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MANAGEMENT PROSPECTUS
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This Management Prospectus and its associated dossier will underpin the ability of NNB
Generation Company Limited to hold, manage and operate to a Nuclear Site Licence, an
environmental permit and other arrangements with regulators thereby fulfilling its obligation with
regard to Safety, Environment, Security, Health, and Quality.
NNB Generation Company Limited through its Directors and Managers, together with its
shareholders EDF Energy and Centrica, understands its obligations under the Nuclear
Installations Act 1965 (as amended) and Environmental Permitting (England and Wales)
Regulations 2010, as well as its fundamental duties under other legislation including the Health
and Safety at Work Act 1974, Environmental Protection Act 1990, Environment Act 1995, the
extensive regulations made under these and other environmental, safety, health and security
statute.
The Directors of NNB Generation Company Limited understand and accept both their absolute
obligations under the nuclear licence and environmental permitting as well their more general
duty to ensure the health, safety and welfare at work of its employees and the public.
This Management Prospectus and its associated dossier set down the corporate governance,
assurance and management system arrangements in place to ensure compliance with nuclear
licensing and environmental permitting at Hinkley Point C. It also covers arrangements for
complying with other environmental, safety, security and health requirements.
In carrying out our mission, we are committed to our work being undertaken in ways that are safe
and secure, transparent and environmentally responsible.
Finally, the events at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan remind us all of the hazards
associated with nuclear power generation, my management team and I are aware of both our
personal, moral and legal duties for the protection of people and the environment. We will lead by
example and encourage and support behaviours to deliver a culture where safety and care for
the environment underpins all we do.
Humphrey Cadoux-Hudson
Managing Director NNB Generation Company Limited
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................8
1.1 References and Definitions ........................................................................................... 11
2 NNB GENCO........................................................................................................................14
2.1 The Company.................................................................................................................. 14
2.1.1 NNB GenCo.................................................................................................................. 14
2.1.2 NNB GenCo Vision and Values..................................................................................... 14
2.1.3 Organisation of NNB GenCo......................................................................................... 15
2.2 The Role of the Architect Engineer and Responsible Designer.................................. 15
2.2.1 Architect Engineer......................................................................................................... 16
2.2.2 Responsible Designer................................................................................................... 17
2.3 The NNB GenCo Board .................................................................................................. 17
2.3.1 Responsibilities............................................................................................................. 17
2.3.2 Governance, Risk Management and Internal Control.................................................... 17
2.3.3 Safety Governance ....................................................................................................... 18
2.3.4 Operations .................................................................................................................... 18
2.4 Membership of the Board .............................................................................................. 19
2.4.1 Managing Director......................................................................................................... 20
2.4.2 Project Director HPC..................................................................................................... 20
2.4.3 Client Construction Director .......................................................................................... 22
2.4.4 EPR Architect Director .................................................................................................. 22
2.4.5 Planning and External Affairs Director........................................................................... 22
2.4.6 Finance Director ........................................................................................................... 23
2.4.7 Human Resources Director........................................................................................... 23
2.4.8 Non Executive Directors ............................................................................................... 23
2.4.9 Company Secretary ...................................................................................................... 24
2.5 NNB GenCo Executive ................................................................................................... 24
2.5.1 Responsibilities of the Executive................................................................................... 24
2.5.2 Membership of the Executive........................................................................................ 24
2.5.3 Safety Director.............................................................................................................. 25
2.5.4 HPC Site Construction Director..................................................................................... 25
2.5.5 Pre-Operations Director ................................................................................................ 25
2.6 Committees..................................................................................................................... 26
2.6.1 Safety, Health and Environment Committee.................................................................. 26
2.6.2 Nuclear Safety Committee ............................................................................................ 26
2.6.3 Construction Committee ............................................................................................... 27
2.6.4 Operational Control Committee..................................................................................... 27
2.6.5 The Investment Committee ........................................................................................... 28
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4 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.................................................................................................... 38
4.1 Background.................................................................................................................... 38
4.2 Process Categories ....................................................................................................... 38
4.3 Management Processes ................................................................................................ 39
4.3.1 Business Planning & Investment .................................................................................. 39
4.3.2 Governance.................................................................................................................. 39
4.3.3 Assurance .................................................................................................................... 39
4.3.4 Continuous Improvement ............................................................................................. 40
4.4 Support Processes ........................................................................................................ 40
4.4.1 Documents and Records .............................................................................................. 40
4.4.2 Human Resources........................................................................................................ 41
4.4.3 Competence and Training ............................................................................................ 41
4.4.4 External Communications............................................................................................. 42
4.4.5 Finance ........................................................................................................................ 42
4.4.6 Information Management.............................................................................................. 42
4.4.7 Properties and Facilities ............................................................................................... 42
4.4.8 Health, Safety, Environment and Security .................................................................... 42
4.5 Core Processes.............................................................................................................. 43
4.5.1 Project Management .................................................................................................... 43
4.5.2 Design.......................................................................................................................... 43
4.5.3 Procure......................................................................................................................... 44
4.5.4 Manufacture ................................................................................................................. 44
4.5.5 Construct...................................................................................................................... 44
4.5.6 Commission ................................................................................................................. 45
4.5.7 Operate ........................................................................................................................ 45
4.5.8 Decommission.............................................................................................................. 45
4.5.9 Consents, Permits and Licences .................................................................................. 46
5 ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY....................................................................................... 47
5.1 Nuclear Baseline ............................................................................................................ 47
5.2 Control of Organisational Change ................................................................................ 47
5.3 Design Authority ............................................................................................................ 48
5.4 Organisational Learning................................................................................................ 49
5.5 Knowledge Management ............................................................................................... 49
5.6 Intelligent Customer Capability .................................................................................... 50
7 CONCLUSION ..................................................................................................................... 52
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TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Corporate Structure, ownership and HPC land leases to NNB GenCo.........................53
Figure 2: Hinkley Point C Proposed Nuclear Licensed Site Boundary (solid red line)..................54
Figure 3: Illustrative view of the Hinkley Point C site ...................................................................54
Figure 4: NNB GenCo Board.......................................................................................................55
Figure 5: NNB GenCo Executive Team.......................................................................................55
Figure 6: Board Committees .......................................................................................................56
Figure 7: NNB GenCo Management System Hierarchy...............................................................56
Figure 8: NNB GenCo Process Groups.......................................................................................57
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1 INTRODUCTION
1. This Management Prospectus (MP) has been prepared by NNB Generation Company
Limited (NNB GenCo) as part of the application for a Nuclear Site Licence (NSL) and
Radioactive Substances Regulation environmental permit for the installation and
operation of two EPR nuclear power reactors at Hinkley Point in Somerset. NNB GenCo
was incorporated as a private limited company on 17 June 2009. Its Articles of
Association are dated 16th September 2009 [Section 3.1 of the NSL application
dossier].
2. The MP provides an overarching demonstration of how NNB GenCo will manage
nuclear safety, radiological safety, environmental protection, industrial safety and
physical security (hereafter referred to as Safety), and quality. The MP shows how the
organisation and arrangements are appropriate now and will be in the future as the
project progresses. In particular it will show (in conjunction with the Nuclear Baseline
[Ref 1] (NB)) that:
• NNB GenCo is appropriately constituted as a Company, including the
structure of the NNB GenCo Board of Directors and Executive Team;
• NNB GenCo has appropriate governance arrangements in place to ensure
and assure Safety;
• NNB GenCo has oversight and control of its activities that may have an
impact on Safety;
• NNB GenCo has sufficient, competent resources to be an Intelligent
Customer (IC) and manage its activites;
• Nuclear safety related roles and posts have been identified for the baseline
organisation and sufficient, competent resources will be available at the right
time to fulfil those as the organisation develops;
• NNB GenCo will have control of design and pre-construction activities; and
• There is a suitable Integrated Management System (IMS) to enable the
Company to operate and fulfil its mission.
