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Human and Organizational Factors in Nuclear Safety
Safety analysis report reviews
The approach adopted by the subcommission led by Jean Bourgeois, and
which has been a prerequisite for the construction and commissioning of every
facility since 1960, is based on American practice. According to Foasso, the
relationship between the subcommission’s members and nuclear facility
operators was far from being one of pure oversight. For instance, during a
session held to review safety issues during power ramp-up in the EDF 1 reactor
in Chinon (December 6, 1962), the high commissioner emphasized “the close
collaboration established between the CE ...