Safety Culture in the Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants

Download or read book Safety Culture in the Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants written by International Atomic Energy Agency and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building upon earlier IAEA publications on this topic, this Safety Report reviews how challanges to the maintenance of nuclear power plants can affect safety culture. It also highlights indications of a weakening safety culture. The challenges described are in areas such as maintenance management; human resources management; plant condition assessment and the business environment. The steps that some Member States have taken to address safety culture aspects are detailed and singled out as good practices, with a view to disseminating and exchanging experiences and lessons learned.