Keeping the Edge: Sharpening the Focus

Safety Culture
Mike Evans

One of our greatest challenges to strengthen and sustain our safety culture.

Current performance

Actions by utilities

Actions by INPO

More open discussion on safety culture

Performance Indicator Index

95.1 75.1 95 96.5 96.5

1995 1995

2000 2000

2001 2001

2002 2002

2003 2003 3rd 3rd qtr. qtr.

Fewer plants assessed in excellent category

Number of 3s and 4s remained constant

To Regain Our Momentum, We Need

More qualitative insights Clearer picture of sustainability Stronger sense of management team effectiveness

FPL Group Developed early warning indicators of declining performance

Dominion Energy Developed a safety culture index

USA Alliance Developed a safety culture review team

In corporate strategic objectives and business plans

Deliver safety first message personally

Nuclear Oversight Committee meets at plants

Incentive programs reinforce nuclear safety

Personally involved in selecting leaders

Actions by INPO

Define what safety culture is and what it looks like Help stations strengthen their skills and tools to improve safety culture

Safety culture is an organizations values and behaviors modeled by its leaders and internalized by its members that serve to make nuclear safety the overriding priority.

Nuclear safety is everyones responsibility

Leaders demonstrate commitment to safety.

Trust permeates the organization.

Decision-making reflects safety first.

Nuclear is recognized as different.

A what if approach is cultivated.

Organizational learning is embraced.

Nuclear safety undergoes constant examination.

Nuclear safety is everyones responsibility.

Nuclear safety is Leaders demonstrate everyones commitment to responsibility. safety.

Nuclear safety is Leaders demonstrate Nuclear safety everyones commitment to undergoes constant responsibility. safety. examination.

South Texas Project

Palisades

Grand Gulf

Mindlessness

Mindfulness