Invernizzi, DC, Locatelli, G orcid.org/0000-0001-9986-2249 and Brookes, NJ (2020) Characterising nuclear decommissioning projects: an investigation of the project characteristics that affect the project performance. Construction Management and Economics, 38 (10). pp. 947-963. ISSN 0144-6193
Abstract
Historically, project management research on infrastructure has mostly focused on its planning, design and construction. However, globally, more and more infrastructure, such as nuclear power plants, bridges, dams or oil rigs, are reaching their end-of-life and will soon need to be decommissioned. Decommissioning projects are long, complex and range from small projects to multi-billion megaprojects. Their costs keep increasing, while there is a limited understanding of why this happens. Nuclear Decommissioning Projects and Programmes (NDPs) are the unit of analysis of this article, due to the relevance of this sector and the number of public information available. The aim is to identify the NDP characteristics that mostly affect the NDP performance in terms of cost and time. Findings from the application of content analysis on the information collected through 35 interviews with senior practitioners highlight the importance of several NDP characteristics, including the need to have detailed knowledge of the site conditions, a good relationship with the regulatory authorities, the availability of storage facilities and stable funding.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an author produced version of an article published in Construction Management and Economic. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Decommissioning, engineering and management, infrastructure, project characteristics, megaproject |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number National Nuclear Laboratory Limited NNL/UA/002 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2020 12:38 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2021 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/01446193.2020.1775859 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:162051 |