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Factors that impact project quality at a nuclear power plant in South Africa
Author(s)
Galetta, Wilhelmina Magdalene
Date Issued
2013
Type
Thesis
Publisher
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Abstract
The nuclear industry has established stringent controls to ensure that electricity is
produced in a safe and reliable manner. It is expected that a nuclear power plant
should be operated safely, adheres to processes and procedures that govern those
safe operations, and implements projects or modifications that are of a high quality;
and this would be considered as ‘business as usual’. This is crucial for an industry
that is under constant scrutiny, since every project or modification, which is
implemented, is critically judged.
One important contributing factor to the successful operation of any nuclear power
plant is the implementation of projects and modifications in accordance with
respective nuclear codes and standards, specifications, processes and procedures.
The industry demands that this should be a norm, as quality is synonymous with
safety and reliability; factors that cannot be compromised or divorced from each other
on a nuclear power plant. Recently, however, there has been great concern relating
to non-conformances experienced throughout the project lifecycle, which ultimately
affects the quality of modifications and projects, which are implemented at the plant.
The research project investigates factors that affect project quality at a nuclear power
plant in South Africa. Against the above backdrop, the research problem was “the
delivery of poor quality projects have an adverse effect on modifications and projects,
which are implemented at the nuclear power plant in South Africa”.
The primary research objectives of this study are the following:
· To investigate the root cause and impact of inconsistent project quality practices
on the project lifecycle; and
· To recommend measures that should be established to improve the way in which
project quality is conducted throughout the project lifecycle.
produced in a safe and reliable manner. It is expected that a nuclear power plant
should be operated safely, adheres to processes and procedures that govern those
safe operations, and implements projects or modifications that are of a high quality;
and this would be considered as ‘business as usual’. This is crucial for an industry
that is under constant scrutiny, since every project or modification, which is
implemented, is critically judged.
One important contributing factor to the successful operation of any nuclear power
plant is the implementation of projects and modifications in accordance with
respective nuclear codes and standards, specifications, processes and procedures.
The industry demands that this should be a norm, as quality is synonymous with
safety and reliability; factors that cannot be compromised or divorced from each other
on a nuclear power plant. Recently, however, there has been great concern relating
to non-conformances experienced throughout the project lifecycle, which ultimately
affects the quality of modifications and projects, which are implemented at the plant.
The research project investigates factors that affect project quality at a nuclear power
plant in South Africa. Against the above backdrop, the research problem was “the
delivery of poor quality projects have an adverse effect on modifications and projects,
which are implemented at the nuclear power plant in South Africa”.
The primary research objectives of this study are the following:
· To investigate the root cause and impact of inconsistent project quality practices
on the project lifecycle; and
· To recommend measures that should be established to improve the way in which
project quality is conducted throughout the project lifecycle.
Additional information
Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
Master of Technology: Business Administration in Project Management
in the Faculty of Business
at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2013
Master of Technology: Business Administration in Project Management
in the Faculty of Business
at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2013
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