Published April 1994 | Version v1
Book

Moving towards a new safety culture

Creators

  • 1. Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)

Description

Since the advent of nuclear power over fifty years ago, the design, licensing, operation, and maintenance of nuclear power plants have been based on prescriptive, deterministic criteria. During this time period, rapidly evolving regulations and a lack of operating experience created a culture that resulted in regulatory over-prescription and little consideration for operational flexibility and experiences. Consequently, this safety culture has had a significant impact on the rising operation and maintenance costs of nuclear power plants. 1 fig

Part of:
9th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference. Nuclear energy, science and technology - Pacific partnership. Proceedings Volume 2

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
The Institution of Engineers Australia.
Imprint Place
Canberra (Australia)
Imprint Title
9th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference. Nuclear energy, science and technology - Pacific partnership. Proceedings Volume 2
Imprint Pagination
572 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 707-710.

Conference

Title
9. Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference.
Dates
1-6 May 1994.
Place
Sydney (Australia).

INIS

Country of Publication
Australia
Country of Input or Organization
Australia
INIS RN
26057009
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CERTIFICATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DATA BASE MANAGEMENT; LICENSING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PROBABILISTIC ESTIMATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REACTOR SAFETY; REGULATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION
Descriptors DEC
DESIGN; LAWS; MANAGEMENT; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; SAFETY; THERMAL POWER PLANTS

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