3. NNB GenCo’s core activities are the design, procurement, manufacturing, construction,
commissioning, operation and eventual decommissioning of new nuclear power plants
in the UK. NNB GenCo plans to build and operate four EPR’s in the UK. There will be
twin units at Hinkley Point C (HPC) in Somerset and Sizewell in Suffolk. It is intended
that NNB GenCo will be the nuclear site licensee and environmental permit holder for
these sites and will be supported by Electricité de France SA (EDF SA) including EDF’s
nuclear engineering division (Division Ingénierie Nucléaire or ‘DIN’), in particular as
Responsible Designer (RD) and Architect Engineer (AE).
4. The hazards in this pre-construction phase are largely from latent hazards (those which
may appear in future phases as a result of work now) which may be introduced during
the design stage or manufacturing activities and industrial hazards from site.
5. NNB GenCo has processes in place to control the design, assess it and accept it as well
as having the EDF SA design processes. Safety Cases will be produced to support the
design and demonstrate that the design is robust with the highest standards of nuclear
safety and environmental management.
6. Industrial hazards are managed appropriately through risk assessment and proper
authorisation of work.
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7. The MP and NB consider the early activities NNB GenCo will undertake during the pre-
construction phase, including the management of design and safety case development,
procurement, site preparation and preliminary works. The MP and NB will be reviewed
and revised to fully reflect the requirements of construction, commissioning and later for
full operation.
8. NNB GenCo is committed to setting high standards in nuclear safety that deliver best
practice, considering International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) requirements and the
advice of organisations such as the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO)
and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operators (INPO) in developing these standards.
Guidance specific to a MP has been considered and this specifically includes guidance
given by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) [Refs 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8], the
Environment Agency (EA) [Ref’s 9 and 10] and joint regulatory guidance [Ref 11].
9. NNB GenCo has developed an overarching Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
Policy (see Appendix B). The underpinning management arrangements reflect best
practices, processes and procedures as reflected in IAEA requirements, ISO standards
(e.g. ISO 9001, 14001, 18001, 27001) and guidance from the EA and Health and Safety
Executive (HSE), as well as its parent EDF SA, the world’s largest owner and operator
of nuclear power plants.
10. NNB GenCo will ensure that excellence in Safety are at the forefront of what we do
throughout the organisation. This will be achieved through:
• Robust standards and processes based on national and international best
practice and guidance, as well as legislative compliance;
• Implementing those standards and processes with competent people;
• Control and oversight of its activities;
• The proactive identification and mitigation of Safety hazards;
• Challenging ourselves to seek opportunities to improve, and ensuring
systematic robust challenge from the Independent Assessment Challenge
and Oversight (IACO) and review of designs and safety documentation;
• Challenge from Safety Committees like the Nuclear Safety Committee
(NSC) and Safety Health and Environment Committee (SHEC);
• Actively seeking and learning from others experience internationally,
nationally and within the EDF Group to ensure feedback and experience
are identified, assessed, action taken to prevent similar incidents and that
experience is shared; and
• Ensuring a good safety culture where challenge and learning are
encouraged.
11. The Independent Assessment, Challenge and Oversight (IACO) team working for the
Safety Director provide the essential Independent Challenge within NNB GenCo, and
communicate through the Safety Director to the Board and Executive.
12. The Board is systematically updated on Safety, challenge and feedback/experience. In
this way the Board are fully informed to enable proper consideration of Safety
management and help ensure conservative decision making.
13. NNB GenCo recognise that the organisation will change through Construction,
Commissioning and into Operation to reflect the activities and hazards for that phase
and the need to maintain a capable licensee organisation.
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14. The overall resource requirements and manpower needs within NNB GenCo are
managed through the Company’s resource strategy [Ref 12] and the supporting Medium
Term Plan. Maintaining a capable licensee organisation with be achieved through:
15. NNB GenCo have developed processes and an organisation to support the safe
procurement of materials and services relating to the build of HPC. They demonstrate
how NNB GenCo:
• Assures that materials and services delivered by the supply chain meet
required standards;
• Correctly identify and specify work requirements and standards;
• Identify suitably qualified and experienced potential tenderers;
• Evaluate and select the right Contractor(s);
• Demonstrate “Intelligent Customer” capability;
• Identify and control interfaces with AE procurement processes via Interface
Specifications;
• Identify appropriate interfaces with other NNB GenCo departments such as
Design Authority and Construction; and
• Control procurement.
