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 NSnet 30th Peer Review of Tamano Works, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., conducted over a three-day period starting February 18th, was completed. A summary of the review is shown below.
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1. Reviewed Establishment (location) |
Tamano Works, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., located in Tamano-shi, Okayama Prefecture.
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2. Overview of the establishment and targets of review |
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding is a general heavy industries company involved in such businesses as shipbuilding. As a nuclear-related business, it became the first to develop a nuclear-powered ship in 1957. Its main business is currently related to nuclear fuel recycling such as spent fuel reprocessing, radioactive waste disposal, and transport/storage containers (casks), etc. It is engaged in activities ranging from research and development to plant facilities and after-care services, etc.
Tamano Works manufactures various product groups from new shipbuilding to various plants and new products in the future, but its nuclear related business involves making a variety of products such as structure for nuclear reactor foundation, shielding containers for highly radioactive materials, spent fuel transport ships, etc.
The target of this review is the safety promotion activities involving design and fabrication of casks at Tamano Works.
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3. Members of the review team and the method of review
Group A
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: Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc., Nuclear Fuel Industries, Ltd.
(Fields of review: organization/operation and education/training) |
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: Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, NSnet
(Fields of review: design/manufacturing and handling of major issues) |
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: site inspection, interview with persons involved and examination of documents in the above areas |
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4. Summary Report
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[Summary Report(PDF,311KByte)]
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5. Others |
Mr. Takekawa, chief of the Safe Sanitary Environment Section and Safety Resource Operations Development Section, DuPont, participated as an observer.
[Opinions and impressions of a third-party observer]
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Tamano Works |
Document examination |
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