Pre-Conference Workshop: Mitigating Risk with Effective Project Management of New Nuclear Builds

Wednesday 27th October, 2010 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm (Registration Opens at 12:30pm)

 

The construction of a new nuclear power plant implicates a wide range of risks and management challenges. New nuclear construction, as with any major project, requires an aggressive, proactive and structured focus on risk identification and risk mitigation throughout the project. When billions of dollars are at stake, problems must be anticipated and dealt with before they arise. Reaction is usually too late! Careful planning, effective process definition, near flawless execution and strong leadership are essential to the success of any large capital project. This workshop will detail specific methods and strategies your organization will need to manage the myriad of risks associated with new nuclear build.

    Topics to be Covered

    • Common causes • of project failure
    • Identifying risks by comprehensive analysis and evaluation of industry-wide lessons learned
    • Classifying risks as technical, economic, operational, temporal, legal, etc.
    • Evaluating risks by assessing probability of occurrence, impact, timing and responsible party
    • Ranking risks and prioritizing risk management activities
    • Inspection, Test, Analyses and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) risk considerations
    • Developing mitigation strategies through contract terms, processes, organization design and insurance

Who Should Attend

Attendees will include corporate new project offi cers, managers and engineers, whether with utilities, vendors or contractors; project counsel; risk managers; and others involved in the implementation of new projects.

Led by:

James Carter
Director
Navigant Consulting

                      David Pattillo
Global Leader of Dispute Resolution Services
Navigant Consulting