16. The Architect Engineer (AE) will support the procurement process, however NNB
GenCo have control and accountability in all the steps.
17. The Company Manual [Ref 13] describes in detail the way in which the organisation is
governed. It sets out the Company mission and values and summarises the principal
governance arrangements approved by the NNB GenCo Board.
18. Other documents, as summarised in the Head Document [Ref 14], provide additional
information and the Head Document is a route map for the application dossier.
Collectively the documents in the dossier meet the requirements of the licence
application process as defined in ‘The processing of licence applications for new nuclear
sites’ [Ref 5] and ‘The licensing of nuclear installations’ [Ref 4], aimed at organisations
seeking to become a UK nuclear site licensee.
19. The MP demonstrates that NNB GenCo is a competent nuclear site licensee and
environmental permit holder, progressing through construction and commissioning to
operation to be a world class owner and operator of nuclear power plants.
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30. The NNB GenCo Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Policy explains that safety
and care for the environment are our overriding priorities and we are committed to
achieve this through the excellence of our quality arrangements and by providing
appropriate training to employees.
31. More information may be found in the NNB GenCo Company Manual.
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44. NNB GenCo will have control of activities being undertaken on its behalf and be an IC
for the services provided.
45. The NNB GenCo Design Authority (DA), as an IC will:
• Control, review and accept designs;
• Control design changes process;
• Own or have access to design and supporting documents; and
• Ensure knowledge is transferred from the AE and RD to NNB GenCo.
46. The role of the AE is to manage the production of the design, to manage the early
stages of the procurement process, development of the construction schedule and
management of the interfaces. The design is managed from basic design through to
detailed design. It is the role of the AE to integrate each aspect of the design, by DIN
department, building and system. Additionally, the AE will support NNB GenCo in
project management, contract management, manufacturing and construction
surveillance and in commissioning. The AE consists of the UK EPR project team (PUK)
and specialist resource within EDF SA. The AE role will cease, following initial
operation.
47. EDF SA will be appointed as the AE through an AE Agreement which will be put in
place prior to granting of the NSL. The agreement will identify the scope of services
offered by the AE, which will include:
48. Engineering :
• Safety Case support;
• Delivery of basic and detailed design and manufacturing specifications and
engineering;
• Checking the overall consistency of the design between the various
contractors and suppliers;
• Manufacturing surveillance and conformity assessment services;
• Providing feedback and experience from other nuclear projects;
• Support to NNB GenCo in the management of relevant contracts, including
design contracts, up to formal transfer of such contracts to NNB GenCo;
and
• Delivery of engineering documentation.
49. Procurement:
• Where required by NNB GenCo, undertaking and managing the
procurement process up to NNB GenCo approval of the procured
contract, follow-up of manufacturing / inspections; and
• Manufacturing/Inspection Quality Assurance (QA) support.
50. Construction:
• Initial Construction Schedule; and
• Construction/commissioning support and backup.
51. AE activities will be integrated in the overall schedule of the project. The AE will perform
the project control of its own scope in an integrated manner with NNB GenCo.
52. NNB GenCo will define the services and control the delivery and schedule of those
services from the AE. Interface specifications will be in place prior to the agreement
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which describe the requirements from both EDF SA and NNB GenCo for particular
aspects.
53. The role of the RD is to hold the detailed knowledge of the design. The RD will maintain
the codes and standards, contribute to the design process at the upper levels and to
ensure the validity of the detailed design at the lower levels. During operation, the RD
will provide an operations and engineering support function to the Licensee. The RD is
that organisation within EDF SA that holds knowledge of the EPR. The RD role will
continue throughout the HPC lifecycle.
54. EDF SA will be appointed as the RD prior to NSL Granting, by a formal agreement. The
scope of the RD will be for the plant and equipment within the NSL boundary, apart from
those aspects which will be covered by NNB GenCo Engineering (includes roads,
networks and the operational services centre).
