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1http://www.nrg-nl.com
Safety Managementat
NRG(ORS-41)
Jeannot P. Boogaard
IAEA International Conference on Research Reactors
Safe Management and Effective Utilisation
Sydney, Australia
5 – 9 November 2007
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Content
• Introduction• Management of safety• NRG’s integrated management system • NRG’s organization improvement program• Conclusions
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Established 1998Share holder ECN Turnover: R&D 14 MЄ
Consultancy 17 MЄIsotope prod. 23MЄ
Staff ~340Locations Petten & Arnhem
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FTE
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Nuclear installations at Petten
50 MW HFR
30 kW LFR
HCL & MPFDWT
WSF
Labs
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Safety management__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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System & Procedures
Behavior & Code of conduct
Skils & Competences
Mission & Policy
Espoused values & Attitude
Shared Values & Basic Assumptions
Safety Culture
Management system
Safe operation
Safe operation
Safe operation
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Safety management__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
System & Procedures
Behavior & Code of conduct
Skils & Competences
Mission & Policy
Espoused values & Attitude
Shared Values & Basic Assumptions
Safety Culture
Management system
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Safety management__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
System & ProceduresBehavior &
Code of conduct
Ski's & Competences
Mission & Policy
Espoused values & Attitude
Shared Values & Basic Assumptions
SafetyCulture
Management system
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NRG’s Integrated Management System__________________________________________________________________________________________
Satisfies ISO-9001; ISO-17025; Safety Certificate for Contractors and is based on ISO 14001 but also
Expanded to comply with the relevant parts of the Dutch Nuclear Safety Regulations which are based on IAEA safety reguirements en safety guidesAdaptation of ISO 9001 concerns mostly:• Management review• Control of modifications• Operation & maintenance• Utilization• Independent control or review• Quality registrationsBased on skills and competence's of employees
Security management system is incorporated too
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NRG’s Integrated Management System_______________________________________________________________________________________
Products Group instructions
Company profile
Company procedures &
supporting documents
PolicyMission & policy
Description of organisation and description of product groups
• Operating instruction• Maintenance instructions• Operational Limits and Conditions• Safeguard & security
Applicable for all activities and all Product Groups & Staff Groups
Detailed instructions describing the product group activities
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MAIN INDEXMAIN INDEX
CORPORATE CORPORATE PROCEDURES (NL)PROCEDURES (NL)
CORPORATE CORPORATE PROCEDURES (E)PROCEDURES (E)
CORPORATE CORPORATE PROCEDURES (D)PROCEDURES (D)
ORGANISATION ORGANISATION SHEETSHEET
HSEHSELICENSESLICENSES
ALFABETICALFABETICSEARCHSEARCH
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Defense in depth _________________________________________________________________________
Risk
Design
Procedures Training worker
Organisation Culture
Safety culture aspects“Technical” aspects
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Challenge is:
OLD
Technical
Bureaucracy
Formal attitude
Control
Desired
Human orientated
Learning organization
Open culture
Trust/Confidence
Transforming the dilemma’s
Organization improvement program 1/2 _______________________________________________________________________
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Extended organization improvement program launched 2003– Dedicated conscious management development for Senior
management– Followed by conscious management development 2nd
management layer and young potentials– Keywords are: open communication with mutual trust and
respect; learning attitude for management and staff; positive engagement; individual responsibility and a blame free culture
– Personal coaching and training– Code of conduct developed and implemented in close co-
operation with all employees
Organization improvement program 2/2 _______________________________________________________________________
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– A new long term business strategy has been developed with safety as a key business element
– Excellent production records require an excellent safety culture
– Clear vision for the future– 20 % business growth– Strive for an excellent safety culture – License application for Pallas as successor of the HFR
– Stake holder satisfaction– Customers– Public– Environment– Competent authorities
Organization improvement program 3/3 _______________________________________________________________________
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Conclusions_______________________________________________________________________
• To assure our mission statement “Safety has the highest priority”an outstanding safety management is of paramount importance
• The effectiveness of safety management is a combination of the implemented safety management system and the safety culture
• NRG’s integrated management system combines all ISO, nuclear safety, environmental and the occupational health requirements in one dedicated management system
• Safety culture is an essential part of our defense in depth philosophy to assure safe operation
• Conscious management development formed the key-stone for an extended organization improvement program launched in 2003 in order to improve the safety culture
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Pallas creating future for power and health
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