Managing the first nuclear power plant project.
Contributors: International Atomic Energy Agency.
Series: IAEA-TECDOC -- 1555.
Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Vienna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 97
ISBN-13: 9789201052070
Subjects: Nuclear power plants -- Planning.; Nuclear power plants -- Management.
Description: Experience shows that the time between an initial policy decision by a state to consider nuclear power up to the start of its first nuclear power plant is about 10 to 15 years. The proper management of the wide scope of project activities during this period represents a major challenge for the involved governmental, utility, regulatory, supplier and other supportive organizations. The main focus is to ensure that the project is implemented successfully from a commercial point of view while remaining in accordance with the appropriate engineering and quality requirements, safety standards and security guides. This publication provides an introductory overall description of the main project management activities and gives the references to the related detailed guidance. The target audience are decision makers, advisers and senior managers in the governmental organizations, utilities, industrial organizations and regulatory bodies in the countries desiring to launch the first nuclear power plant project.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "May 2007"

Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Basic considerations in manging the first nuclear power plant; title: Nuclear power plant planning and implementation stages; title: Pre-project stage; title: Project decision-making stage; title: Plant construction stage.