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• Overseeing the control of the design, construction and operation of its nuclear
sites;
• Establishing a system of internal controls and regularly reviewing their
effectiveness;
• Approving policies and procedures for the effective identification, assessment,
management and monitoring of material risks within NNB GenCo and reviewing
the Register of principal risks quarterly to ensure adequate risk management
actions have been implemented;
• Overseeing the integrity of NNB GenCo’s financial statements and compliance
with all legal and regulatory requirements, approving key capital investments or
divestments; and
• Monitoring material risks and ensuring adequate risk management actions are
implemented.
60. NNB GenCo Board and Safety Director are supported by the SHEC and NSC supplying
advice, reports, information and assurance to the Board.
61. The Safety Director will have in place an independent assurance function (called the
IACO team, [Ref 15]) to maintain oversight of NNB GenCo’s activities and will report on
Safety and overall organisational performance to the Board and its supporting
committees as appropriate.
62. In the current phase of the project the Design Authority (under the Project Director HPC)
has responsibility for the Independent Technical Assessment (ITA) of safety
documentation.
2.3.4 Operations
63. The NNB GenCo Board has responsibility for overseeing the control of the design,
construction and operation of its nuclear plants. It is responsible for:
• Producing a company business plan for each financial year and recommending an
annual budget to the NNB Holding Company Board;
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72. The Board shall maintain a Risk Register that covers the principal Company risks
including safety, security, environmental and quality risks. The Board regularly review
the Register, including the plans to reduce or mitigate any identified risks.
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79. The Director has responsibilities which fall into the following areas:
• Construction: Management of all on and off site construction and
commissioning from ground preparation through to handover of plant at
the pre-operational stage.
• Engineering and Procurement: Responsible for NNB GenCo’s processes,
procedures and management of the detailed engineering design during the
Construction and Commissioning Phases. Engineering of minor non
nuclear plant and buildings at the HPC Site and associated developments.
The lifecycle management of procurement contracts for all aspects of the
Project, providing the interface between the AE, NNB GenCo and the
activities on the HPC Site.
• Project Management: Management of the delivery of the Project, including
project controls, planning, scheduling, cost management and risk
management. The prime focus of the Project Management team will be to
safely deliver the HPC Project on schedule and budget.
• Nuclear & Environmental Licensing and Security: Co-ordination of the
relationship with Regulators, across all functions of NNB GenCo and the
GDA process, to support the construction and commissioning of the EPRs
at HPC. Management of the environmental and security assessments for
NNB GenCo. Delivery of the Nuclear Site Licence (NSL) and
Environmental Permits and other associated consents, ensuring effective
communication with Regulators including the ONR and the EA.
• Design Authority: The DA are responsible for reviewing and accepting the
design of the UK EPR, the control of modifications process and the
development of the safety cases. The DA provides an integrated design
authority capability, with support through interface agreements with such
organisations as the NNB GenCo Environment team, the AE and the RD.
• Quality Control: Control and inspection of all aspects of the construction
phase of the Project.
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• HR Director; and
• Company Secretary.
90. Responsibilities of the Safety Director, HPC Site Construction Director and Pre-
Operations Director are shown below:
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95. This post will become the Operations Director prior to fuel arriving on site. (Note: this
role is presently not filled.)
2.6 Committees
96. The Board is the controlling mind of NNB GenCo and in order to discharge its
responsibilities it interacts with a number of Committees and associated bodies shown
in Figure 6 and summarised below (full descriptions can be found in the NNB GenCo
Company Manual):
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construction in the UK, and for safety issues to be identified and resolved early in the
project. GDA also allows the possibility of using a generic safety case as the basis for
the regulation of a fleet of reactors, based on a common design, enabling EDF SA,
Areva and NNB GenCo to plan with improved confidence.
141. The GDA submission comprises the Safety, Security and Environmental Report (SSER)
for the proposed UK EPR design, supplemented by a number of supporting documents,
providing further information in a number of areas. The SSER comprises a PCSR
containing nuclear safety aspects of the UK EPR design and a Pre-Construction
Environmental Report (PCER) describing the environmental impact of the reactor,
including both nuclear and non-nuclear discharges and waste production. The security
of the plant against deliberate malevolent acts is discussed in separate submissions
which are outside the scope of these documents.
