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the members to help them adapt and put
into effect the recommendations included
in the reports. So we do work very hard
in this area. However, it is the “raison
d’être” of WANO to work with every
country with nuclear units in operation.
It is our first duty to make these countries
work together. It is an ongoing effort.
5.
You had an assessment process
at regional centres. What areas were
identified for improvement in each of
these – not only the regions but all
around?
Last year, in 2012, we did a self-
assessment of the regional centres
and also the WANO London office;
the headquarters and the four regional
centres. Of course, we had several things
to improve. This is not public for the
moment. Some summary information
has been given to the BGM delegates
in Moscow. It is also available on the
member website. We decided, of course,
to carry out follow-up reviews in 2014 to
check that the improvements are really
progressing. What is common is that
we need more competencies in our staff
because, like I said, there are only 200 full
time people working for WANO at the
moment - in London and in the regions
- and we need a minimum of 400 people
to fulfill all the commitments of the Post-
Fukushima Commission. So a common
finding is that we need to increase our
competencies. Competencies in terms
of skilled people; the best experts
possible and from different countries.
This question of resources is a key one
for the developing countries like China,
India and the Middle East for example.
They have a huge challenge in training
and recruiting nuclear engineers. It’s
also a challenge in Germany, where the
decision has been taken to decommission
their units before 2022. At the same time,
they need to maintain the motivation of
their engineers. So these questions about
motivation and skilled resources are
really key questions for the members and
for WANO.
6.
INPO is doing very well with
benchmarking. WANO has four regions.
So do you have them benchmarked with
each other?
Yes. INPO does this for theAmerican
power plants at a great expense. This is
what we are trying to do but, of course,
on a world scale. It may be a little more
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11
th
Annual Major Projects
Roundtable Forum
Black Diamond Services is pleased to
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Carlsbad, CA
January 8 - 9, 2014
to examine two important topics for the
commercial nuclear industry.
Outage Optimization
Mr. Richard (John) Brabec (a PMP
®
certified Project
Manager, Nuclear Engineer, and former SRO) will
provide an in-depth examination of methods and
processes to optimize outage performance to achieve
safe, cost effective, schedule efficient, and predictable
plant refueling outages. Mr. Brabec will walk through
the steps to eliminate inefficiencies in outage processes,
overcome organizational inertia, and improve schedule
and cost performance.
Nuclear Plant Decommissioning: A Roadmap to
Dismantlement
Mr. Edward Avella (Director of Decommissioning for
SONGS Units 2 and 3) will provide an in-depth
examination of the drivers, issues, and considerations
to prepare for dismantlement of a decommissioned
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Outage Managers and Outage Directors
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Project Managers and Project Directors involved
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