1. EXCEL SERVICES CORPORATION
COMPANY OVERVIEW
May, 2015

2. Product Lines
EXCEL’s product offerings can be divided into four major categories: New Plant Services, Major OPEX Projects, Technical Support and Industry Programs & Consulting.
Within these four broad fields, we include early site permits, combined operating licenses, improved technical specification upgrades and conversions, license renewals, power uprates, fuel cycle and maintenance interval extensions, as well as Nuclear knowledge management and cross-industry engagement.
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3. Cumulatively, the boxes to the right encompass all the work that EXCEL performs for its customers.
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4. I. Nuclear New Builds
Our team looks forward to the future expansion of nuclear power as one of the many solutions to the growing energy demands of the United States. We are poised to help the industry move into a new nuclear age in the US as construction begins.
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5. Whether the issue is FSAR, ITAAC, or COLA support, our team is ready to support your organization. For a complete explanation of EXCEL’s expertise in the field, please read EXCEL: The Global Leader in Nuclear New Build.
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6. Inspections, Testing, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria
Early Site Permits (ESPs), Design Certifications (DCs), Combined Licenses (COLs)
EXCEL is fully engaged in Part 52 new build licensing activities for ESPs and reactor Design Certifications as individual projects or as part of a complete COL Application, providing product development, project management, or oversight and review of products prepared by others.
Inspections, Testing, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria
EXCEL is the industry leader in developing, tracking and implementing the ITAAC you need to complete to be able to load fuel in your new plant.
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7. Working with each NNB Technology currently under review in the USA
EXCEL is ready today to support your design centered working group, or your individual project, providing experienced personnel familiar with each new technology under review with NRC today.
Reactor Technology and Vendor Selection
EXCEL has evaluated the latest reactor technology to support your vendor selection.
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8. Standard Technical Specifications (STS)
EXCEL stands ready to support development of the STS for your new plant design and to support your design centered working group in maintaining consistent operating Tech Specs.
Program Development, e.g., Security and Emergency Planning
EXCEL has experienced personnel to support your program development needs, for one or all of your new plant programs.
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9. Configuration and Licensing Basis Management EXCEL stands ready to support you in configuration and licensing basis management regardless of the status of your current design. Environmental EXCEL has a full range of environmental experience to support your Part 52 siting and operations needs, whether on an existing nuclear site or totally new greenfield site.
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10. QA/QC
EXCEL has experience to develop a new quality program for a Part 52 project or to help you improve your existing program.
Security
EXCEL has a niche expertise in nuclear security processes, participating in planning perimeter and interior security of nuclear plants including stringent personnel checks and identification procedures.
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11. II. Major Project Support
EXCEL strives in helping and supporting customers with major projects. With a wide variety of products and services, we can help and support any project.
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12. Improved Technical Specifications Adoption
(i.e. conversion from early forms of Technical Specifications to Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) to improve safety and reduce compliance costs) and Upgrade of ITS Plants to Current ITS Version: One of the most significant developments in the U.S. nuclear industry was the development and introduction of standardized Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) beginning in the early 1990’s. EXCEL developed the ITS platform and handled its implementation ever since. ITS Conversion has supported U.S. nuclear plants in four major performance areas: (1) Enhanced Safety Performance, (2) Improved Operational Performance, (3) High Regulatory Performance, (4) Reduced Cost Performance.
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13. License Renewals
EXCEL licensing projects that extend the authorized operating lifetime from 40 to 60 years. EXCEL Associates have supported 11 License Renewal projects which have included specific concentrations in project management, engineering, and licensing. Additionally, EXCEL has supported the successful recovery efforts of both NMP License Renewal and the ongoing Beaver Valley License Renewal.
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14. Risk-Informed Regulation Initiatives
Regulatory improvement projects that apply risk management rationale to improve safety while also reducing regulatory burden and compliance cost. EXCEL associates have extensive experience and knowledge of equipment failure mode analysis and development of PSA support tools. They have extensive plant experience in obtaining, developing and maintaining plant specific equipment performance data. EXCEL has the experience and capability to model plant equipment and systems from system functional level, to and including, component level (i.e., at the equipment identifier level).
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15. Plant Regulatory Recovery Programs, Turnaround Services
Projects providing direct assistance to NPPs to correct serious performance deficiencies identified by the NRC or INPO. The Associates of EXCEL bring a broad and diverse licensing background. Our Associates provide an extensive resource pool of Licensing engineers, including former supervisors and managers, as well as backgrounds in disciplines that include extensive licensing application, such as Operations, Project Management, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Emergency Planning and others.
