The following Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: How many basic underlying fundamental causes...
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May 4, 2008 9:03 am
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice group: Once the rooticians take a step back from their root cause...
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May 4, 2008 9:17 am
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May 4, 2008 Can You Become a Creature of New Habits? By JANET RAE-DUPREE HABITS are a funny thing. We reach for them mindlessly, setting our brains on...
Anyone care to comment on NRC Chairman Klein's remarks? Terry Herrmann ... NRC Chairman Dale E. Klein Remarks at the North American Energy Summit University of...
Does anyone have more information about this case? One might expect that it has important lessons to be learned about extent, root cause analysis, and safety...
On May 6, 1937, the hydrogen-filled German dirigible Hindenburg burned and crashed in Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 of the 97 people on board. What were the...
Dr. Bill, One of the lessons we didn't learn from this related to the NFPA codes for flammability as they relate to in-leakage into inerted glove boxes where...
Terry, While there is a lot to like from Chairman Klein's comments, I was somewhat taken aback by his initial negativism on the ability to bring new nuclear...
Bill, et. al., TMI 2 happened because of Babcock & Wilcox training right before the event that one should never let a pressurizer go solid. An old Navy...
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May 6, 2008 4:29 pm
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We all know that "extent" is the answer to the question, "If X exists, what else is likely to exist?" The instances of "what else" that constitute conditions...
Bill Salot, I think that you and I see it the same way. How do we explain this to management? I also agree on not holding up the snapshot while waiting for the...
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May 9, 2008 7:58 pm
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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the Root_Cause_State_of_the_Practice group: The Facets of Extent. "Extent" is the answer to the...
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May 10, 2008 11:35 am
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Bill, Both the extent of condition slide package and the May 2008 Firebird say or imply that extent of condition is performed after the investigation. Is this...
Good catch. Extent of condition and causation is part of significance determination so some of it has to be done early. A problem is that without discipline...
I did not check the external oversight button since we don't rely on DOE to identify our problems. All of the others have occurred at one time of another when...
... Every assessment activity resets the bar of acceptability. (Assessment activities include pre-job walkdowns, surveillances, PMs, operational readiness...
The short answer for our site is - duh, yeah - BFO. Unfortunately often times it is your second "does not" option that applies. I suspect that Bill Rigot will...
1. Excellent example of negative factor, i.e., negative causation. 2. If you're nearby drop into the meeting and tell us what we should learn from it. ...
Dr. Bill, Since my esteemed colleague Bruce Hart has urged me on, let me give you a couple of thoughts. Firstly, I agree with your premise. This is what...
You lout!! You stole my "esteemed colleague" after making fun of me for wanting to use it to describe you. (OBTW - good message.) 8^) B. cpta "WILLIAM L....
Question Once the rooticians take a step back from their root cause analysis report they see that the following are among the factors that resulted in the...
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Bill, I agree. You provide an excellent reminder that we must endorse and live by the rule that every assessment activity resets the bar of acceptability and...
Hello, Dr. Bill, et. al., On "apparent cause evaluations", where do you stand? Here is where I stand - they are necessary. If ACEs are to be avoided and all...
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May 14, 2008 3:16 pm
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I am sending this because next week I have an opportunity to discuss RCA with RCA personnel from a hospital in our area. Based on some initial discussions...
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