Scanning For The Nuclear Power Industry A Case Study of Duke Power
Introduction:

When Duke Power decided to convert the drawing libraries for its three nuclear power plants from paper to digital, it was faced with more than the usual array of problems. In addition to issues of finding, scanning and indexing hundreds of thousands of drawings, Duke had set itself the goal of doing a formal QA of all resulting images and database records, which meant complying with the very stringent quality requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meeting these goals would be difficult, but there was also a requirement to provide continuous access to all the documents throughout the project, all within a one year completion schedule. Duke recognized that achieving these goals would require the assistance of an outside contractor, as they had neither the staff, experience or equipment for such a project. They were aware however, that many of the functions needed could not be performed by a contractor, requiring as they did an intimate knowledge of Duke’s drawing management system. Thus the project presented both technical challenges and staffing challenges. As with most such projects, the real challenge was of management. After a lengthy and thorough process of interviews and bidding, Duke selected Layton Graphics, Inc. of Marietta GA as the project vendor. ....view PDF of the complete case study

Technical Director Layton Graphics