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Conducting Peer Reviews on a regular basis for NS Net Division member companies who are active players of Japan's nuclear fuel cycle system.
As far as electric power companies (nuclear power plants) are concerned, we conduct peer reviews based mainly on site observations to support safe and reliable operations of nuclear power plants, in cooperation with INPO and WANO.In this respect, we identify "what kind of endeavors are being made for the achievement of nuclear safety in the daily operations of power plants" with taking account of operational experience around the world to extract good practices (strength) and suggestions for improvement (Area for improvement needed) in the peer review.
Aside from electric power companies, the members who take on various projects in nuclear power industry are making diverse endeavors toward nuclear safety in accordance with the nature of their activities (use of fissile materials or not, quantity used, potential for criticality, and so on), scale of the enterprise, and their regulatory environment.The NS Net Division supports and encourages the enhancement of members' safety culture, by conducting peer reviews in accordance with the needs and individual characteristics of each member.

The Division provides assistance to help the member companies continually instill and improve their safety culture through ;

Safety Seminars

Targeting managers of member companies, the Division organizes conventional or hands-on seminars involving experts on the theme of nuclear safety, as well as seminars that include workshops for introducing useful approaches for fostering safety culture.

Safety Caravan

The Division travels to each individual facility of the member companies and safety lectures by experts are presented, and information is exchanged with personnel affiliated with the facilities regarding nuclear safety.

【Safety Lectures】

Safety lectures are presented with the themes of root causes of recent troubles and improprieties that are not necessarily limited to the nuclear power industry alone.

【Safety Information Exchange Meetings】

Concrete discussion themes based on the safety lectures are selected, and information and opinions are exchanged under those themes.

Others

Booklets on safety culture enhancement based on seminars and Safety Caravan lectures are published to members. E-learning materials are also produced on the theme of safety culture for distribution among members.