Title: Improving the management of nuclear technology: Technical, financial, and organizational measures for assessing the performance of nuclear utilities

Authors: Elias Carayannis, Jose Maldifassi

Addresses: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Management, Troy, New York 12180-3590, USA. ' Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Management, Troy, New York 12180-3590, USA

Abstract: This paper is the outcome of a study with the objective of better understanding and improving the quality of the management of technology in the case of the nuclear power industry. The authors tried to deal with this topic in an empirical way, namely by conducting four case studies on the major nuclear power utilities in the State of New York and by doing a comparative analysis of the material collected, focusing on the main economic and organizational issues, and the management of technology practices that pertain to nuclear power generation. The study covered in depth the nuclear divisions of only four out of a total of fifty-five nuclear utilities that exist in the United States, hence we want to stress the caveat that it has an exploratory rather than a statistically conclusive nature.

Keywords: technology management; nuclear technology; technological imperative; objectives matrix; nuclear energy; nuclear power; USA; United States; performance evaluation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1992.063611

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1992 Vol.4 No.3, pp.125-139

Published online: 17 Jul 2014 *

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