[en] Since nuclear units have a lower fuel cost than other thermal units, they will be operated on base load at their first stage of development. In this simple but current case, an approximate economic evaluation may consist in comparing total generation costs (including capital, operation and fuel costs) between different power plants (nuclear, coal-fired or oil fired) providing a same contribution to the network. For this purpose, levelized cost comparisons, such as made by Union Internationale des Producteurs et Distributeurs d'Electricite (UIPEDE) or by the nuclear Energy Agency (OECD), may provide valid conclusions on the economic advantage of nuclear power plants compared to fossil-fueled ones, as described in this presentation

No abstract available

No abstract available

No abstract available

No abstract available

[en] Several nuclear power plant sites have been wounded in the crossfire between two distinct corporate cultures. The traditional utility culture lies on one side and that of the nuclear navy on the other. The two corporate cultures lead to different perceptions of open-quotes safety culture.close quotes This clash of safety cultures obscures a very important point about nuclear plant operations: Safety depends on organizational learning. Organizational learning provides the foundation for a perception of safety culture that transcends the conflict between utility and nuclear navy cultures. Corporate culture may be defined as the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs shared by employees of a given company. Safety culture is the part of corporate culture concerning shared attitudes and beliefs affecting individual or public safety. If the safety culture promotes behaviors that lead to greater safety, employees will tend to open-quotes do the right thingclose quotes even when circumstances and formal guidance alone do not ensure that actions will be correct. Safety culture has become particularly important to nuclear plant owners and regulators as they have sought to establish and maintain a high level of safety in today's plants

No abstract available

No abstract available

No abstract available

No abstract available