Nuclear industry releases three new ‘Delivering the Nuclear Promise’ initiative bulletins

The nuclear energy industry recently released three new efficiency bulletins in support of the Delivering the Nuclear Promise initiative.

The initiative is part of a multiyear industry project seeking to enable nuclear power plants to generate electricity more efficiently and safely.

The Standard Indicator-Central Database bulletin will aim to provide a central database that allows the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), along with industry stakeholders, to manage key performance indicator (KPI) data, which allows for the management of standard KPI sets within a common, central database.

Another bulletin, titled Optimizing Strategic Engineering, Engineering Response Team and Component Maintenance Support, will aim to redesign engineering organizational structures so they may focus on core responsibilities, such as troubleshooting support and response to emergent plant issues.

The specific target implementation date will be at each utility’s discretion consistent with its business environment.

The Optimizing Program and Design Engineering Organizations bulletin will seek to provide optimal organizational structures and staffing levels for program engineering and design engineering organizations.

The streamlined processes, NEI said, would result in effective use of resources and improved focus on equipment reliability and design change quality. The realignment and centralization outlined in the bulletin will allow for a more efficient use of resources.