HKIE Professional Assessment - Nuclear Discipline cheat sheet
HKIE Professional Assessment - Nuclear Discipline · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Professional practice, ethics and engineering management
Professional codes: HKIE code of conduct requires competence, honesty, public safety, sustainability, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; professional engineers must sign only work they are competent to perform and are responsible for.
Nuclear safety culture attributes (INSAG-4, WANO): personal accountability, safety leadership, conservative decision making, questioning attitude, effective communication, continuous learning.
Whistleblowing and reporting: duty to report safety concerns through internal channels and, if unresolved, to the regulator; protection against retaliation; just culture distinguishes error from wilful violation.
Engineering management: configuration management (design basis documentation, as-built records), management of change, project controls (WBS, earned value), quality assurance per ISO 9001/IAEA GS-R-3 (now GSR Part 2).
Competence and training: systematic approach to training (SAT), licensed operator training and re-qualification, continuing professional development (CPD) requirements for HKIE members.
Ethics in risk communication: transparent, evidence-based communication with public and regulator; avoid conflicts of interest in vendor-utility-regulator relationships; separation of regulatory and promotional functions.
Sustainability and environmental responsibility: ALARA, environmental impact assessment, stakeholder engagement, radioactive discharge limits and public dose constraints.