A Study on C-CAP during a construction phase of NPPs project

It has been several years since the Korea Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) industry has used Construction- Corrective Action Program (C-CAP) widely in domestic and overseas construction projects. In U.S., the holder of a Combined License (COL) or Limited Work Authorization (LWA) issued under 10 CFR Part 52 should implement C-CAP for new nuclear power plants during engineering, procurement and construction activities up to the point in time determined by the licensee that the operations phase CAP is to be implemented. In needs of a comprehensive condition reporting program that can be established providing timely, consistent classification and complete information to the licensee, C-CAP has been a solid part to provide the process for effective identification of problems, cause analysis, corrective action, and trend analysis during a construction phase of NPPs project. In NPP construction project, C-CAP can be utilized as primary means for workers to identify problems and it also provides systematical methodology to resolve CAQ to safety and non-safety SSCs. It is also important on a construction site for management to establish an environment where all workers feel free to identify problems. As an important part of nuclear safety culture and quality, management should promote prompt identification of conditions and appropriate evaluation, tracking, trending, and correction in a timely manner commensurate with the condition's safety significance and complexity.