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| Industry | Commercial Nuclear Energy |
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| Founded | December 1979 |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
Area served | United States |
| Website | inpo |
TheInstitute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), headquartered inAtlanta, GA, is an organization established in 1979 by the U.S.nuclear power industry in response to recommendations by the Kemeny Commission Report, following the investigation of theThree Mile Island accident.[1] INPO sets industry-wide performance objectives, criteria, and guidelines fornuclear power plant operations that are intended to promote "operational excellence" and improve the sharing of operational experience between nuclear power plants. INPO is funded entirely by thenuclear industry.
INPO conducts plant evaluations at nuclear stations and identifies both strengths and areas for improvement that are intended to be shared with other nuclear stations as a method to share best practices and common weaknesses. The results of INPO plant evaluations are not made public, and any related information shared within the nuclear industry does not typically include the name of the plant. INPO assigns a score between one and four to each nuclear site, following the evaluation, where an "INPO 1" is the most favorable score, and an "INPO 4" is an indicator of a nuclear station with significant operational problems.
The INPO Advisory Council is composed of leading experts from the nuclear industry, plus others whose expertise is relevant to the safe operation of nuclear power plants.[citation needed] Advisory Council members have includedDr. Edgar H. Schein, a retired MIT professor who is widely credited with inventing the term "corporate culture;" andDr. Rodger Dean Duncan, an organizational development and human performance expert.
Retired U.S. Navy vice-admiralEugene Parks Wilkinson, the first commanding officer of the nuclear powered submarineUSSNautilus, was selected as INPO's firstCEO in 1980, and served in that position until 1984.
The lobby of INPO's headquarters is centered on a marble pedestal upon which is chiseled the word "EXCELLENCE," with the final E unfinished.[citation needed]
When viewed from the second floor mezzanine, the lobby floor appears as anoptical illusion with the floor as a cone-shaped pit, with the marble pedestal at the bottom.
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