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Exercise Builder Nuclear™ - Beta

Improving the way the nuclear power industry conducts drills and emergency planning exercises

Watch a short video (1:31) introducing some of the advantages of using Exercise Builder Nuclear.

Emergency preparedness managers in the nuclear power industry are challenged with increasing scrutiny and regulations requiring more comprehensive drills and exercises. Exercise Builder Nuclear helps meet these challenges with powerful drill and exercise management tools and the convenience of an online application that can store all current and historical exercise and drill data in one place—all accessible with the click of a mouse.

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Key Benefits

Store and retrieve data

With Exercise Builder Nuclear, scenario development teams can streamline and automate drill and exercise planning. All historic and current data can be conveniently stored and accessed, including quick retrieval of multi-year reports. Time-saving features include:

  • Access to all current and historical data in one convenient place—online
  • Easy-to-use controls for entering and managing data
  • Efficient management of participants, emergency action levels, objectives, scenarios, messages, supplemental scenarios and more
  • Flexible, reusable templates for scenarios and other types of data
  • Evaluation of participants, objectives, scenarios and other key factors

Photo courtesy of NRC.

Respond to changing regulations

Changing regulations are complex and difficult to keep up with, so Exercise Builder Nuclear helps nuclear power facilities respond to changing Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Institute of Nuclear Power Operations regulations. Through the use of easily modified performance objectives and scenarios, drills and exercises can be developed to meet the most recent change in requirements.

Deliver consistent fleet preparedness

A centralized repository of drill and exercise data enables emergency preparedness teams to deliver consistent, comprehensive drills and exercises at every site. This reliable information also streamlines reporting and collaboration between key stakeholder groups. When objectives, demonstration criteria and scenarios are standardized across the fleet, you can feel confident that every facility is prepared to respond and recover effectively.

Built with you in mind

ORAU created Exercise Builder Nuclear with feedback from fleet emergency preparedness managers across the United States to provide a user-friendly application that works the way you do. Delivered securely over the Internet, Exercise Builder Nuclear is available whether you’re in the office or working at a remote location.

Exercise Builder Nuclear screen shot

Using Exercise Builder Nuclear, emergency preparedness managers can quickly create, find and select exercise objectives and demonstration criteria from the existing database. Click above image to enlarge sample screenshot.

Nuclear Power Plant Control Room

Exercise Builder Nuclear is now in beta!

Contact us today to inquire about participating in the beta test.

Chip Hultquist
Work: (865) 576-9647

Don Hanlon
Work: (865) 576-2588

Holly Hardin
Work: (865) 574-8846

Exercise Builder Nuclear Fact Sheet

Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Power Plants

Download the Exercise Builder Nuclear fact sheet (PDF)

Before Exercise Builder went Nuclear

The original version of Exercise Builder was developed in 2004 in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and continues to be used by DOE emergency planners and other organizations. Exercise Builder Hospital, developed for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in 2009, was the first customized version.

Related Link

Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Power Plants

Emergency Preparedness at Nuclear Power Plants - an ORAU White Paper