Nuclear power station project management

This book covers the project management of two major engineering projects from commissioning through design and construction to operation. Based on experience gained with Heysham 2 and Torness AGR stations, the contributions in this book show how the highest standards of construction quality can be reconciled with the major economic advantages of building quickly. Other topics covered include probabilistic risk assessment, seismic design, computer aided design and manufacture, simulators and the use of robotic techniques. This book has wide relevance to the management of any large-scale capital-intensive project, as well as specific application to AGRs and the nuclear industry. There are twenty-four papers, all indexed separately. The discussion following each section is included. (author)