Member Services
Discover our mission, values, and the unique role we play in promoting safety and reliability in the nuclear power industry
Who are Our members
Membership in INPO means being part of a global community of nuclear leaders and subject matter experts who are committed to learning from each other, achieving common goals, and striving for excellence. Members help shape INPO industry standards and focus areas, and have access to member-only resources, events, and forums. This collaborative environment fosters continuous improvement and learning, ensuring that members are always at the forefront of industry advancements and best practices.
INPO supports all members in building and sustaining operational excellence from license issuance and nuclear construction to commercial operations and throughout the life of the plant. Our members include utilities operating commercial nuclear plants in North America, China, Romania, South Africa, and UAE. INPO’s established expertise is based on a vast amount of accumulated knowledge and experience from across the industry, spanning over decades of collective learning.
supplier participants
operating commercial reactors
utilities
What Services Does INPO Offer?
In the high-stakes world of nuclear energy production, safety and reliability are paramount. The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to support our members in achieving operational excellence. From setting industry standards to providing hands-on assistance and world-class training, INPO is committed to helping our members navigate the complexities of nuclear operations with confidence and expertise. Explore the range of services we offer to see how INPO can support your organization in maintaining the highest standards of safety and performance
World-Class Training:
The National Academy for Nuclear Training (NANT), grants members access to leadership development programs and comprehensive computer-based training, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards
Performance Insights:
INPO leverages member-contributed data to identify improvement opportunities, offering peer reviews and confidential assessments for a clear performance picture
Shared Data and Analytics:
INPO serves as a clearinghouse for the industry's largest repository of operating experience data, using advanced analytics to detect and predict trends
Global Community:
Membership provides access to a global network of nuclear leaders and experts, along with exclusive resources, events, and forums
Supplier Participant Program:
Integrates supplier expertise into industry-wide dialogue, focusing on nuclear safety culture, human performance, sustainability, and more
Hands-On Assistance:
Experienced team leads and subject matter experts provide tailored support to close operational gaps, target high-risk areas, and implement best practices
Clear Guidance:
INPO sets industry standards for safety and reliability, defining best practices and ensuring members implement and share these standards
Specialized Programs:
Offers new unit startup assistance, outage assistance, performance recovery support, incident response, loaned employee programs, and communications assistance visits
The Value of Membership
The value of INPO membership extends beyond just access to resources and standards. It includes being part of a broad community of operators and suppliers, connecting directly to nuclear professionals and thought leaders around the world. Members benefit from knowing the latest industry standards and receiving hands-on support in adopting them. They learn from an extensive data repository of lessons learned and operating experience delivered through efficient reporting tools. This helps current and future leaders succeed in one of the world's most complex industries. Guidance from experts ensures their training programs meet industry standards, providing confidence that their training satisfies regulatory requirements.
INPO’s Supplier Participant Program highlights the importance of nuclear suppliers in the safe and reliable operation of nuclear power plants. Integration of supplier expertise into industry-wide dialogue is essential to sustaining excellence in industry performance. The program focuses on nuclear safety culture, human performance, sustainability, resiliency, teaching and learning, leadership and organizational effectiveness, plant reliability, and operational focus. Specialized programs such as new unit startup assistance, outage assistance, performance recovery support, incident response, loaned employee programs, and communications assistance visits provide tailored support to meet the unique needs of each member.
Our annual report
The 2023 INPO Annual Report — Achieving A Unified Resilient Future — highlights our industry's 2023 performance and features an overview of INPO's key accomplishments.
In their Annual Report executive letter, Thomas Fanning, INPO 2023 Board of Directors Chairman, and Bob Willard, INPO President and CEO, write, “2023 was a year in which our industry not only continued to achieve high levels of performance across a variety of measures, but we also worked to make that performance sustainable by strengthening our industry's culture of continuous improvement.
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