The long road back for a reborn Philadelphia Electric
Creators
Description
On 31 March 1987, the US NRC ordered Philadelphia Electric to shut down its Peach Bottom BWR station because of operator inattentiveness. Since then Philadelphia Electric has undergone the most complete transformation of corporate and nuclear management of any US utility. Everyone in direct line supervision was replaced, from the chairman of the board down to shift supervisors. Nuclear operations were completely reorganized and a dedicated nuclear group formed. Procedures were rewritten and operator training and career development upgraded. Plant maintenance and housekeeping have been raised to new levels of excellence. It has been a long road back for Philadelphia Electric. But all major goals are now being met and a corporate culture is being developed focused on excellence in nuclear operations. (author)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Augmented title (English)
- Nuclear power plant management
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Engineering International
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 427
- Series
- Nucl. Eng. Int.
- Journal Page Range
- 24, 26
- ISSN
- 0029-5507
- CODEN
- NEINB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 21054520
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- HUMAN FACTORS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PEACH BOTTOM-2 REACTOR; PEACH BOTTOM-3 REACTOR; REACTOR OPERATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BWR TYPE REACTORS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; OPERATION; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS