Efforts for Safety
improvement
PDCA cycle for business activities
The PDCA cycle will be operated following the work processes below. Priority items that need to be addressed by the nuclear industry will be determined and described in ATENA's business plan . Activity performance of the whole industry will be evaluated.
PDCA: An activity cycle for improving work performance. An acronym of Plan-Do-Check-Action.
Discussion flow for individual issues
Coordinate activities within the nuclear industry
Each stage of the process, including identifying the issues to be addressed by the nuclear industry and deliberating on individual issues, will be conducted effectively and efficiently, utilizing the knowledge and resources held by the nuclear industry.
Dialogue with the regulatory authorities
The regulatory authorities and operators will share issues from the initial discussion stage. Among such issues, issues that could be beneficial to investigate in increasing safety effectively and efficiently will be selected. When deliberating on individual issues, dialogue with regulators will also take place and the process of developing safety measures will be shared each other.
Opinion exchanges with experts domestic and abroad
The opinions of experts domestic and abroad will be incorporated in deciding on issues and safety measures.