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identified during INPO evaluations, assistance visits, and
workshops. They are periodically reviewed and updated to
ensure continued applicability. To date, 88 good practices
have been developed and furnished to members and
participants.
o Workshops/Working Group Meetings: These information
seminars are held periodically for each of the utility key
managers, including the plant managers and chief executive
officers. The use of workshops and meetings contribute
substantially to INPO's mission. They are widely attended
by members as well as supplier and international
participants. The attendees not only benefit from the
information presented but also from the exchange of
information through discussions with their counterparts from
other utilities. Since INPO's founding, over 60 workshops
have been conducted, with nine scheduled for 1985 and 10
planned for 1987.
INPO'S RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
In carrying out its mission to promote the highest levels of
safety and reliability in the operation of nuclear electric
generating plants, INPO depends on the support of its members and
participants and on the coordination of its activities with other
industry organizations and groups, as well as with various
federal agencies.
The principal industry organizations and groups with which INPO
maintains liaison include the Atomic Industrial Forum (AIF),
American Nuclear Energy Council (ANEC), American Nuclear Society
(ANS), American Public Power Association (APPA), U.S. Committee
for Energy Awareness (USCEA), Edison Electric Institute (EEI),
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association (NRECA), and Utility Nuclear Power
Oversight Committee (UNPOC) . Additionally, to minimize
duplication of effort and to support its members, INPO maintains
liaison with insurer groups such as American Nuclear Insurers,
Nuclear Mutual Limited, Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited, and
Mutual Atomic Reinsurance Pool.
To ensure credibility, INPO maintains its independence with
respect to any individual member and with respect to federal
agencies, while being responsive to the collective needs of the
nuclear utility industry. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is the principal federal agency with which INPO coordinates
its programs. The Institute needs to coordinate its activities
and cooperate with the NRC while at the same time neither
becoming nor appearing to become either an extension of the NRC
or an advocate for the utilities. As a result, INPO and NRC
activities must be largely independent, yet complementary.
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