Institute for Nuclear Power

According to a study by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) as cited in the Department of Energy (DOE) Human Performance Manual (Volume 1 Concepts and principles, human performance improvement handbook, 2009), nine common weaknesses can serve as warning flags that may degrade a safety culture. The INPO concluded that these latent conditions are conducive to the degradation and accumulation of flawed controls and human-performance-related events . 

In October and November 2000,1 had the great privilege of attending a 5-week management seminar, Senior Nuclear Plant Management , at the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) in Atlanta, Georgia. This seminar consisted of 14 experienced people from nuclear power companies - 12 from the USA, one from France, and me. 

Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System Institute for Nuclear Power Operations Quarterly Reports... 

Today s actions follow API s August 2010 testimony and its October 2010 letter to the Presidential Oil Spill Commission, regarding the industry s review of five other safety programs, including the U.K. s Step Change in Safety, the chemical industry s Responsible Care program, the Institute for Nuclear Power... 

Institute for Nuclear Power Operations, INPO Guideline 85-031, "Guidelines for the Conduct of Technical Support Activities at Nuclear Power Facilities."... 

A program for system status and equipment control shall be developed by the WSRC, using guidelines from the Institute of Nuclear Power Operation (INRO) as set forth by Chapter 8 of the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations report, INPO 85-017 Guidelines for the Conduct of Operations at Nuclear Power Stations, "Control of Equipment and System Status" (Reference 1), and should contain the following elements ... 

IEEE Guide to the Collection and Presentation of Electrical, Electronic, Sensing Component, and Mechanical Equipment Reliability Data for Nuclear Power Generating Stations, IEEE Std. 500-1984, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 1983. 

Nuclear Plant Reliability Data System Annual Reports of Cumulative System and Component Reliability for Period from July 1, 1974, through December 31, 1982, NPRD A02/A03 (INPO 83-034), Institute of Nuclear Power Operations, Atlanta, GA, October 1983. 

Kinkade, R. G., Anderson, J. (1984). Human Factors Guide for Nuclear Power Plant Control Room Development, Electric Power Research Institute NP-3659. 

The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is an industry lobbying group for nuclear power. Its studies show that nuclear production costs are lower than other central power sources, including coal. The NEI costs are 1.83 cents per kilowatt hours for nuclear, 2.07 cents for coal and 3.52 cents for natural gas. These are the plant operating costs. 

IEEE. 1985. Reliability for Nuclear-Power Generator Station. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. 

As evidenced by the tremendous power of nuclear bombs, nuclear reactions involve quite a lot of energy. In the laboratory, researchers fabricate nuclides with the aid of special, high-energy equipment such as reactors in which nuclear reactions can take place, or particle accelerators in which particles such as protons are accelerated to high speed and crash into one another, or some other target. For example, in 2006, researchers at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Russian Federation and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California synthesized isotopes of element 118 for the first time. To make the new isotope, researchers smashed calcium atoms into a target made of californium (which has an atomic number of 98). These new isotopes decayed quickly. (Element 118 and other recently discovered elements have not yet been named.)... 

IEEE 383-2003 Standard for qualifying class IE electric cables and field splices for nuclear power generating stations, IEEE Institute Of Electrical Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, NJ, 2004. 

The reverse would be that insurance and other financial institutions would require demonstration of higher safety performance as a prerequisite for financing or underwriting risks. For example, in order to operate, nuclear power plants in the United States must demonstrate sufficient financial assurance to satisfy liability claims of members of the public for personal injury and property damage in the event of a catastrophic nuclear accident. Such insurance is available through the American Nuclear Insurers, which evaluates plant performance against objectives, criteria, and guidelines developed in conjunction with the U.S. NRC and the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. A plant must receive a favorable report from this review before it can be insured. 

The incident at Unit 2 of the 3-Mile Island (Pennsylvania) reactor during March 28 to April 1, 1979, led to the formation of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO). The INPO sets objectives, guidelines, and criteria for aU U.S. -based nuclear power generating facilities. In 1985, this group established the National Academy for Nuclear Training, which accredits all plant operators and supervisors. 

Application of V V to expert systems for nuclear power plants is described in an Electric Power Research Institute report (37). 

Groundwater, E.H. et al (Science Applications) "Approaches to the Verification and Validation of Expert Systems for Nuclear Power Plants" Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI NP 5236, July 1987... 

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