142. AREVA and EDF SA have submitted a joint application for GDA of the UK EPR. This
nuclear power reactor combines familiar and proven technology with performance and
safety innovations. The UK EPR is based on the EPR reactor already being built at
Flamanville 3 in France.
143. A HSE Design Acceptance Confirmation (DAC) and Environment Agency Statement of
Design Acceptability (SoDA) for the UK EPR are expected prior to the start of nuclear
island construction.
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149. An application for a DCO will be submitted to the IPC or its successor body. It is
anticipated that the assessment period for the DCO will be around 12 months and there
will be interactions with IPC and its successor body throughout the period.
150. NNB GenCo will not proceed beyond preliminary works on the HPC site without receipt
of the DCO.
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activities including consultation on the draft permit and their decision document. Their
approach is tailored to specific local circumstances.
157. For all of the environmental permits, arrangements for compliance are already or will be
integrated within the NNB GenCo management system. Forward action plans and
appropriate hold points in the project programme will be used to deliver effective
implementation of the permit conditions over the phases of the project.
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systems and areas will be handed over from the constructor to the testing organisation
at different times, such that some systems will be undergoing non-active commissioning
while the construction of other systems will be ongoing. In addition, construction of the
two Hinkley Point units will be staggered, such that the first unit is expected to become
operational while the second unit is still undergoing construction and commissioning.
161. The overall programme for the construction at HPC, including the preliminary works
incorporates:
• The site preparation works;
• Construction and subsequent operation of the temporary jetty;
• Construction of the on-site accommodation campus;
• Construction of HPC, including the nuclear island, conventional island, the
balance of plant, ancillary buildings and structure, the National Grid 400kV
substation and overhead line transmission infrastructure;
• Construction of the Interim Fuel Store;
• Construction of the cooling water infrastructure;
• Dismantling and removal of the temporary jetty;
• Removal of the on-site accommodation campus; and
• Landscape restoration.
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point and proceed with the work. These criteria are determined by the nature of the
operation to be performed and the risks associated with it. They may be related to the
organisation, procedures, competency & training, safety case documentation,
availability of systems, or to the maturity of key elements of the design.
167. In addition to these proposed primary NNB GenCo hold points, NNB GenCo have set
secondary and tertiary hold points to ensure that work does not proceed until specified
pre-requisites and approvals have been satisfied.
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173. During the construction phase, the intent is that the design will be received by the
Construction Support Team as accepted by the NNB GenCo DA. The design packages
will be supplied to the HPC Construction Team for the build.
174. It should be noted that prior to SZC construction commencing, the impact on the HPC
Organisation (and its support from NNB GenCo, and EDF SA as the AE and RD) will be
assessed to ensure appropriate resources are available.
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4 MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
4.1 Background
175. The NNB GenCo management system defines the processes, procedures,
measurement, assessment and continual improvement techniques, management
responsibilities and commitment, line organisation and the main interfaces between
NNB GenCo, EDF Energy and others. The management system integrates safety,
health, environmental, security, and quality requirements.
176. This document describes NNB GenCo management system processes and procedures
to be implemented through a prioritised work plan as well as the measurement,
assessment and continual improvement techniques to be implemented.
177. The NNB GenCo Integrated Management System (IMS) is guided by current standards
including:
• The IAEA Safety Requirements No. GS-R-3, ‘The Management System for
Facilities and Activities’;
• International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) BS EN ISO 9001:2008;
• BS EN ISO 14001:2004;
• BS OHSAS 18001:2007; and
• BS EN ISO/IEC 27001: 2007.
178. The management system manual applies to all phases of the project life cycle and for
the entire duration of activities.
179. The management system manual will be regularly reviewed including before the
beginning of each phase to ensure the requirements of that phase will be met.
180. The full management system is presented in the Management System Manual [Ref
18], a summary is presented herein relevant to the MP.
181. Compliance Matrices have been developed on how the NSL conditions translate into
the NNB Management System for current and future phases of work. These are
contained in section 4,1 of the licence application dossier.
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4.3.2 Governance
188. Process Group Objective: To embed an integrated governance framework covering the
decision-making, performance management and control of NNB GenCo; providing the
structures to give overall direction to the organisation and to satisfy expectations of
accountability to those outside it and ensuring that safety and risk management is at the
heart of decision-making and is considered and supported at the highest level of NNB
GenCo.
