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ATLANTA, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ventyx(R), the world's largest private
software provider to the energy and utility industry, today announced that
leading public power supplier Energy Northwest has selected the Ventyx Shift
Operations Management System (eSOMS)
(http://www1.ventyx.com/esoms/overview.asp) software to help the utility
comply with the new "Nuclear Fatigue Rule (NFR)."
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Recently enacted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the new rule
(10 CFR 26, Subpart I) is designed to manage fatigue of personnel at
commercial nuclear power reactors. All nuclear operators must be in compliance
with NFR by October 1, 2009. Once implemented, eSOMS will help Energy
Northwest become one of the first nuclear facilities in the U.S. to comply
with the NFR. Ventyx worked with one of the largest North American nuclear
operators, a long-time client, to enhance eSOMS with new capabilities
empowering utilities to comply with the expanded scope and complexity of the
new NFR regulations.
"Energy Northwest has been a leading power supplier to the Northwest
public power community for 50 years," said Energy Northwest CIO Keith Cook,
"and this record can only be maintained by staying ahead of the new challenges
in our industry. We chose Ventyx for our NFR solution due to their long
history of delivering a comprehensive solution set for nuclear operators. We
required a forward-looking approach to NFR compliance and their solution
allows us to see potential fatigue rule infringements before they occur,
allowing us to schedule around them. And, the software provides a
comprehensive group of reports that will help us manage our shift schedules,
plan our maintenance outages and fulfill the reporting requirements of the new
NRC rules."
"The new rule presents a significantly expanded scope and complexity of
applicable personnel, fatigue metrics, analytics, assessments, waivers,
reporting and review requirements. The existing methods and tools used by
licensees to manage nuclear worker fatigue are no longer adequate, and a
time-keeping only approach is insufficient," said Ventyx Industry Solutions
Executive Matt Lechowicz. "In response, Ventyx joined with a long-standing
client to enhance our eSOMS personnel qualification and scheduling module to
help them meet the stringent new requirements. We are grateful that Energy
Northwest has recognized the benefits of these enhancements and has decided to
employ eSOMS for NFR compliance, building on Ventyx's unmatched success in
nuclear."
Personnel Qualification and Scheduling Enhancements
Ventyx eSOMS is the industry's leading operations management software for
nuclear generators. Working with its client partner, Ventyx enhanced the eSOMS
Release 3.6 (http://www1.ventyx.com/news/2008/11-12-08-esoms.asp) product's
personnel qualification and scheduling capabilities to aid in NFR compliance.
These enhancements make the solution even more interactive and provide
enterprisewide resource-saving interfaces to both in-house and third-party
data systems. These enhancements, which are offered as a part of baseline
product, include:
-- Expanded analytics including multiple group rules, unit operating
status, shift cycle concept (online and outage), work-hour limits,
breaks and minimum days off
-- New "What-if" scheduling scenarios allowing hypothetical scheduling
changes to be analyzed
-- New compliance management tool links, such as waivers and assessments
-- Expanded notification tool links, including narrative logs and notice
of change
-- Expanded reporting capabilities with business line and compliance
reports
-- New third-party interfaces, including timekeeping, corrective action,
scheduling and payroll
For more information on eSOMS personnel qualification and scheduling
capabilities, visit our Website at http://www1.ventyx.com/esoms/personnel.asp.
In addition, for an overview of the NFR, its background and impacts on nuclear
power plants, view the Ventyx Fatigue Rule Webcast at
http://www1.ventyx.com/events/description-esoms.asp#fatiguerule.
About Energy Northwest
Energy Northwest is a not-for-profit public power, state Joint Operating
Agency headquartered in Richland, Washington. Chartered in 1957, the
consortium has 22 public power members; 19 public utility districts and three
municipalities. The agency's nuclear, hydroelectric, wind and solar projects
collectively deliver nearly 1,400 megawatts of reliable, affordable,
environmentally responsible electricity to the Northwest power grid. Energy
Northwest continually explores and develops new generation opportunities while
offering a wide range of energy and business services. For more information,
visit http://www.energy-northwest.com/
About Ventyx
Ventyx is one of the leading suppliers of management solutions, offering
enterprise asset management (EAM), mobile workforce management, customer
relations management, risk management and energy trading, energy operations,
and energy analytics solutions to over 900 clients in the Energy, Utilities
and Communication sectors, along with certain asset-intensive markets.
Employing over 1,200 people in 20 cities worldwide, Ventyx provides the best
management solutions in the market that maximize operational and financial
efficiency, supported by the acknowledged highest industrial expertise in this
specific industrial field. Click
http://www1.ventyx.com/solutions/nuclear-power.asp for further information
regarding Ventyx's industry-leading offerings for the nuclear power generation
market.
Ventyx is a registered trademark of Ventyx Inc. Other company and product
names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are
associated.
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