Influence of organizational factors on safety
There is a need for a better understanding of exactly how organizational management factors at a nuclear power plant (NPP) affect plant safety performance, either directly or indirectly, and how these factors might be observed, measured, and evaluated. The purpose of this research project is to respond to that need by developing a general methodology for characterizing these organizational and management factors, systematically collecting information on their status and integrating that information into various types of evaluative activities. Research to date has included the development of the Nuclear Organization and Management Analysis Concept (NOMAC) of a NPP, the identification of key organizational and management factors, and the identification of the methods for systematically measuring and analyzing the influence of these factors on performance. Most recently, two field studies, one at a fossil fuel plant and the other at a NPP, were conducted using the developed methodology. Results are presented from both studies highlighting the acceptability, practicality, and usefulness of the methods used to assess the influence of various organizational and management factors including culture, communication, decision-making, standardization, and oversight. 6 refs., 3 figs., 1 tab.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USNRC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 6663000
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-NUREG-44849; CONF-9010155-2; ON: DE90015127; TRN: 90-025999
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Human factors society conference, Orlando, FL (USA), 8-12 Oct 1990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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