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--Dean
On Thu, 28 May 2009, Paul Beltrani wrote:
> Stumbled across this recently. It's from
> http://thoriumenergy.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html
> which discusses Admiral Rickover's approach to the Navy's Nuclear program.
>
> "
> Rickover was answerable for failure, but he did have the power to
> bring about success. Rickover quite obviously had though a lot about
> nuclear safety. And within the reach of the Nuclear Navy Rickover's
> answers were successful. Rickover's safety solutions were simple:
> 1. Use highly trained personnel
> 2. Design first rate equipment
> 3. Design equipment to be easily repaired
> 4. Build in redundancy for every thing important
> 5. Make sure that contractors do not cut corners
> 6. Make sure that all parts fulfill all specifications
> 7. Don't deviate from successful formulas
> 8. Service often, redundancy allows the servicing of an operating
> reactor by putting a parallel system online.
> 9. Write manuals for everything, perfect them, and see to it that they
> are followed too the letter.
> "
>
>
> Thought there were some interesting parallels for System Design and
> Administration. While I fully support a flexible and agile approach
> to design, some of the basics are just that, basics.
>
> e.g.
> 1. Use highly trained personnel
> Procedures are nice, but you still need people with clue.
>
> 3. Design equipment to be easily repaired
> Simpler is generally better
>
> 4. Build in redundancy for every thing important
>
> 5. Make sure that contractors do not cut corners
>
> 6. Make sure that all parts fulfill all specifications
> Avoid 1/2 baked implementations, finish what you start.
>
> 7. Don't deviate from successful formulas
> Don't reinvent the wheel.
>
> 8. Service often, redundancy allows the servicing of an operating
> reactor by putting a parallel system online.
> You shouldn't have to take downtime to do admin.
>
> 9. Write manuals for everything, perfect them, and see to it that they
> are followed too the letter.
> Document what you do. If reasonable, write the procedure for someone
> less skilled to do it to.
>
>
> - Paul Beltrani
>
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