Engineering manager, Tank Characterization Director
Tank Safety Deputy Director (Ferrocyanide, hydrogen, tank integrity)
Single Shell Tank Interim Closure Director
Director/System Engineering and Director/Engineering Standards

3. Education and Experience, continued
K-Reactor Fuel Basins (Duke Energy)
Nuclear and Environmental Safety
PAAA, S/RID
Restart/Special Projects, Operational Readiness
Extensive interactions with DNFSB, State Department of Ecology
Participated in an ORR as an assessor once and supported several ORRs through this period of time
Savannah River Site
Salt Waste Processing Facility, Director of Configuration Management
From initial ground preparation (2007) through construction complete (April 2016) and now in testing and commissioning
Included roles for maintenance of web site for rapidly supporting data review and access

4. Education and Experience, continued
EFCOG
Vice Chair of Engineering Practices Working Group January 2009-August 2016
Chair of Engineering Practices Sub Group, August 2016-now
Previously chair of the Configuration Management Task Team
Other
Fellow, ASCE
Past Chair Pacific Northwest Council (6 state region)
Past Section, branch officer
Certified Parsons Project Manager

5. Potential Gaps, Needs, Concerns
Agree with need to consider addressing nuclear projects separately from non nuclear projects given the technical, safety, and regulatory complexities involved with many of the nuclear projects.
For some Projects, need more focus on non-safety basis regulatory aspects (environmental, chemical hazards, physical hazards) – need flexibility and recognition to tailor startup and commissioning
Possible need for improved expectations on staff readiness (versus just hardware) and time to get both hardware and staff ready – particularly as often the same staff doing both.
Schedule/cost to really prepare (actual data/lessons learned)
Better understanding of expectations for drills, orals, etc.
Understanding of what support Task Team wants and needs from EFCOG Engineering Practices Subgroup.