Regional Basic Professional Training Course in Korea

Regional Basic Professional Training Course (BPTC) on Nuclear Safety
These are complemented by safety indicators, such as, the number and severity of
significant events, the number of outstanding work orders, and the duration of
unavailability of safety systems, etc.
Corporate and plant management receive regular reviews of the safety performance of the
plant. Safety performance is one of the major indicators of the effectiveness of the Safety
Culture. Safety performance reviews may also include comparisons with the performance
of other NPPs. Performance indicators and their significance are also disseminated to
plant personnel.
A program for analyzing external events as well as lessons learned from other NPPs is
established in order to improve plant safety and reliability. Information applicable to the
plant is evaluated and actions are carried out, including dissemination of information to
plant personnel.
The plant organization has sufficient resources and dedicated manpower for evaluation
and feedback of operating experience in a timely manner. Responsibilities are clearly
defined and understood. Managers and supervisors are sufficiently involved to ensure
completion of given tasks. There is general plant awareness of the program, and
personnel are familiar with their OEF responsibilities.
Typical documents presenting operational experience feedback practices include:
Description of the OEF program for the plant;
Administrative procedures for dealing with screening, evaluation, distribution and
feedback of operational experience;
Qualifications of involved personnel, including experience and training;
Material regarding evaluation of in‐house events;
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