Fundamental Issues Critical to the Success of Nuclear Projects (Paperback)

Part I Future of nuclear energy and challenges ahead 1. Role of nuclear energy: Past, present and future 2. Challenges to nuclear growth 3. Challenges for complex nuclear facilities

Part II Cost estimating for nuclear projects 4. Cost methodologies and experience in nuclear construction 5. Cost methodologies and experience in decommissioning 6. International guidance on costing

Part III Safety, procedures and regulatory compliance 7. Safety issues for nuclear projects 8. Major accidents and lessons learned 9. Procedures for nuclear work sites 10.?Regulatory compliance in US 11. Regulatory compliance in select European countries

Part IV Technology applications in support of nuclear projects 12. Technologies in support of new build 13. Technologies in support of nuclear decommissioning 14. Application of innovative technologies

Part V Nuclear manpower deployment, optimization and development 15. Nuclear manpower issues for new and existing projects 16. Transition from operations to decommissioning for shutdown plants 17. Manpower optimization, training and development strategies

Part VI Stakeholder role in nuclear projects 18. Stakeholders, roles and participation 19. Public as a stakeholder 20. International experience