Beckman & Associates

Consultation and Training

Regulatory Consultation

• Assisted utility in development of their first nuclear facility business plan and resolution of open regulatory concerns involving declining organizational performance.
• Developed process description of the audit process including identification of regulatory requirements and commitments, internal management standards and expectations, and undocumented practices. Prepared process flow diagrams and text descriptions and developed and delivered classroom training to the audit staff.

Failure Root Cause Analysis

• Led a team of utility personnel in performing an assessment of shutdown operations and outage planning and management functions. Used Error Modes and Effects Analyses to evaluate refueling-related procedures for shutdown safety vulnerabilities.

Training

• Developed and delivered formal and ad hoc classroom training in audit processes; performance based audit strategies and methods; identification of regulatory requirements, commitments and guidance; audit preparation techniques; audit interview and observation techniques; and inter-personal audit skills.
• Provided individual on-the-job training to full and part time auditors assigned to the above maintenance audit.
• Developed and delivered a two-day Assessment Skills Training Program for Independent Safety Engineering, Quality Audits, and Design Basis Reconstitution personnel.