189. Process Group Description & Scope: To define and document the policies, processes,
procedures, controls and accountabilities for decision-making within NNB GenCo. To
ensure that risks are effectively mitigated and robust controls are established. To
provide legal counsel to ensure that NNB GenCo complies with all relevant legislation,
policies and procedures.
4.3.3 Assurance
190. Process Group Objective: To provide confidence that technical, health & safety, quality,
nuclear, environmental and security requirements are complied with.
191. Process Group Description & Scope: To perform business, technical and regulatory
assurance activities and to address non-conformances.
192. Process Capability scope includes:
• Perform Design Assurance – to ensure the safety and technical suitability of
design deliverables through observation and surveillance activities;
• Technical Assurance – to ensure that the technical integrity of a product,
process or system is monitored and maintained;
• Perform Independent Assessment, Challenge & Oversight – to assess the
activities performed by NNB GenCo through internal or external audits, reviews
and inspections;
• Assess Internal Controls – to ensure that the internal controls for NNB GenCo
are delivered through the organisation’s structure, governance arrangements,
systems, processes and procedures, and that the effectiveness of the controls
are monitored and reported;
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• Develop Training;
• Implement Training; and
• Evaluate Training;
4.4.5 Finance
208. Process Group Objective: To provide financial accounting services and manage the
interface with EDF Energy Shared Service teams.
209. Process Group Description & Scope: To provide financial accounting support, to
manage the payroll and to prepare periodic reporting to EDF Energy.
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4.5.2 Design
220. Process Group Objective: To provide and maintain a UK and site-specific EPR design
aligned to the regulatory requirements for a new nuclear power plant.
221. Process Group Description & Scope: To manage the interface with the GDA process
and the subsequent adaptation of detailed design to meet UK and site specific
requirements, ensuring compliance with regulatory controls.
222. Process Capability scope includes:
• Capture Requirements for Design – to identify and document design
requirements in technical specifications and to produce the safety and
environment cases;
• Produce Design – to translate specified requirements into design outputs.
ensuring compliance with UK regulations;
• Verify Design – to ensure design meets requirements and verification is carried
out based on the complexity, uniqueness or hazards associated with the
design;
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4.5.3 Procure
223. Process Group Objective: To procure the goods and services that meet quality and
nuclear safety requirements for the design, construction, operation and
decommissioning of the nuclear plants.
224. Process Group Description & Scope: To manage all the activities in support of the
procurement of goods and services for the construction of nuclear plants.
225. Process Capability scope includes:
• Create Procurement Strategy & Governance Model;
• Hold Package Kick-Off;
• Source Suppliers;
• Pre-Qualify Suppliers;
• Issue Invitation to Tender;
• Evaluate Tender;
• Manage Preferred Bidders Negotiation & Selection; and
• Award Contract.
4.5.4 Manufacture
226. Process Group Objective: To supply components and equipment in accordance with
specified requirements.
227. Process Group Description & Scope: to provide assurance of the correct application of
contractual arrangements and the conformity of components and equipment with
specified requirements.
228. Process Capability scope includes:
229. Conduct Manufacturing Surveillance – a graded approach, dependent on criticality of
the component/equipment, to ensure Contractors, Manufacturers, Suppliers and Sub-
Contractors activities are carried out, and the supplies and services are produced, to the
required level of quality.
4.5.5 Construct
230. Process Group Description & Scope: To manage the construction programme and
discharge the responsibilities of the ‘Intelligent Customer’ in relation to the AE.
231. Process Capability scope includes:
• Manage Site – to manage on-site logistics and facilities, induction of personnel,
document control and site communication;
• Handover to Site – to manage the handover of design, equipment, schedule,
permits etc from their originators to the construction site;
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4.5.6 Commission
232. Process Group Objective: To verify the structures, systems and component functions
are in accordance with the design intent prior to the issue of the plant operation rating
certificate.
233. Process Group Description & Scope: The process during which nuclear power plant
structures, systems and components, having been constructed, are made operational
and verified to be in accordance with the design and to have met the required
performance criteria.