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16. Licensing and Design Basis Validation Programs
A type of NRC inspection or utility self-assessment process that compares equipment configuration and plant documentation with the approved licensing basis to be sure they are consistent. EXCEL is uniquely qualified to manage large, complex licensing activities, such as licensing and design basis reconstitution projects.
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17. Project Management Systems
Project management methods as applied to nuclear utility projects or EXCEL licensing improvement projects. EXCEL’s team is available to solve complex operational, engineering, safety and regulatory issues and to provide consultation to senior utility executives and committees striving to maintain and enhance the quality and safety of their organization.
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18. III. Technical Support-Engineering
EXCEL offers technical support for engineers. Following is a list of technical support services we offer.
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19. Generic Licensing/Regulation
Issues such as license amendment request preparation and implementation, relief request preparation and implementation and inspection support.
Fuel Cycle/Surveillance Interval Extensions
EXCEL is the industry leader in the analyses necessary to extend the length of the refueling cycle, to or extend the interval between surveillances. EXCEL supports risk based and deterministic evaluations for surveillance extensions. Fuel Cycle extensions not only provide payback in the efficiency of the operating cycle but also provide intrinsic benefits to staff way of life.
Power Uprates
Projects that facilitate NRC approval for increases in NPP nameplate rating through methods such as feed water uncertainty reduction, overly conservative initial design or reactor, turbine and balance of plant redesign.
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20. Safety Set Point Programs
EXCEL has the industry’s most experienced Setpoint calculation personnel. EXCEL has supported the development of Setpoint Methodologies, Setpoint Calculations, and Setpoint Control programs. EXCEL was a key participant in program development for implementation of TSTF-493 Rev 4 Option A and Option B. EXCEL is one of the most experienced companies in Instrumentation drift analysis, as-found/as-left analysis of instrument performance to validate Setpoint calculation assumptions, providing trending information and providing input to surveillance extension activities.
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21. Digital Upgrades and New Plant Digital Licensing
EXCEL has supported NSSS vendors and utilities in the development of DI&C ISG-06 for digital upgrades of safety systems at existing plants. EXCEL is a leader in the review and verification of licensing documents for COLA and DCD development.
Design Basis Retrievability/Configuration Control
Not another DBD effort, EXCEL specializes in researching the documented design basis and building a real time interactive link between the Technical Specifications and procedures to the basis behind the Technical Specification values. The links support the Reactor Oversight Process by allowing the individual to quickly retrieve the background for plant operating and design basis decisions and respond to NRC questions in a timely manner.
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22. Reliability Centered Maintenance Programs
Projects to reduce the amount of planned preventive maintenance while at the same time improving overall system and NPP reliability.
Codes and Standards
EXCEL Associates participate in all levels of industry codes and standards support organizations and in many cases are leaders for such groups. Associates are familiar with industry standards and in some cases serve on consensus standards and committees.
Instrumentation and Controls (I&C)
EXCEL has subject matter expertise in the design and licensing of current plant I&C systems and upgrades and is a recognized expert in the I&C licensing area for new nuclear build activities.
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23. IV. Industry Programs
Following is a comprehensive list of Industry Programs EXCEL provides, manages, and supports.
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24. Industry Programs and Consulting Cross Industry
EXCEL provides technical support to the PWROG and BWROG Licensing Committees
These committees work (as their predecessors Westinghouse, Combustion Engineering and B&W did) to solve generic industry regulatory issues and EXCEL performs the majority of the actions as well as providing action tracking and web-based information libraries.
EXCEL manages the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF)
TSTF is a joint activity of the PWROG Licensing Subcommittee and the BWROG Licensing Committee. The TSTF is the single point-of-contact between the NRC and the commercial nuclear industry on issues related to Technical Specifications. EXCEL performs the vast majority of the TSTF actions and acts as the industry experts on Technical Specifications.
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25. EXCEL Industry Affiliations
EXCEL supports various Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Task Forces
Task forces are supported with regulatory expertise, such as the Licensing Actions Task Force, the Steam Generator Task Force, the Gas Management Task Force, the Control Room Habitability Task Force and the Spent Fuel Storage Task Force.
EXCEL Industry Affiliations
EXCEL actively supports American Nuclear Society activities including the Annual (Summer) Conference, the Utility Working Conference and the ANS Winter Meeting as well as other topical activities by serving in leadership roles and as a sponsor of activities.
IAEA, WANO, WNA and many others: Since 2008, EXCEL has provided US Subject Matter Experts for numerous IAEA projects including nuclear knowledge management that developed international guidelines for existing NPPs as well as for newcomer country development.
