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How WANO can help new entrants developing a strong nuclear safety culture

How WANO can help new entrants developing a strong nuclear safety culture. IAEA Vienna TM/WS on Nuclear Infrastructure on 2010 Feb 9-12 Jan Bens, Deputy Director, WANO Paris Centre. WANO. World Association of Nuclear Operators. Why WANO exists?.

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How WANO can help new entrants developing a strong nuclear safety culture

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  1. How WANO can help new entrants developing a strong nuclear safety culture IAEA Vienna TM/WS on Nuclear Infrastructure on 2010 Feb 9-12 Jan Bens, Deputy Director, WANO Paris Centre

  2. WANO World Association of Nuclear Operators

  3. Why WANO exists? After the accident at the Chernobyl NPP in 1986, nuclear operators world-wide realised that the consequences had an effect on every NPP and international cooperation was needed to ensure that such an accident can never happen again. WANO was formed in May 1989 and all nuclear operators world-wide are members of WANO.

  4. Mission The mission of WANO is to maximise the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants worldwide by working together to assess, benchmark and improve performance through mutual support, exchange of information, and emulation of best practices.

  5. Objectives • Support each WANO member in improving the safety and reliability of the member’s nuclear facilities. • Support the WANO membership in meeting its collective responsibility to work to improve performance and continually upgrade the safety of all operating nuclear plants world-wide. • Maintain WANO’s organisational structure, staffing, resources, and membership such that WANO can work effectively in a changing environment in a sustainable manner.

  6. We are WANO WANO is us • WANO members • WANO staff WANO Interface officers (WIO’s), and Country liaison officers (CLO’s), play a key role.

  7. OPERATINGEXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PEER REVIEW TECHNICALSUPPORT MISSIONS TECHNICALSUPPORT MISSIONS PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICALDEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONAL & TECHNICALDEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN ACTION PLAN FOLLOW UP WANO Paris Centre The programmes work together

  8. What is nuclear safety? • INSAG 4 (1991 - 31 pages): “Safety Culture” • INSAG 15 (2002 – 25 pages): “Key practical issues in strengthening Safety Culture”) • WANO GL 2006-02 (2004/2006 – 9 pages): “Principles for a strong nuclear safety culture” Do the right thing, even when nobody is looking

  9. Different cultures… Organisational culture • The shared basic assumptions that are developed in an organisation as it learns and copes with problems Culture • Culture is the total of a group’s learning.

  10. …Different cultures Safety culture • An organisation’s values and behaviours – modelled by its leaders and internalised by its members – that serve to make nuclear safety the overriding priority.

  11. Safety Culture principles • Everyone is personally responsible for nuclear safety. • Leaders demonstrate commitment to safety. • Trust permeates the organisation. • Decision-making reflects safety first. • Nuclear technology is recognized as special and unique. • A questioning attitude is cultivated. • Organisational learning is embraced. • Nuclear Safety undergoes constant examination.

  12. 1. Personally responsible for nuclear safety Responsibility and authority for nuclear safety are well defined and clearly understood.

  13. 2. Leaders demonstrate commitment to safety Executive and senior managers are the leading advocates of nuclear safety and demonstrate their commitment both in word and action.

  14. 3. Trust permeates the organisation A high level of trust is established in the organisation, fostered, in part, through timely and accurate communication.

  15. 4. Decision-making reflects safety first Personnel are systematic and rigorous in making decisions that support safe, reliable plant operation.

  16. Conservative Strategic Operational

  17. 5. Nuclear technology as special and unique The special characteristics of nuclear technology are taken into account in all decisions and actions.

  18. 6. A questioning attitude is cultivated Individuals demonstrate a questioning attitude by challenging assumptions, investigating anomalies, and considering potential adverse consequences of planned actions.

  19. Titanic Management The Titanic is unsinkable

  20. 7. Organisational learning is embraced Operating experience is highly valued, and the capacity to learn from experience is well developed.

  21. Continuous improvement Rules & procedures Number of events Quality Control Quality Assurance Quality Management Human Factors Error Prevention - Human Performance 1960’s 1980’s 1990’s

  22. 8. Nuclear Safety undergoes constant examination Oversight is used to strengthen safety and improve.

  23. To paraphrase Albert Einstein Nuclear safety is like riding a bicycle:if you stand still, you will fall over

  24. To quote “Sully” Sullenberger All my life, I have made small deposits into the account of safety. And on this day, I was able to make one large withdrawal.

  25. WANO can help new members with startup plants… • By providing training • Behavioural aspects • “train the trainers” • By performing support missions • By integrating your staff in our missions • Especially in peer reviews • As secondees • By performing a pre-startup peer review • By answering your questions

  26. Thank you !

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