It is January, 1979. You work as a nuclear engineer for a firm that builds react

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It is January, 1979. You work as a nuclear engineer for a firm that builds reactors, in their thermal-hydraulic analysis department. In the course of your analysis of a power plant, you have to make a phone call to an engineer at the Eight Mile Road nuclear power plant, who says he is hassled because of a recent incident at Toledo. The incident as it developed could cause a serious concern within ECCS Analysis due to the potential for operator action to terminate High Pressure Injection following the initial stage of a LOCA as a result of misreading of pressure indicators. The plant in question experienced a small over-pressurization transient, which caused a pressure relief valve to open to relieve steam and decrease pressure. The valve then failed to close, although it gave indication it was closed. Seeing the faulty indicator the operator terminated high pressure injection due to an apparent system recovery indicated by high level within the pressurizer. This action would have been acceptable only after the primary system had been in a subcooled state. Analysis of the data from the transient currently indicates that the system was in a two-phase state and as such did not contain sufficient capacity to allow high pressure injection termination. This became evident at some 20 to 30 minutes following termination of injection when the pressurizer level again collapsed and injection had to be reinitiated. During the 20 to 30 minutes of non-injection flow they were continuously losing significant fluid inventory even though the pressurizer indicated high level. He believes it is fortunate that Toledo was at an extremely low power and extremely low burnup. He thinks that had this event occurred in a reactor at full power with other than insignificant burnup, it is quite possible, perhaps probable, that core could be uncovered with possible fuel damage would have resulted. After you finish your conversation and obtain the information you need, this incident makes you uneasy. You write a memo describing the problem to your boss, who promises to pass it on to his superior so that he will warn other plants of the same design. Two weeks later, you ask what has transpired from the memo, and your boss says her boss decided that this memo should not be passed on, since the information was obtained unofficially (hearsay) and his legal advisors have said that they need official documentation. She says that if you want to pursue the issue, you should have your colleague at the plant write an official memo describing the problem. You contact your engineer colleague, who says he can write such a memo, but does not have time to write it for the next few months. He promises an official memo in two months. What should you do? Analyze this using: Ethics & The Engineering Profession Guidelines for Facilitating Solutions to Ethical Dilemmas in Professional Practice Step 1: Determine the facts in the situation

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Stakeholder theory is a theory of organizational management and business ethics that addresses morals and values in managing an organization. It was originally detailed by R. Edward Freeman in the book Strategic Management: A Stakeholder Approach, and identifies and models the groups which are stakeholders of a corporation, and both describes and recommends methods by which management can give due regard to the interests of those groups. In short, it attempts to address the "Principle of Who or What Really Counts. The core job of an MM is the engine room. A mechanic's job in the engine room is to operate the steam plant that provides propulsion, electric power (along with Electrician's Mates), potable water, and service steam to the ship. MMs operate the boilers that generate the steam and use it to operate main engine (propulsion turbines), turbo generators, distilling units, and various auxiliary turbines. This job was previously performed by Boiler Technicians, however, the BT rating merged with Machinist's Mates in 2000. MM's working in the propulsion plants are often referred to as "Pit Snipes," "Hole Snipes," or just "Snipes" for short.

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