Best Practices in Identifying, Reporting and Screening Operating Experience at Nuclear Power Plants

Best Practices in Identifying, Reporting and Screening Operating Experience at Nuclear Power Plants
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2008
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789201115072

Establishment of an effective identification, reporting and screening process ensures that operating experience is treated according to its significance and major events and latent weaknesses are identified and reported. This publication provides recommendations and good practices from the industry for the successful establishment of an effective process to identify, report and screen operating experience directed to collect lessons learned and to prevent the recurrence of events. The use of the guidance provided by this publication will be helpful to nuclear installations, and related institutions including contractors and support organizations to strengthen and enhance their own feedback process through the implementation of best practices in identifying, reporting and screening operating experience at nuclear power plants. This publication develops some of the principles set forth in the PROSPER guidelines issued by the IAEA in 2003 to provide advice and assistance to nuclear installations to strengthen and enhance their own operating experience programs.

Low Level Event and Near Miss Process for Nuclear Power Plants

Low Level Event and Near Miss Process for Nuclear Power Plants
Author: IAEA (Corporate Author)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2012
Genre:
ISBN:

This publication provides nuclear power plant operators and regulatory organizations with a best practice overview of the development, implementation and continuous improvement of low level events and near misses processes. Use of guidance and best practices, as described in this publication, will help the relevant organizations in recognizing emerging adverse trends by analysing lower level events and near misses. Correcting such adverse trends proactively mayl prevent occurrence of significant events and, thereby, enhance the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants.

Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications

Safety and Reliability. Theory and Applications
Author: Marko Cepin
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 6847
Release: 2017-06-14
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351809725

Safety and Reliability – Theory and Applications contains the contributions presented at the 27th European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2017, Portorož, Slovenia, June 18-22, 2017). The book covers a wide range of topics, including: • Accident and Incident modelling • Economic Analysis in Risk Management • Foundational Issues in Risk Assessment and Management • Human Factors and Human Reliability • Maintenance Modeling and Applications • Mathematical Methods in Reliability and Safety • Prognostics and System Health Management • Resilience Engineering • Risk Assessment • Risk Management • Simulation for Safety and Reliability Analysis • Structural Reliability • System Reliability, and • Uncertainty Analysis. Selected special sessions include contributions on: the Marie Skłodowska-Curie innovative training network in structural safety; risk approaches in insurance and fi nance sectors; dynamic reliability and probabilistic safety assessment; Bayesian and statistical methods, reliability data and testing; oganizational factors and safety culture; software reliability and safety; probabilistic methods applied to power systems; socio-technical-economic systems; advanced safety assessment methodologies: extended Probabilistic Safety Assessment; reliability; availability; maintainability and safety in railways: theory & practice; big data risk analysis and management, and model-based reliability and safety engineering. Safety and Reliability – Theory and Applications will be of interest to professionals and academics working in a wide range of industrial and governmental sectors including: Aeronautics and Aerospace, Automotive Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Energy Production and Distribution, Environmental Engineering, Information Technology and Telecommunications, Critical Infrastructures, Insurance and Finance, Manufacturing, Marine Industry, Mechanical Engineering, Natural Hazards, Nuclear Engineering, Offshore Oil and Gas, Security and Protection, Transportation, and Policy Making.

Handbook for Regulatory Inspectors of Nuclear Power Plants

Handbook for Regulatory Inspectors of Nuclear Power Plants
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2019-05-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201015198

This publication addresses inspection basics, concepts and methods on how to plan inspection activities, perform inspections of safety related structures, systems and components, evaluate the safety significance of inspection findings, and document the results. It presents high level considerations for the inspection of selected programmatic areas including plant operations, radiation protection, fire protection and maintenance activities at nuclear power plants (NPPs). The publication focuses on the regulatory inspection of operating NPPs and, when applicable, describes how the same inspection techniques can be applied to facilities undergoing construction, preoperational testing, and decommissioning. The general techniques described may be also used in the inspection of other types of nuclear facilities.

Operating Experience Feedback for Nuclear Installations

Operating Experience Feedback for Nuclear Installations
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201009180

A robust operating experience programme prevents or minimizes the risk of future events by learning from events that have already occurred. This Safety Guide provides recommendations for establishing, implementing, assessing and continuously improving an operating experience programme for nuclear installations. The publication is primarily aimed at operating organizations and regulatory bodies responsible for nuclear installation and describes their roles and responsibilities in the overall operating experience programme. However, this publication is also of relevance to other organizations involved in the design, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear installations, including technical support organizations, vendor companies, research establishments and universities.

Radiation Protection at Light Water Reactors

Radiation Protection at Light Water Reactors
Author: Robert Prince
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2012-03-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642283888

This book is aimed at Health Physicists wishing to gain a better understanding of the principles and practices associated with a light water reactor (LWR) radiation protection program. The role of key program elements is presented in sufficient detail to assist practicing radiation protection professionals in improving and strengthening their current program. Details related to daily operation and discipline areas vital to maintaining an effective LWR radiation protection program are presented. Programmatic areas and functions important in preventing, responding to, and minimizing radiological incidents and the importance of performing effective incident evaluations and investigations are described. Elements that are integral in ensuring continuous program improvements are emphasized throughout the text.

Human Reliability Analysis in Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants

Human Reliability Analysis in Probabilistic Safety Assessment for Nuclear Power Plants
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Presents a practical approach for incorporating human reliability analysis (HRA) into probabilistic safety assessment (PSA). This document describes the steps needed and the documentation that should be provided both to support the PSA itself and to ensure effective communication of important information arising from the studies.

Management of Nuclear Power Plant Projects

Management of Nuclear Power Plant Projects
Author: IAEA
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2020-11-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9201055226

Member States intending to introduce a nuclear power programme will need to pass through several phases during the implementation. Experience shows that careful planning of the objectives, roles, responsibilities, interfaces and tasks to be carried out in different phases of a nuclear project is important for success. This publication presents a harmonized approach that may be used to structure the owner/operator management system and establish and manage nuclear projects and their development activities irrespective of the adopted approach. It has been developed from shared management practices and consolidated experiences provided by nuclear project management specialists through a series of workshops and working groups organized by the IAEA. The resultant publication presents a useful framework for the management of nuclear projects from initiation to closeout and captures international best practices.

IAEA Safety Glossary

IAEA Safety Glossary
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789201047182

The IAEA Safety Glossary defines and explains technical terms used in the IAEA Safety Standards and other safety related IAEA publications, and provides information on their usage. The 2018 Edition of the IAEA Safety Glossary is a new edition of the IAEA Safety Glossary, originally issued in 2007. It has been revised and updated to take into account new terminology and usage in safety standards issued between 2007 and 2018. The revisions and updates reflect developments in the technical areas of application of the safety standards and changes in regulatory approaches in Member States.