Polestar provides on-the-ground support for operational readiness reviews (ORRs) and has a breadth of experience with providing a structured method for determining the readiness of a project, process, or facility. Polestar staff has the comprehensive experience and expertise to conduct an independent performance-based review, driven by current regulatory and institutional requirements, to assess the operational readiness of facility structures, equipment, systems, procedures, and personnel. Polestar staff also assists with the preparation of required documentation and systems to prepare for an ORR. Our involvement with past ORR processes has increased the client’s confidence that an operation is prepared to start or restart safely and effectively.

Polestar’s ORR projects include work at various facilities operated by Fluor Hanford in Washington State, BWXT in Oak Ridge Tennessee and BWXT-INEEL in Idaho Falls. ORR technical assistance includes:

• Management Self Assessment Plans and Procedures
• ORR Technical Descriptions
• ORR Plan of Actions
• Start Up to Operations Plans
• Operational readiness implementation plan development
• Resource/critical systems identification and planning
• Critical path scheduling
• Requirements identification and matrices development
• Regulatory compliance database
• Regulatory and performance-based checklists
• Readiness assessment and reporting (regulatory and performance based)
• Corrective action identification/prioritization
• Pre-versus-post finding determination
• Project documentation and certification packages
• Preparation of operations, maintenance, and administration procedures
• Final ORR report preparation
• Review documentation archives and quality assurance