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Friday, July 6, 2018

WANO Publicizes Projects That Promote Safety But Short-Changes Nuclear Safety Culture

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NOT WANO's world headquarters The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) recently announced * the completion and delivery of ...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Catching Up with Nuclear Safety Culture’s Bad Boys: Entergy and TVA

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Entergy Headquarters TVA Headquarters We haven’t reported for awhile on the activities of the two plant operators who dominate the...
Thursday, May 3, 2018

Nuclear Safety Culture and the Hanford Waste Treatment Plant: the Saga Continues

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WTP at Hanford In April 2018 the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report * on shortcomings in the quality assuranc...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Nuclear Safety Culture: Insights from Principles by Ray Dalio

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Book cover Ray Dalio is the billionaire founder/builder of Bridgewater Associates, an investment management firm.  Principles * catalogs...
Friday, December 1, 2017

Nuclear Safety Culture: Focus on Decision Making

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McKinsey Five Fifty cover We have long held that decision making (DM) is a key artifact reflecting the state of a nuclear organizati...
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Any Lessons for Nuclear Safety Culture from VW’s Initiative to Improve Its Compliance Culture?

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VW Logo (Source: Wikipedia) The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently published an interview* with the head of the new compliance departme...
Monday, October 30, 2017

Nuclear Safety Culture Under Assault: DNFSB Chairman Proposes Eliminating the Board

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DNFSB headquarters The Center for Public Integrity (CPI) recently published a report * that disclosed a private letter ** from Sean S...
Monday, October 16, 2017

Nuclear Safety Culture: A Suggestion for Integrating “Just Culture” Concepts

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All of you have heard of “Just Culture” (JC).  At heart, it is an attitude toward investigating and explaining errors that occur in organi...