Company Profile
Institute of Nuclear Power Operations
Company Overview
The Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) is a unique place to work because no other organization in the world - be it private, public, governmental, for profit or non-profit - does what we do. For more than 40 years, INPO has focused on a clear mission “to promote the highest levels of safety and reliability – to promote excellence – in the operation of commercial nuclear power plants.” We partner with our members through a mix of integrated monitoring, evaluating, information sharing, teaching and learning activities designed to achieve their continuous improvement.
INPO sets the global standard in nuclear safety by demanding excellence of ourselves and expecting it of others. We recruit, develop, grow and retain passionate, driven people who make a meaningful difference across INPO and the global nuclear power industry.
Company History
After the accident at Three Mile Island, the Carter administration formed the Kemeny Commission to investigate the incident and to provide recommendations for operational changes at nuclear power plants. INPO was formally established in December 1979, in response to the commission’s recommendations. INPO was tasked with monitoring and evaluating appropriate safety standards — including those for management, quality assurance, and operating procedures and practices at nuclear facilities. Additionally, INPO was established to provide a systematic gathering, review, and analysis of operating experience at all nuclear power plants — coupled with an industrywide international communications network to facilitate the speedy flow of this information to affected parties.
Just as INPO came into being, the 1986 accident at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine spurred the formation of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). United in an understanding that nuclear safety was in their common interest, leaders from across the global nuclear power industry set aside their competitive and regional differences and came together to, in the words of their stated mission, “maximize the safety and reliability of nuclear power plants worldwide by working together to assess, benchmark and improve performance through mutual support, exchange of information and emulation of best practices.”
Today, WANO represents more than 120 members operating over 430 nuclear power reactors through four regional centers in Atlanta, Paris, Moscow and Tokyo — as well as offices in London and Shanghai. Shanghai is currently in the works to become a fifth WANO regional center.
Benefits
· Insurance package including full medical/dental/vision, life Insurance, and short-term disability
· Retirement savings plan with 100% matching up to 6% of employee 401(k) contributions, plus a supplemental contribution starting at 4% of earnings. Employees are 100% vested upon hire.
· Time off: starts at 3–4 weeks depending on experience; 2 weeks of sick time; 10 paid holidays
· Family benefits including 1 week of annual family sick time and 2 weeks of paid parental leave
· Flexible scheduling
· Wellness Program and Fitness Center