Organizing outages at Loviisa

摘要

Extensive planning and preparation ensure that Loviisa's annual refueling outages are conducted safely and on schedule. The role of outage manager at the Loviisa nuclear power plant, explained Tore Vonka, is mainly a supervisory one. As shown in the Controlling Model diagram (see Fig. 1), his role can best be described as "control and coordination." This description also reflects the general approach adopted for managing outages at Loviisa, which calls for "early and detailed outage planning." Furthermore, while outside contractors are used for peak work loads during outages, the planning, coordination, and monitoring of the outages is the plant personnel's responsibility.