Decision Making for Sustaining Operational Excellence in Nuclear Power Plant Operating Organizations

Strategic guidance for nuclear facility decision-making is delivered via practical examples, effective tools, and reliable frameworks that empower operators to evaluate challenges, leverage opportunities, and learn from past events. These insights extend to waste storage and fuel processing plants. This IAEA publication is the first of its kind to provide comprehensive decision-making assistance for Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) owners and operators. It examines the necessary considerations for effective decision-making: analysing current challenges and opportunities, as well as learning from past events and experiences. It provides practical examples of best practice, efficient tools and frameworks for effective decision-making and discusses the common pitfalls. The guidance found in this publication is equally applicable to other nuclear facilities and installations, such as waste storage and fuel processing plants.