Nuclear Knowledge Management
EXCEL acts as consultant adviser for the IAEA Process-oriented Knowledge Management Coordinated Research Project with Bulgaria, China, Malaysia, Romania and Russia
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26. Utility Assistance in a Safety Case
While there is no “standard approach” to solving significant utility issues, EXCEL always seeks to become a Strategic and Trusted Licensing Advisor with utility executives. Consultation and advice are based on experience and regulatory precedents in order to obtain the most direct and effective course of action
EXCEL Associates then work typically within a utility team to develop a project plan approved by utility executives. This could be termed a “Turnaround Project” as described above.
Implementation of such projects is complex and they are implemented over a long timeframe of between six months and two years.
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27. V. Decommissioning Services
EXCEL Services Corporation is a trusted resource for those plants that are undergoing the difficult process of decommissioning. Our exemplary vision of the decommissioning process provides the basis for our experienced personnel to plan and execute the necessary decommissioning tasks to alleviate any uncertainty or concerns. EXCEL's reputation as a leader in the nuclear industry and long-standing, excellent relationship with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has contributed to being recognized as the premier supplier of licensing and regulatory compliance. In accordance with EXCEL's Mission statement, EXCEL provides the highest quality professional services to our clients and the nuclear industry by focusing on the resolution of regulatory, technical and safety issues to support our clients in achieving the greatest level of safety and performance in nuclear facility operations in the most cost effective manner.
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28. EXCEL's experience in decommissioning includes assisting licensees with the following:
Drafting of the Cessation of Power Letters;
Drafting of the Permanently Defueled Letters;
Development of the Post Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report;
Development of the Decommissioning Cost Estimate;
Conversion of the Emergency Plan to the Permanently Defueled Emergency Plan including answering NRC Requests for Additional Information (RAIs);
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29. General licensing support in all aspects of decommissioning.
Conversion of the plant Technical Specifications to Permanently Defueled Technical Specifications including answering NRC Requests for Additional Information (RAIs);
Conversion of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) to a Defueled Safety Analysis Report (DSAR);
Revision of the Licensee Controlled Specifications (LCS) to reflect the Permanently Defueled condition of the plant;
Providing Independent Review of the 10 CFR Screens and Evaluations performed for retirement of plant systems from service as part of the decommissioning process;
General licensing support in all aspects of decommissioning.
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30. EXCEL'S past and present decommissioning clients includes:
Dominion Energy Kewaunee
Duke Energy Florida, Inc.
Southern California Edison
Connecticut Yankee
Maine Yankee
Zion
EdF
Onet
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31. EXCEL's teams of professionals are known for delivering projects on schedule, within budget and in full compliance with regulatory requirements. If your organization needs experienced top notch professionals to make your decommissioning experience successful, then EXCEL is not only the clear choice but the only choice.
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32. VI. Design and Licensing Basis Retrievability
The purpose of this Design and Licensing Basis Retrievability (DBR) Project is to provide links from the Technical Specifications (TS) and TS Bases, or the Final Safety Analysis Report to the design and Licensing basis for the statements of fact (SOF), including a summary discussion of the system identifying the source documents (calculations, analysis, etc.) for the design basis (Reference Summary). This is accomplished by the activities required to confirm or verify the design basis information, and summarize the reference information in a readily understandable and retrievable document.
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33. Consolidating the Design and Licensing Basis and making it easily retrievable will facilitate responding to Regulatory, Operations, Engineering, and other department’s inquiries. This project will also facilitate the knowledge retention within the organizations by helping to offset the loss of knowledge from experienced personnel leaving the organization. This project will facilitate operability determination, engineering evaluations, and design changes. This project will also facilitate Technical Specification changes and other regulatory changes and activities, such as responding to regulatory generic correspondence, regulations, and orders. The project will facilitate performance by providing the ability to accurately and expediently retrieve information, which translates into being able to more readily respond to challenges. .
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34. Most of the design and licensing basis is scattered
Most of the design and licensing basis is scattered. Portions are located in areas, such as the regulatory document files, system files, microfiche, personal files, etc. The knowledge on how to search and retrieve documents from these various locations is uneven and specific to each location. The overall knowledge level of the design and licensing basis is diminishing as the workforce ages, retires, or just leaves. This project closes these gaps by consolidating the design and licensing basis and supporting documents into one location that will ensure the documents are accessible, searchable, and retrievable
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35. VII. Public Information Programs
EXCEL is uniquely qualified to assist with gaining public acceptance and positive response to nuclear energy, through explaining nuclear science and technology to the public audience, to garner law maker and policy maker approval and support. EXCEL has provided this in several existing and New Nuclear Build Countries. EXCEL’s credibility with international regulatory authorities, the US Congress, and the American Nuclear Society (Donald Hoffman is Immediate Past President) has enabled EXCEL to be successful where others have struggled. In addition, EXCEL has close collaboration with a premier public relations firm who has previously assisted with similar activities, and could prove useful.
