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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Devgun has extensive and wide-ranging experience in nuclear industry for the past four decades and his experience and past positions provide him a unique perspective of the entire nuclear field. He was Manager of Nuclear Power Technologies at Sargent & Lundy for almost two decades and has worked at numerous power reactors sites. He was an Associate Director of R&D Office at Argonne National Laboratory for a decade and a Project Manager for many large and small nuclear projects including those managed by Duke engineering and Services (Duke Energy). He has also held positions with AECL and at CRNL. In addition, Dr. Devgun has served as consultant to IAEA in Vienna and is a member of an OECD/NEA committee and various working groups. He has chaired numerous national and international sessions at technical conferences and taught numerous technical workshops and lectures at various organizations/sites including at WMS, Oxford, Glasgow, Bruges, Saclay, and Manchester University. He is on the International Advisory Board of Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology (official journal of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan) and has served the American Nuclear Society for three decades, holding various leadership roles. Dr. Devgun is the editor of Managing Nuclear Projects Individual chapters are authored by technical experts in their fields with substantial experience and recognition. "If you are a manager in any area of the nuclear field, this book is a resource that you want close to you on your bookshelf."-Dr. Tero Varjoranta, Director General of STUK, and former Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Waste Technology In addition to the nuclear power industry, the nuclear field has extensive projects and activities in the areas of research reactors, medical isotope production, decommissioning, and remediation of contaminated sites. Managing nuclear projects focuses on the management aspects of nuclear projects in a wide range of areas....
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Energy
Preface
Part I: Basic principles
Chapter 1: Basic principles for managing nuclear projects
Abstract:
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
Chapter 2: Safety culture and managing worker risk at nuclear facilities
Abstract:
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
Chapter 3: Training in the nuclear industry
Abstract:
3.1 Introduction
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
Chapter 4: Managing complex projects and facilities: practices at the United States Department of Energyâ?Ts Office of Environmental Management
Abstract:
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
Part II: Managing reactor projects
Chapter 5: Managing nuclear research reactor construction projects and operation
Abstract:
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
Chapter 6: Managing modifications, power uprates and outages at operating nuclear power plants
Abstract:
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Managing modifications
6.3 Managing power uprates
6.4 Outage management
6.5 Challenges and future trends
Chapter 7: Managing medical radioisotope production facilities
Abstract:
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Radioisotope production technologies and current supply chain
7.3 Conversion from highly enriched uranium to low enriched uranium
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
Chapter 8: Management of nuclear-related research and development (R&D)
Abstract:
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
Part III: Managing radioactive waste, decommissioning and site remediation
Chapter 9: Managing radioactive waste
Abstract:
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Management of radioactive waste materials by small-scale users
9.3 Management of radioactive waste materials by large-s
Report
".a well-organized volume that has brought together the varied types of nuclear facilities, activities, and regulatory systems.it has incorporated the many discussions from its assorted contributors into a fluid work providing an array of inside knowledge on the activities, systems, and regulatory models of the modern nuclear industry for the nuclear novice." --NEIMagazine.com, March 12, 2014
"If you are a manager in any area of the nuclear field, this book is a resource that you want close to you on your bookshelf." --Dr. Tero Varjoranta, Director General of STUK, and former Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle & Waste Technology
