Business Case Analysis Models

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PMTB Business Cases

Functional Area	Description	Product #	NPV	Primary Areas for Savings	Publish Date	Related MTA	Notes
Multiple	Plant Modernization Business Case: Consolidated Business Case Evaluation for Nuclear Power Plants	3002025401	$$$$$	Plant Efficiency Benefits & Annual Avoided Direct Labor	03/15/2023	Multiple	Business case based on consolidation of BCAMs completed prior to 2023.
Operations	Plant Modernization Business Case: Improved Thermal Performance Through Data Validation and Reconciliation (DVR)	3002019845	$$$$$	Plant Efficiency Benefits	11/30/2020	MTA-EN-006-R1
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case: Digital Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control (I&C) System Modernizations	3002020579	$$$$$	Annual Avoided Direct Labor Costs / Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services) / Annual Avoided Material Costs	04/02/2021	MTA-EN-009
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case: Digital Safety and Non-Safety-Related Instrumentation and Control (I&C) System Modernizations: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implementing Digital Upgrades to Analog Safety and Non-Safety- Related I&C Components	3002029090	$$$$$	Annual Avoided Online Costs (Avoided Outage & Derates) /Annual Avoided Direct Labor Costs / Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services) / Annual Avoided Material Costs	09/20/2024	N/A
Maintenance / Work Management	Nuclear Plant Modernization: Business Process Automation for Online Work Management	3002020884	$$$$$	Annual Avoided Material Costs / Annual Avoided Direct Labor Costs	11/17/2021	N/A
Work Management	Plant Modernization Business Case Analysis: Electronic Work Packages (eWP) for Maintenance Work	3002019843	$$$$	Annual Avoided Direct Labor Costs	11/23/2020	MTA-WM-001
Operations	Plant Modernization Business Case: Improved Thermal Performance Through Cycle Isolation	3002019844	$$$$	Plant Efficiency Benefits	11/25/2020	MTA-EN-007
Training	Plant Modernization Business Case: Industry Delivered Initial Technical Training	3002020886	$$$$	Annual Avoided Direct Labor Costs	11/17/2021	N/A
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case – Monitoring and Diagnostic Program Development: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Implementing Online Monitoring (OLM) and a Monitoring and Diagnostic Program Using Advanced Pattern Recognition (APR) Software	3002028178	$$$	Annual Avoided Online Costs (Avoided Outage & Derates/Insurance Premiums/ Contractor Costs) / Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services)	03/01/2024	N/A	Evaluates entire costs of setting up a new M&D program, and defering refurbishment PMs
Engineering	Plant Modernization Business Case: Use of a Risk-Informed Inspection Process to Reduce Labor and Contract Costs	3002020582	$$$	Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services)	04/07/2021	MTA-MA-027
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case: Use of Hydrophobic Coatings to Reduce Maintenance Costs	3002018426	$$$	Investment Deferral Benefit / Annual Avoided Online Costs (Contractor Services)	11/05/2020	MTA-MA-026
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case: Use of Risk-Informed Methods to Reduce Main Turbine Maintenance and Testing	3002020580	$$	Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services) / Plant Efficiency Benefits	04/08/2021	MTA-MA-025
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case: Monitoring and Diagnostics (M&D) Program Development Update	3002020885	$$	Annual Avoided Online Costs (Avoided Outage & Derates/Insurance Premiums/ Contractor Costs)	11/18/2021	N/A	Supports 3002018424. This BCAM focused on incremental evaluation of components rather than entire M&D program
Engineering	Plant Modernization Business Case: Monitoring Piping Subjected to Flow-Accelerated Corrosion	3002018480	$	Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services)	06/30/2020	MTA-EN-008
Maintenance	Plant Modernization Business Case: Drone Inspections of Containment Structures	3002021027	$	Annual Avoided Contractor Costs	04/30/2021	MTA-MA-021-R1
Engineering	Plant Modernization Business Case: Sensors for Post-Tensioned Tendons	3002021026	$	Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services)	04/30/2021	MTA-EN-011
Training	Plant Modernization Business Case: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Implementation of the EPRI Virtual NDE (VNDE) Ultrasonic Simulator	3002020581	$	Annual Avoided Other-Online Costs (Travel Costs)	04/05/2021	MTA-TR-001
Engineering	Plant Modernization Business Case: Monitoring Heat Exchanger Shells	3002018481	$	Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services)	06/30/2020	N/A
Engineering	Plant Modernization Business Case: Monitoring Service Water Piping	3002018483	$	Periodic Avoided Outage Costs (Contract Services)	06/30/2020	N/A	Future R&D to address high costs of sensor installation
Radiation Protection	NextGen RP Plant Modernization Business Case: Modernizing Nuclear Power Plant Emergency Response Field Monitoring Team Technologies	3002020974	$	Annual Avoided Direct Labor	10/27/2021	N/A	Enabler to optimize RPT staffing and enhance the implementation of FMT at nuclear power plants
Chemistry	Plant Modernization Business Case: Automated Chemistry	3002020440	$	Annual Avoided Direct Labor	06/21/2021	N/A	Future R&D to address high costs of sensor installation

Notes

Net present value (NPV): the difference between the present value of cash inflows (e.g., savings) and the present value of cash outflows (e.g., costs) over a period of time. NPV is used in capital budgeting and investment planning to analyze the profitability of a projected investment or project. A NPV greater than zero indicates a worthwhile investment.

• $ = 0-$500K
• $$ = $500K-$1M
• $$$ = $1M-$5M
• $$$$ = $5M-$10M
• $$$$$ => $10M