Abstract
The objective of this paper is to explore how cultural
challenges in the pre-operational phases of a nuclear
power plant project (e.g. design, construction and
commissioning) create prerequisites for development of
resilience in latter phases of the project.
Organizational processes and practices, beliefs,
assumptions and understanding about safety developed in
one lifecycle phase might not be fully relevant for the
next phase. The study indicates that challenges in
different phases are related to the extent of tangibility
of the nuclear safety concept, magnitude of technical and
organizational project complexity, extent of
subcontracting, organizing of the project activities, or
the priority given to nuclear-specific knowledge and
understanding. Resilience management approaches should
take into account the different cultural features of the
lifecycle phases and how they affect safety. Accordingly,
the means to support resilience should be adapted
according to the specific cultural challenges in each
phase. The paper highlights the significance of the
pre-operational phases for making informed decisions to
create and manage resilience throughout the nuclear power
plant lifecycle.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings 6th Symposium on Resilience Engineering |
| Subtitle of host publication | Managing resilience, learning to be adaptable and proactive in an unperedictable world |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| MoE publication type | B3 Non-refereed article in conference proceedings |
| Event | 6th REA Resilience Engineering Association Symposium: Poised to Adapt: Enacting resilience potential through design, governance and organization - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 22 Jun 2015 → 25 Jun 2015 Conference number: 6 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th REA Resilience Engineering Association Symposium |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisbon |
| Period | 22/06/15 → 25/06/15 |