Contents note continued: 11.5.Superfund site examples -- 11.6.Conclusions -- 11.7.Future trends -- 11.8.Sources of further information -- 11.9.References -- pt. IV Regulation, guidance and emergency management -- 12.Quality assurance and audits in the nuclear industry in the USA / D. Taggart -- 12.1.Introduction -- 12.2.Overview of quality assurance standards and requirements -- 12.3.Special challenges of nuclear audits -- 12.4.Conducting an audit -- 12.5.Large-scale facility audits or ̀vertical' audits -- 12.6.Types of audit -- 12.7.Independent engineer's reports - asset assessment -- 12.8.Conclusions and future trends -- 12.9.Sources of further information -- 12.10.Source documents -- 13.Licensing procedures for nuclear installations / P. Brennecke -- 13.1.Introduction -- 13.2.Regulations and regulatory systems -- 13.3.Nuclear installation licensing: an overview -- 13.4.General principles and challenges of licensing procedures --
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Contents note continued: 13.5.Submission of license application and ongoing supervision -- 13.6.Challenges and lessons learnt: specific examples -- 13.7.Future trends -- 13.8.Sources of further information -- 13.9.References -- 14.Emergency management at nuclear plants: the US approach / R. Ritzman -- 14.1.Introduction -- 14.2.Defense in depth -- 14.3.Emergency preparedness and emergency plans at nuclear sites -- 14.4.Emergency classification schemes -- 14.5.Federal, state and local responsibilities and use of potassium iodide -- 14.6.Emergency preparedness in response to terrorism -- 14.7.Sources of further information -- 14.8.References -- 15.Management of nuclear crises: accidents and lessons learned / T. Varjoranta -- 15.1.Introduction -- 15.2.Major nuclear accidents -- 15.3.Avoiding a crisis -- 15.4.Preparing for the unexpected -- 15.5.Managing the acute crisis phase and long-term, far-reaching aspects -- 15.6.Learning from crises -- 15.7.Sources of further information --
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Contents note continued: 15.8.References -- 16.International nuclear cooperation / M. Laraia -- 16.1.Introduction -- 16.2.The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) -- 16.3.OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) -- 16.4.World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and other players -- 16.5.Transfer of knowledge: education and training consortia -- 16.6.Lessons learned and challenges -- 16.7.Future trends -- 16.8.Sources of further information -- 16.9.References
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Contents note continued: 3.2.Fundamental issues for managing training programs at nuclear sites -- 3.3.Training permanent staff and contractors -- 3.4.Specialized technical training -- 3.5.Training for site specialists -- 3.6.Challenges and lessons learned -- 3.7.Future trends -- 3.8.Sources of further information -- 3.9.References -- 4.Managing complex projects and facilities: practices at the United States Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management / A. Szilagyi -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.Fundamental issues for managing complex projects and facilities -- 4.3.Project management at EM -- 4.4.Case study of Waste Treatment Plant management by the Office of River Protection -- 4.5.Summary of challenges and lessons learned -- 4.6.Continuous project management improvement -- 4.7.Sources of further information -- 4.8.References -- pt. II Managing reactor projects -- 5.Managing nuclear research reactor construction projects and operation / N. De Lorenzo --
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Contents note continued: 5.1.Introduction -- 5.2.Types of research reactors -- 5.3.Managing research reactor construction projects -- 5.4.Managing the operation of research reactors -- 5.5.Scheduling research reactor operation -- 5.6.Managing ageing, repair and maintenance of research reactors -- 5.7.Research reactors: selected examples -- 5.8.Emerging techniques and future trends -- 5.9.Sources of further information -- 6.Managing modifications, power uprates and outages at operating nuclear power plants / J. Devgun -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.2.Managing modifications -- 6.3.Managing power uprates -- 6.4.Outage management -- 6.5.Challenges and future trends -- 6.6.Sources of further information -- 6.7.References -- 7.Managing medical radioisotope production facilities / L. Manson III -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.2.Radioisotope production technologies and current supply chain -- 7.3.Conversion from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium --
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Contents note continued: 7.4.New production facilities and decommissioning -- 7.5.Accelerator-based production technologies -- 7.6.Fundamental issues and challenges of medical isotope production -- 7.7.Sources of further information -- 7.8.References -- 8.Management of nuclear-related research and development (R&D) / H. P. Berg -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.R&D and its management for nuclear power plants and nuclear facilities: national procedures -- 8.3.R&D and its management for nuclear power plants and nuclear facilities: international R&D -- 8.4.R&D and its management for radioactive waste management and disposal -- 8.5.Challenges and lessons learned -- 8.6.Future trends -- 8.7.Sources of further information -- 8.8.References -- pt. III Managing radioactive waste, decommissioning and site remediation -- 9.Managing radioactive waste / L. Noynaert -- 9.1.Introduction -- 9.2.Management of radioactive waste materials by small-scale users --
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Contents note continued: 9.3.Management of radioactive waste materials by large-scale users -- 9.4.Spent fuel management and storage issues -- 9.5.Recycling, reuse and clearance processes -- 9.6.Challenges and lessons learned -- 9.7.Future trends -- 9.8.Sources of further information -- 9.9.References -- 10.Managing nuclear decontamination and decommissioning projects / J-J. Grenouillet -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Overview of a reactor decommissioning project -- 10.3.Fundamental issues for managing a reactor decommissioning project -- 10.4.Lessons learned -- 10.5.Sources of further information -- 10.6.References -- 11.Managing site remediation: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund program / S. Walker -- 11.1.Introduction -- 11.2.EPA Superfund remedy selection: introduction and risk assessment -- 11.3.EPA Superfund remedy selection: compliance with environmental laws and other guidance -- 11.4.EPA/NRC Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) --
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Machine generated contents note: pt. I Basic principles -- 1.Basic principles for managing nuclear projects / J. Devgun -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Characteristics of nuclear projects -- 1.3.Basics a nuclear project manager needs to know -- 1.4.Project management fundamentals for nuclear projects -- 1.5.Managing costs -- 1.6.Managing risk in nuclear projects -- 1.7.Challenges and lessons learned -- 1.8.Future trends -- 1.9.Sources of further information -- 1.10.References -- 2.Safety culture and managing worker risk at nuclear facilities / J. Devgun -- 2.1.Introduction and definition of safety culture -- 2.2.Key elements of safety culture and the management of worker risk -- 2.3.Managing safety at a nuclear site -- 2.4.Managing worker risk at a nuclear site -- 2.5.Challenges and lessons learned -- 2.6.Conclusion and future trends -- 2.7.Sources of further information -- 2.8.References -- 3.Training in the nuclear industry / J. A. LeClair -- 3.1.Introduction --