234. Process Capability scope includes:
• Prepare for Commissioning – to prepare test plans including test stages,
identify test equipment and resources, and document, review and approve test
procedures;
• Conduct Commissioning – to execute tests as planned with regulatory
inspections in line with agreed hold points and monitor\report test progress;
• Verify Commissioning – to analyse test results and verify the tests have been
properly completed; and
• Handover to Operations – to compile the test procedures and all related
documentation for handover to operations.
4.5.7 Operate
235. Process Group Objective: To ensure the safe, reliable and efficient running of the
station.
236. Process Group Description & Scope: All activities required to operate and maintain the
plant, ensuring the plant operates safely, reliably, efficiently with optimised performance
and scheduled maintenance.
4.5.8 Decommission
237. Process Group Objective: To plan for the decommissioning of a nuclear plant at the end
of a plant’s productive lifecycle in accordance with statutory requirements.
238. Process Group Description & Scope: To manage the preparation of a corporate
decommissioning strategy to comply with statutory, regulatory and licensing
requirements and ensure that NNB GenCo is able to meet the full cost of
decommissioning its nuclear plants and meet its share of waste management costs.
239. Process Capability scope includes:
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5 ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY
246. Like the MP, the NB will be updated at appropriate intervals to take account of changes
to the organisation.
247. The NB also identifies vulnerabilities and the associated mitigation.
248. The NB provides the detailed roles, capability and posts to support the MP for NNB
GenCo as an NSL and Environmental permit holder.
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250. NNB GenCo has produced and are currently implementing robust arrangements which
apply from top to bottom in the organisation and will have an appropriate organisation in
place to support it under the HR Director.
251. These arrangements include:
• Identification of what constitutes an organisational change;
• Description and categorisation of organisational change based on the potential
impact on the NNB GenCo NB (impact on roles/posts/IC status);
• Assessment, planning and success criteria of the organisational change;
• Consideration and Approval of the change through an NNB GenCo
Management of Change Committee chaired by the HR Director; and
• Post implementation assessment of the change and close out.
252. The arrangements once implemented will consider the cumulative effect of changes on
the organisation and identify any mitigation necessary.
253. Applying organisational change in this way will ensure changes are fully assessed to
ensure NNB GenCo remains a competent licensee, justified and the NB is appropriately
maintained by keeping a record of organisational changes.
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the project through design, construction, commissioning and operation, and working
with EDF SA.
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7 CONCLUSION
278. The Management Prospectus (MP) demonstrates that NNB GenCo is a capable and
competent applicant for a Nuclear Site Licence (NSL) and operational environmental
permits for Hinkley Point C. In producing the NNB GenCo MP the following key
documents were considered:
• Function and content of a safety management prospectus (HSE internal guidance
T/AST/072 – Issue 1);
• Guidance on the Production and Use of an Integrated Management Prospectus –
Guidance Note – Radioactive Substances Regulation – HSE and Environment
Agency;
• The licensing of nuclear installations, HSE;
• HSE – NSD Safety Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities 2006 Edition,
Revision 1;
• Radioactive Substances Regulation: Management Arrangements at Nuclear Sites
- Version 2 - Environment Agency;
• Radioactive Substances Regulation - Environmental Principles - Version 2 -
Environment Agency.
279. The MP describes the organisational structure, governance and approach to ensuring
the delivery of Safety within NNB GenCo. This MP forms part of the NSL
application dossier and RSR permit application.
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APPENDIX A FIGURES
Figure 1: Corporate Structure, ownership and HPC land leases to NNB GenCo
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Figure 2: Hinkley Point C Proposed Nuclear Licensed Site Boundary (solid red line)
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Vision
S
Mission
Strategy
Values,
Expectations
Company Manual
Policies& Standards
Policies describe the internal
&external standards applied by
NNB GenCo
Processes
Processes describe a set of interrelated or interacting activities which
transform inputs into outputs
. Processes capture the why, what, who,
controls,risks & metrics associated with the activities
Procedures
Procedures describe the how
, setting out the specific way in which activity steps
are carried out
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