
Root Cause / Cause Analysis
WD Associates provides highly experienced industry personnel to perform Root Cause / Cause Analysis services for significant events that have occurred at your facility. In addition, WD performs independent reviews and provides oversight and mentoring of the development and implementation of effective actions at your facility to aid in ensuring performance problems and gaps are identified before they result in a loss of production, regulatory compliance issues or personnel injuries.
Root Cause / Cause Analysis services include:
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Corrective Action Program (CAP) development and Implementation
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Root Cause Analysis Team support
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Independent Reviews of Cause Analysis
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Major equipment failures investigations
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Severe personnel injury/fatality investigations
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Training and Mentoring leaders in Performance Improvement and CAP

Assessments / Inspection Support
WD Associates provides highly experienced industry personnel to assist clients in performing assessments/inspections at your facility; we also perform independent reviews of assessments/inspections as requested. In addition, WD develop assessment programs to enable clients in identifying performance gaps and operational vulnerabilities at your facility.
Assessments / Inspection Support services include:
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CAP Program Effectiveness Assessments
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Training Program Assessments
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Safety Program Assessments
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NRC IP 95001/95002/95003 Support
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NERC Assessment support
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NERC Cold Weather Assessments
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Vegetation management safety event analysis
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Plant Operational Performance & Material Condition Assessments

Performance Improvement Mentoring and Support
WD Associates provides highly experienced personnel to help clients become more effective in solving problems ranging from targeting fixes for specific problems to overall integrated organizational improvements.
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Performance Improvement / Mentoring and Support services include:
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Development and implementation of continuous improvement activities
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Support for analysis and resolution of performance gaps
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Performance Assessment Mentoring and Support
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Analysis of Safety Culture issues
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Organizational Effectiveness Assessments

Tools & References
Find resources including WD Associates documents, industry references, and links that are relevant to the nuclear and power generation industry.
WD Associates
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
The latest revision of the following material can be found at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/
Inspection Manual Chapters
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IMC 0305: Operating Reactor Assessment Process
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IMC 0308: Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Basis Document
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IMC 0310: Aspects within Cross-Cutting Areas
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IMC 0326: Operability Determination and Functionality Assessments for Conditions Adverse to Quality or Safety
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IMC 0350: Oversight of Reactor Facilities in a Shutdown Condition Due to Significant Performance and/or Operational Concerns
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IMC 0609: Significance Determination Process
Inspection Procedures
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IP 71152: Problem Identification and Resolution
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IP 95001: Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area
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IP 95002: Supplemental Inspection for One Degraded Cornerstone or Any Three White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area
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IP 95003: Supplemental Inspection for Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red Input
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IP 95003.02: Guidance for Conducting an Independent NRC Safety Culture Assessment
NUREG-Series Publications
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NUREG 1649: Reactor Oversight Process
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NUREG 2165: Safety Culture Common Language
Other Links
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US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) – www.NRC.gov
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Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) – www.nei.org
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US Department of Energy (USDOE) – www.energy.gov
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Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) – www.inpo.info
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American Nuclear Society (ANS) – www.ans.org
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – www.iaea.org
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World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) – www.wano.info
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Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) – www.epri.com
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World Nuclear Association – www.world-nuclear.org
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NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation www.NERC.com