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Enhancing Nuclear Safety Culture Training through Knowledge Management and Emergency Response Exercises

May 25, 2016

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Ryan C. Schow Reactor Supervisor

• Dr. Tatjana Jevremovic

Director University of Utah Nuclear Engineering Program

University of Utah Campus, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Utah Nuclear Engineering Program’s (UNEP) Safety Culture Training

☢ Dynamic Learning Activity (DLA) - Safety Culture Training ☢ Emergency Response Training ☢ Innovative Nuclear Knowledge Management Program

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D.C. Cook Unit Supervisor 5 Years

My Experience

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Dynamic Learning Activity (DLA)

☢ Intro for all Incoming/New Students ☢ Establishes Nuclear Safety Culture ☢ Human Performance Error Reduction Techniques ☢ Coaching ☢ Hazard Identification ☢ Practical Exercise

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Human Performance Tools

☢ Job Briefings ☢ Self-Checking ☢ STAR ☢ Flagging ☢ Peer Check ☢ Concurrent Verification ☢ Independent Verification ☢ Procedure Use and Adherence ☢ Communicate Effectively ☢ Three-Way Comm. ☢ Phonetic Alphabet ☢ Questioning Attitude ☢ Two-Minute Rule ☢ QV & V ☢ Stop When Uncertain ☢ SAFER

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Hazard Identification Exercise

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Safety DLA Practical

Out of Service Detector Trash Unknown White Chemical Safety Glasses Face Down Tipped Over Beaker Improper Tools Storage Cords Hanging off Desk Improper Rad Sign Used Gloves Heavy Unstable Object Near Edge of Table Exposed Electrical Circuits Connections Overall cleanliness and organization

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2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Beginning Spring 2014 End Spring 2014 Beginning Fall 2014 End Fall 2014 Beginning Spring 2015 End Spring 2015 Beginning Fall 2015 End Fall 2015

# of Discrepancies

Safety DLA Discrepancy Identification

Discrepancies Inserted Discrepancies Identified

70% 84% 67% 80% 72% 85% 61% 83%

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8,48 4,53 7,82 4,40 9,03 4,97 8,38 4,20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Beginning Spring 2014 End Spring 2014 Beginning Fall 2014 End Fall 2014 Beginning Spring 2015 End Spring 2015 Beginning Fall 2015 End Fall 2015

Time to Identify (min.)

Safety DLA Time to Identify Discrepancies

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Emergency Response Training

☢ Required by U.S. Nuclear Regulator Commission (NRC) to conduct emergency drills each year. ☢ Student Operators in training are tasked with developing drill scenarios. ☢ Students become experts instead of passively listening to lectures on emergencies.

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Emergency Response Training

☢ Evaluators ☢ Safety Monitors ☢ Drill Initiation ☢ Expected Response ☢ Evaluation Criteria ☢ Termination and Restoration

☢ Emergency Drill Guide student developed scenarios include:

☢ Initial Drill Conditions ☢ Pre-Drill Notifications ☢ Precautions and Limitations ☢ Operational Limits ☢ Technical Safety Requirements ☢ Drill Team Duties ☢ Restoration

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Knowledge Management

☢ DevonWay Track & Trace ☢ Searchable Database ☢ High Turnover Rate ☢ Graduating Students Knowledge Retained ☢ Searchable Maintenance Records

Nuclear Safety Culture Future

☢ Nuclear Safety Culture can never be achieved ☢ It is always a work in progress ☢ Must continually be evaluated and monitored ☢ Always striving for excellence

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Questions?

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