Kenya Fellowship Training Program
2015
Kenya Fellowship Training Program College Station, Texas, U.S.A. May 27 - June 16, 2015
The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station’s Nuclear Power Institute (NPI) organized an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) fellowship training program at Texas A&M University for a group of Kenyan professionals involved in planning the steps toward developing a nuclear program in their country. Participants included engineers, scientists, economists, legal officers, managers, and human resources specialists from the Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB), the Kenyan Ministry of Energy’s Nuclear Electricity Project, and the Kenyan National Commission for Science, Technology, and Innovation. For many of the participants, this was their second fellowship training session with NPI at Texas A&M, the first occurring in 2012 when they attended an introductory program in nuclear power. The program was sponsored by the IAEA and the Kenyan government. This year’s three week program focused on all aspects of safety, and in particular safety culture, as part of the Kenya national nuclear program. Subject matter experts from industry, utilities, regulatory agencies, and academia spoke to the group about nuclear safety, reactor safety, and safety culture, as well as the broader subject of industrial safety, which will be critical to the Kenyan nuclear program during the construction of nuclear facilities and infrastructure. As part of the program, participants visited the Exelon gas-fueled power plant in th Wharton, Texas to witness how safety culture W is implemented in that industry. They saw first-hand the implementation of industrial and a personnel safety at the Palacios Marine and a Industrial company. From there, they traveled to Bay City, Texas, where the Taneris Corporation is building a very large seamless pipe manufacturing facility. By visiting the Taneris offices the group saw how safety is addressed in an ongoing large-scale construction project.
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At the close of the program, participant Moses Muinde, a legal officer with the KNEB, commented, “I have now internalized safety culture. I had read about safety culture, but now I have a very clear picture of what it is, what we have to do.” The program emphasized case studies and lessons learned from other countries and other industries, looking at both their successes and shortcomings. Victor Mutava, a radiation protection officer with the KNEB, remarked, “What can we learn from different cultures? We can learn from the experiences of others. There is an advantage to not doing something first. Hopefully we can now get it right in Kenya with our laws and regulations. These don’t change, and if we get it right, it will outlive us.” NPI would like to thank all of the sponsors, participants, and speakers who contributed to the success of this training program.
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Participants
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Naftaly Gitongah
Terry Kathambi
Catherine Kianji
Accountant/Strategy Officer - KNEB
Human Resource Assistant - NEP
Senior Legal Officer NEP
Lillian Matu
Nancy Mberia
Joe Mburu
Moses Muinde
National Liaison Assistant - KNEB
Technical Officer KNEB
Technical Officer NEP
Legal Officer KNEB
Diana Musyoka
Victor Mutava
Diana Okowa
Felix Omonya
Technical Officer KNEB
Radiation Protection Officer - KNEB
Administration Officer KNEB
Science Secretary NACOSTI
Reception Thursday, May 28, 2015
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Professional Seminar Topics
Thursday, May 28, 2015 “Process and Personnel Safety,” “Construction and Electrical Safety,” “Safety Culture and Leadership,” and “Process Safety Management and PPE” Mary K. O’Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station College Station, Texas http://process-safety.tamu.edu/
Friday, May 29, 2015 “Lessons Learned from Past Nuclear Accidents” Dr. John W. Poston, Sr., NPI, Associate Director and Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Texas A&M University
Friday, May 29, 2015 “Hazard and Risk Analysis” Mary K. O’Connor Process Safety Center, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station College Station, Texas http://process-safety.tamu.edu/
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Monday, June 1, 2015 “Anatomy of a Disaster” Dr. John W. Poston, Sr.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 “Safety and Communications” Dr. John W. Poston, Sr.
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 “Safety Culture” Mr. Ken Brockman, Former Director of Reactor Safety and Projects for the NRC and Former Director of Nuclear Installation Safety for the IAEA, Currently President, MEM Management Services, Radcliff, KY
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 “Nuclear Management and Safety Culture” Mr. Mike Blevins, Chief Operating Officer (retired) and previous Chief Nuclear Officer, Luminant
Thursday, June 4, 2015 “Security and Safety, Physical Protection, Emergency Response” Mr. Ken Brockman
Friday, June 5, 2015 “Roles and Responsibilities of People and Organizations for Nuclear Security, Safeguards and Safety” Dr. Paulo Barretto, Associate Director for International Programs, Nuclear Power Institute, Texas A&M University
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015 “Nuclear Safety and Regulations” Mr. Elmo Collins, Independent Safety Consultant On Analysis LLC, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) (retired), last position Regional Administrator NRC Region IV., Arlington, Texas
Thursday, June 11, 2015 “Vogtle Nuclear Construction Lessons Learned” Mr. Rick Connolly, Director - Initial Test Program, Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle Units 3 & 4 Waynesboro, Georgia
Friday, June 12, 2015 “Nuclear Safety and Procurement” Mr. Carl Sayko, Formerly with South Texas Nuclear Operating Company
Friday, June 12, 2015 “International Codes and Standards for Nuclear Design and Manufacturing” Dr. Thomas Kozik, Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
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Nuclear Safety Culture: Case Studies Group Presentations Wednesday, y, June 3,, 2015
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Wharton County Court House Monday, June 8, 2015
The Honorable Phillip Spenrath, County Judge 12
Exelon Plant Monday, June 8, 2015 Wharton, Texas
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Palacios Marine & Industrial - PMI Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Palacios, Texas
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Taneris Headquarters Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Bay City, Texas
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Certifi cate High Ceremony Glen Rose School Monday, June 15, 2015 Monday, March 30, 2015 Glen Rose, TX
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Closing Luncheon Monday, June 15, 2015
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Photo Album
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Many Departures!
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Staff from Texas A&M University
Paulo Barretto
T.K. Bhardwaj
NPI Research Scientist
NSSPI Assistant Research Scientist tkbhar@tamu.edu
paulobarretto@tamu.edu
Jay Haines NPI Recruiting Manager
NPI Program Specialist I sac@tamu.edu
jayhaines@tamu.edu
Yassin Hassan
Tami Davis Hollar
Wayne Kinnison
Cable Kurwitz
Department Head, Department of Nuclear Engineering
NPI Associate Director
NPI Research Scientist
t-hollar@tamu.edu
wkinnison@tamu.edu
Tees Associate Research Engineer / Senior Lecturer
y-hassan@tamu.edu
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Stephanie Czajkowski
kurwitz@tamu.edu
Natela Ostrovskaya NPI Senior Research Associate / Senior Lecturer
K. L. Peddicord
John Poston
Kelley Ragusa
NPI Director
NPI Associate Director
k-peddicord@tamu.edu
j-poston@tamu.edu
NSSPI Communications Coordinator
natela@tamu.edu
kelleyragusa@tamu.edu
Valerie Segovia
Galina Tsvetkova
Ann Wallingford
NPI Director of Outreach and Development
NPI Senior Research Associate / Lecturer
NPI Senior Program Specialist
vsegovia@tamu.edu
tsvetkovag@tamu.edu
a-wallingford@tamu.edu
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