National Academy for Nuclear Training

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations Training

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History & Purpose
Established

by the Institute for Nuclear Power Operations in 1980

To establish standards for training To assist nuclear power plants in training entry-level engineers

Provides

training and support for all nuclear power professionals across the United States

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Membership Benefits

Members include:

All U.S. organizations that operate commercial nuclear power plants are members of INPO. INPO participants that include:

Provide member and participant company employees with:

Nuclear operating organizations in other countries Engineering firms.

Access to certain INPO products and services including:

Participation in training courses Access to INPOs secure nuclear network

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Futuring & Scenarios

Futuring is a science that:

Scenarios:

Analyzes history and current trends Explores possible alternative futures and predicts future scenarios. Encourages the consideration of the possible impacts of different choices and strategies Are a combination of different ideas that form pictures of possible futures Challenge to an organizations internal belief system by persuade management to rethink strategies Support communication and coordination within the organization and improving its decision making process

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Scanning for Scenarios
Identifies

forces that may drive the future Can form a baseline to trend what could happen and identify weak areas in what has happened Explore forces and trends by using a set of categories such as STEEP:
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Social Technological Economic Environmental Political

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Social Trends
The

nuclear power industry faces a growing demand for skilled personnel. The use of networks and technology are identified skills needed for the future.
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Nuclear Technicians Jobs ("Nuclear Technicians," 2012)

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Technological Trends
Social

networks

Web

2.0

Powerful tools that link learners and experts in one shared workspace. Give learners the ability to receive information anywhere at any time.

Internet technology that connects users by utilizing blogs, wikis, and social networking. Increasing trend toward online learning.

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Economic Trends

Increasing demand for skilled personnel in the nuclear power industry

Refurbishment of existing power plants Decommissioning of aging power plants Building new plants

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Environmental Trends
Rapid

growth of people in the workforce who are age 65 or over. Increasing demand for postsecondary education

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Political Trends

Majority of Americans favor using nuclear power to provide electricity for the United States. Support has increased to 60% in the last two years 28% of Americans now say they "strongly favor" nuclear power

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INPOs Future Training Program
Blended

training

Computer based training Simulator training Task based training

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Implementation of Virtual Environments for Training
Virtual

training centers will be created where trainees can practice tasks before performing them in the field Reduction in human error
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Inclusive Blended Training

Computer based

Review site access requirements Review task procedures Interactive training sessions Trainee engagement

Simulator

training

eLearning Modules

Practice tasks in using augmented reality within a virtual environment

Task

based

Perform tasks in the actual environment with supervision

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References

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