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Kent F. Hansen. Lynch, James E. (James Eugene), 1957- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering 2005-08-22T19:15:17Z 2005-08-22T19:15:17Z 1999 1999 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9554 43960799 Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Nuclear Engineering, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 157). For U.S. nuclear power stations to continue to generate electricity they must operate both safely and economically. Although the average safety and economic performance of U.S. power stations has improved over the past several years, some plants have not reached or have not sustained high performance levels. Stations achieving sustained high performance levels were identified by an analysis of safety and economic performance data. The core attributes considered necessary to achieve and maintain this level of performance were identified by interviews with executives from the stations and by analysis of effective programs and practices, Core attributes for long-term sustained high performance were determined to be: -- Strong teamwork among the plant staff. -- Extremely reliable equipment operation. -- Clear, effective communication throughout the station. -- Effective use of operating experience and benchmarking. -- Knowledgeable and involved station managers. -- Training focused on improving performance. -- Constant focus on safe plant operation. Recommended methods to identify shortfalls and improve core attribute performance at stations that have not achieved sustained high performance are self-assessment, development of station-wide core principles, and management and supervisory training. by James E. Lynch. M.Eng. 157 leaves 11113560 bytes 11113321 bytes application/pdf application/pdf eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 Nuclear Engineering. A strategy for achieving sustained high levels of safety and economic performance in the operation of commercial nuclear power plants Thesis application/pdf Publication unknown unknown <Publication xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/1.1/" id="2126c11f-a026-42ae-8d4b-8f6f09c180cc"> <Type xmlns="https://www.openaire.eu/cerif-profile/vocab/COAR_Publication_Types">http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_1843</Type> <Language>eng</Language> <Title>A strategy for achieving sustained high levels of safety and economic performance in the operation of commercial nuclear power plants</Title> <PublishedIn> <Publication> </Publication> </PublishedIn> <PublicationDate>1999</PublicationDate> <Authors> <Author> <DisplayName>Lynch, James E. (James Eugene), 1957-</DisplayName> <Affiliation> <OrgUnit> </OrgUnit> </Affiliation> </Author> </Authors> <Editors> </Editors> <Publishers> <Publisher> <DisplayName>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</DisplayName> <OrgUnit /> </Publisher> </Publishers> <License>http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582</License> <Keyword>Nuclear Engineering.</Keyword> <Abstract>For U.S. nuclear power stations to continue to generate electricity they must operate both safely and economically. Although the average safety and economic performance of U.S. power stations has improved over the past several years, some plants have not reached or have not sustained high performance levels. Stations achieving sustained high performance levels were identified by an analysis of safety and economic performance data. The core attributes considered necessary to achieve and maintain this level of performance were identified by interviews with executives from the stations and by analysis of effective programs and practices, Core attributes for long-term sustained high performance were determined to be: -- Strong teamwork among the plant staff. -- Extremely reliable equipment operation. -- Clear, effective communication throughout the station. -- Effective use of operating experience and benchmarking. -- Knowledgeable and involved station managers. -- Training focused on improving performance. -- Constant focus on safe plant operation. Recommended methods to identify shortfalls and improve core attribute performance at stations that have not achieved sustained high performance are self-assessment, development of station-wide core principles, and management and supervisory training.</Abstract> <Access xmlns="http://purl.org/coar/access_right" > </Access> </Publication>