The World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) has been reinforcing its data science expertise as it continues to analyse the performance of nuclear power plants and identify trends that could affect safety and performance.

Dr Naoki Chigusa, WANO’s chief executive officer, told NucNet the non-profit safety association is providing much more in the way of analysis of nuclear plant operating data, giving operators access to “a clear picture about where their current performance is and what it looks like into the future”.

Data – which comes directly from plant operators worldwide and from WANO services such as peer reviews – ranges from plant performance to the reliability of components, operator performance, training and emergency preparedness, and human performance.