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36. VIII. Nuclear Knowledge Management
EXCEL is establishing a leading business practice - under an IAEA Guide development contract - for Nuclear Knowledge Management (NKM) in cooperation with the International Knowledge Management Institute (KMI). This commercial NKM program for operating NPPs features:
A certification course in NKM for nuclear industry professionals. This course offers generic KM program instructions, as well as unique and specific examples and knowledge resources applying to the nuclear industry. The objective of the CNKM credential is to “jump-start” the utilities toward implementation of their own company-specific NKM program.
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37. A highly skilled NKM Consulting Group, which is led by KMI-certified nuclear experts from all areas of nuclear business process management within the context of the NKM-informed NEI Standard Nuclear Performance Model.
An international NKM standards background based on work currently in progress by the IAEA to develop a Nuclear Power Plant NKM Implementation Guide. This work also features collaboration with many KM experts from around the world, as well as the related NKM practices of a global NKM survey and IAEA NPP Site Assist Visit Missions.
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38. IAEA events in Vienna, Austria
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Participation by speaking and working with related nuclear industry Communities of Practices (CoP) to build NKM awareness and breakthroughs for current nuclear fleets as well as Advanced-Design Nuclear Plant consortia. Presentations are delivered at venues such as:
IAEA events in Vienna, Austria
Leadership in NKM tracks education for the industry by development and delivery of a new KM Track in American Nuclear Society events such as the ANS Utility Working Conference, Amelia Island, FL (four NKM sessions and 16 presentations.)
CANDU Reactor Owners Group, Toronto, ON
Nuclear Human Resources Group CoP, FT. Worth, TX
Nuclear Information Management Strategic Leadership, Las Vegas, NV
Development and expansion of local KM resources such as the Washington, DC, KM Users Group, as well as the establishment of other users groups for certified KM alumni throughout the world.
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39. IX. Compliance Matrix
The Compliance Matrix is a matrix that shows compliance to any type of requirement(s). In most cases, it shows how compliant one is to the specific countries Regulations. The Compliance Matrix normally shows the specific countries Regulatory Requirements (Nuclear or any other), Guides, etc. to how a specific plant or other entity meets those requirements. It can also contain how IAEA, ASME, IEEE, NEI, etc. requirements, suggestions, guidance, etc. are also being complied with. The Compliance Matrix will show how Regulatory Requirements are being met or where Regulatory Requirements are not being met, and what is required to comply with the Regulatory Requirements.
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40. X. Evaluation and Selection (Technology Vendor)
EXCEL is technology neutral, and has supported or is currently supporting all U.S. New Build vendors and New Build Utilities or Utility Groups. EXCEL is uniquely qualified to assist you in both Technology and Vendor Evaluation and Selection.
Early Site Permit (ESP) evaluations for new NPPs: o AP1000 (Vogtle)
ESBWR (Clinton, North Anna)
Design Certification Document (DCD) development/revision support for new NPPs: o AP1000 – ESBWR – US APWR
ABWR – EPR
Combined Operational License (COL) submittals for all new U.S. NPPs:
AP1000 (SNC, Duke, FP&L, Progress Energy, SCANA, NUSTART)
ABWR (NRG/STP)
ESBWR (Dominion, DTE-Fermi, Entergy-River Bend, NUSTART)
EPR (UNISTAR - Calvert Cliffs 3, Callaway 2, Nine Mile Pt 3, Bell Bend)
MHI APR-1700 (Dominion, Luminant Comanche Peak)
Small Modular Reactors o TVA’s mPower application for Clinch River Site
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41. EXCEL has supported 11 countries in their determination of the technology that best suits their requirements. This has been done through the application of unique criteria to ensure the new host country of the NPP has all of its needs met.
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42. XI. Nuclear Security
EXCEL Services Corporation has formed an international security assessment and security analysis consulting firm specializing in physical security, designed protection, cyber intervention, surveillance, and intelligence gathering. The EXCEL team offers a coordinated approach to security and emergency planning for governmental and private cliental. The EXCEL team can provide experience that has been gained through a history of successful implementations of security analysis and security assessment on behalf of the U.S. Department of State (DoS); The Department of Defense (DoD); and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The EXCEL team provides a multilayered service to the client internationally that will provide the client an excellent, well defined security product. EXCEL can provide a broad based multifaceted assessment team strong on nuclear security regulation implementation. The EXCEL team will be able to provide a nuclear facility security package that has substantial assets not found in the general security area.
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43. For Additional Information:
Donald R. Hoffman
11921 Rockville Pike, Suite 100
Rockville, Maryland USA
May
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