IAEA Nuclear Energy Series

1 Basic PrinciplesObjectivesIAEA Nuclear Energy SeriesTechnicalReportsProject management in Nuclear Power Plant Construction: Guidelines and ExperienceNo. Nuclear Energy Series No. management in Nuclear Power Plant Construction: Guidelines and ExperiencesINTERNATIONAL ATOMIC Energy AGENCYVIENNAISBN 978 92 0 122210 7 ISSN 1995 7807 iaea Nuclear Energy Series PUBLICATIONSSTRUCTURE OF THE iaea Nuclear Energy SERIESU nder the terms of Articles and of its Statute, the iaea is authorized to foster the exchange of scientific and technical information on the peaceful uses of atomic Energy . The publications in the iaea Nuclear Energy Series provide information in the areas of Nuclear power, Nuclear fuel cycle, radioactive waste management and decommissioning, and on general issues that are relevant to all of the above mentioned areas.

2 The structure of the iaea Nuclear Energy Series comprises three levels: 1 Basic Principles and Objectives; 2 Guides; and 3 Technical Nuclear Energy Basic Principles publication describes the rationale and vision for the peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy Series Objectives publications explain the expectations to be met in various areas at different stages of Energy Series Guides provide high level guidance on how to achieve the objectives related to the various topics and areas involving the peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy Series Technical Reports provide additional, more detailed, information on activities related to the various areas dealt with in the iaea Nuclear Energy iaea Nuclear Energy Series publications are coded as follows: NG general; NP Nuclear power; NF Nuclear fuel.

3 NW radioactive waste management and decommissioning. In addition, the publications are available in English on the iaea s Internet site: further information, please contact the iaea at PO Box 100, Vienna International Centre, 1400 Vienna, Austria. All users of the iaea Nuclear Energy Series publications are invited to inform the iaea of experience in their use for the purpose of ensuring that they continue to meet user needs. Information may be provided via the iaea Internet site, by post, at the address given above, or by email to management INNUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION:GUIDELINES AND EXPERIENCEAFGHANISTANALBANIAALGERIAANGOL AARGENTINAARMENIAAUSTRALIAAUSTRIAAZERBAI JANBAHRAINBANGLADESHBELARUSBELGIUMBELIZE BENINBOLIVIABOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINABOTSWANABRAZILBULGARIABURKINA FASOBURUNDICAMBODIACAMEROONCANADACENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICCHADCHILECHINACOLOMBIACONGOCOSTA RICAC TE D IVOIRECROATIACUBACYPRUSCZECH REPUBLICDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGODENMARKDOMINICADOMINICAN REPUBLICECUADOREGYPTEL SALVADORERITREAESTONIAETHIOPIAFINLANDFRA NCEGABONGEORGIAGERMANYGHANAGREECEGUATEMA LAHAITIHOLY SEEHONDURASHUNGARYICELANDINDIAINDONESIAI RAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAQIRELANDISRAELITALYJAMAICAJAPANJORDAN KAZAKHSTANKENYAKOREA.

4 REPUBLIC OFKUWAITKYRGYZSTANLAO PEOPLE S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICLATVIALEBANONLESOTHOLIBERIALIBYA LIECHTENSTEINLITHUANIALUXEMBOURGMADAGASC ARMALAWIMALAYSIAMALIMALTAMARSHALL ISLANDSMAURITANIAMAURITIUSMEXICOMONACOMO NGOLIAMONTENEGROMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUEMYANMAR NAMIBIANEPALNETHERLANDSNEW ZEALANDNICARAGUANIGERNIGERIANORWAYOMANPA KISTANPA L A UPANAMAPAPUA NEW GUINEAPARAGUAYPERUPHILIPPINESPOLANDPORTU GALQATARREPUBLIC OF MOLDOVAROMANIARUSSIAN FEDERATIONSAUDI ARABIASENEGALSERBIASEYCHELLESSIERRA LEONESINGAPORESLOVAKIASLOVENIASOUTH AFRICASPAINSRI LANKASUDANSWEDENSWITZERLANDSYRIAN ARAB REPUBLICTAJIKISTANTHAILANDTHE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIATUNISIATURKEYUGANDAUKRAINEUNITE D ARAB EMIRATESUNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELANDUNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIAUNITED STATES OF AMERICAURUGUAYUZBEKISTANVENEZUELAVIETNAM YEMENZAMBIAZIMBABWEThe Agency s Statute was approved on 23 October 1956 by the Conference on the Statute of the iaea held at United Nations Headquarters, New York; it entered into force on 29 July 1957.

5 The Headquarters of the Agency are situated in Vienna. Its principal objective is to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic Energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world .The following States are Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency:PROJECT management INNUCLEAR POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION:GUIDELINES AND EXPERIENCEIAEA Nuclear Energy Series No. ATOMIC Energy AGENCYVIENNA, 2012 iaea Library Cataloguing in Publication DataProject management in Nuclear power plant construction : guidelines and experience. Vienna : International Atomic Energy Agency, ; 29 cm. ( iaea Nuclear Energy Series , ISSN 1995 7807 ; no. )STI/PUB/1537 ISBN 978 92 0 122210 7 Includes bibliographical Nuclear power plants Design and construction.

6 2. Nuclear power plants management . 3. Project management . I. International Atomic Energy Agency. II. 00732 COPYRIGHT NOTICEAll iaea scientific and technical publications are protected by the terms of the Universal Copyright Convention as adopted in 1952 (Berne) and as revised in 1972 (Paris). The copyright has since been extended by the World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva) to include electronic and virtual intellectual property. Permission to use whole or parts of texts contained in iaea publications in printed or electronic form must be obtained and is usually subject to royalty agreements. Proposals for non-commercial reproductions and translations are welcomed and considered on a case-by-case basis.

7 Enquiries should be addressed to the iaea Publishing Section at: Marketing and Sales Unit, Publishing SectionInternational Atomic Energy AgencyVienna International CentrePO Box 1001400 Vienna, Austriafax: +43 1 2600 29302tel.: +43 1 2600 22417email: iaea , 2012 Printed by the iaea in AustriaFebruary 2012 STI/PUB/1537 FOREWORDOne of the iaea s statutory objectives is to seek to accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic Energy to peace, health and prosperity throughout the world . One way this objective is achieved is through the publication of a range of technical Series . Two of these are the iaea Nuclear Energy Series and the iaea Safety Standards to Article of the iaea Statute, the safety standards establish standards of safety for protection of health and minimization of danger to life and property.

8 The safety standards include the Safety Fundamentals, Safety Requirements and Safety Guides. These standards are written primarily in a regulatory style, and are binding on the iaea for its own programmes. The principal users are the regulatory bodies in Member States and other national iaea Nuclear Energy Series comprises reports designed to encourage and assist R&D on, and application of, Nuclear Energy for peaceful uses. This includes practical examples to be used by owners and operators of utilities in Member States, implementing organizations, academia, and government officials, among others. This information is presented in guides, reports on technology status and advances, and best practices for peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy based on inputs from international experts.

9 The iaea Nuclear Energy Series complements the iaea Safety Standards of December 2010, there were 441 Nuclear power reactors in operation, with a total capacity of about 370 GW(e). After a slowdown in the construction of new Nuclear power plants, there has been a marked increase in recent years in the number of Member States with operating Nuclear power plants that are interested in building new plants. Currently, 65 units are under construction in 15 expanding countries, the largest number since 1992. In 2010, construction started on 15 new Nuclear power reactors, the largest number since 1987, and projections of future Nuclear power growth were once again revised upwards. Nuclear power plants are capital intensive, employ high technology, and feature complex systems and interfaces, not least because of the continuously evolving and increasing safety and quality requirements.

10 Investment costs and their amortization make up the predominant part of future power generation costs and effectively determine the competitiveness of the Nuclear power option with power from fossil fuels or hydroelectric stations. High interest rates have made Nuclear power plants particularly vulnerable as a result of the steep cost escalation that results from unforeseen changes or additional licensing requirements, public intervention and funding problems have been blamed for most of the delays and cost increases, lack of proper project management has been a major factor. Project management is a special area, concerned primarily with the definition, coordination and control of large undertakings from the point of view of technical quality, schedule and direction, control and expediting of Nuclear power plant projects by competent project management would reduce costs not only through more efficient work sequences and higher productivity, but also through the reduction of accumulated financial obligations during report, based on past proven practices in many Member States, provides advice and guidance on project management from the preparatory phase to plant turnover to commissioning for the construction of Nuclear power plants.