1. CMBG Steering Committee
CMBG History
Presented By:
Mike Stout
CMBG Steering Committee
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005

2. Why does the CMBG exist?
To provide an open forum to share CM information with our peers.
To function as the nuclear industry CM Community of Practice.
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005

3. How CMBG was started
First Nuclear Configuration Management Benchmarking conference hosted by PPL in Fall in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.
17 US utilities represented
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005

4. How CMBG was started
Each utility made a presentation about their Configuration Management program
No motivational speeches
No sales promotions by service providers
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Cleveland 2005

5. The CMBG Idea Grows Second conference hosted by Ontario Hydro in 1995
Drafted plans for continuing organization - approved in 1996
Name: Configuration Management Benchmarking Group
Formed Steering Committee
Wrote Mission Statement
Defined ground rules for holding future conferences
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005

6. CMBG Mission
To provide a forum for the exchange of information which is useful to practitioners of nuclear facility configuration management and to act as the CM Community of Practice for the nuclear industry.
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Cleveland 2005

7. CMBG Steering Committee Mission
To support the Benchmarking Group mission by providing continuity and direction for the group’s activities and to represent CMBG in communications with INPO, NEI and other industry groups.
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Cleveland 2005

8. Role of Steering Committee:
Promote CM principles and practices
Work to increase active participation in annual conferences
Establish and apply criteria for selecting a host for the annual conference
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005

9. Role of Steering Committee:
Define ground rules for planning and conducting conferences
Provide input to the agenda for annual conference
Assign and direct the functions of working groups
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Cleveland 2005

10. Steering Committee Members
Rick Harris, Duke Energy- Chairman
Mike Stout, Spescom Software, Inc.
Sam Melton, Progress Energy
Lloyd Hancock, industry consultant
Keith Reinsmith, PPL Susquehanna
John Parler, SCE&G
Bill Kline, FENOC
Larry Kidd, Dominion Energy – 2006 host
Tom Czerniewski, Entergy NE
Bob Hess, PG&E
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005

11. CMBG is not affiliated with any other single organization
No funding from any agency
No membership fees
Conference costs are paid by registration fees and supplemented by host utility
Host utility pays for web site
CMBG makes no position statements or endorsements
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Cleveland 2005

12. Previous Conferences Year Host Location 1994 PP&L Poconos, PA, US
1995 Ontario Hydro Ontario, Canada
1996 Houston Light & Power Galveston, TX, US
1997 Commonwealth Edison Chicago, IL, US
1998 NAESCO Boston, MA, US
1999 Duke Power Charlotte, NC, US
2000 Consolidated Edison Tarrytown, NY, US
2001 Progress Energy Raleigh, NC, US
2002 PSEG Nuclear Atlantic City, NJ, US
2003 PPL Susquehanna Hershey, PA, US
2004 Wolf Creek Nuclear Kansas City, KS
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Cleveland 2005

13. CMBG Accomplishments Annual Conferences Communications Network
Web Site (
Named Configuration Management Community of Practice by NEI in 2002
Task Forces developed consistent CM Process Model and KPI’s
Consistent support for an industry standard (ANSI/NIRMA CM )
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Cleveland 2005

14. 2004 Conference Attendees 85 people involved in CM 31 US Utilities
1 Utility outside US*
3 Other Nuclear Facilities
3 Nuclear Industry Organizations
12 Service Providers (invited)
* Conference attendees outside the US have included representatives from Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, Japan, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain and the IAEA
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Cleveland 2005

15. Communications Network
Name/company/phone/
355 people
32 US Utilities
9 Utilities outside US
7 Other Nuclear Facilities
14 Nuclear Industry Organizations
32 Service Providers
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Cleveland 2005

16. Recent Developments
Accepted role as CM Community of Practice in 2002 at request of NEI.
CM Process and PI’s included in NEI Standard Nuclear Performance Model.
Issued new CMBG “Principles and Practices” document in 2003.
Active interfaces with other CoP’s.
Commitment to update INPO CM Process Description (AP-929).
February 25, 2019
Cleveland 2005