According to the Institute of Medicine:

Conversely, in the Nuclear Power Industry, since the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, the World Association of Nuclear Operators reports:

• The number of significant events continue to decrease and is 45 times lower today than in 1989.
• The Industrial Safety Accident Rate (workplace injuries) is nearly 10 times lower than it was immediately following the Three Mile Island accident due to error reduction practices.

At the same time safety has improved in the Nuclear Industry, production costs have gone down.

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY IMPROVEMENT PROTOCOLS FIND PLACE IN HOSPITAL SETTING

An Interview with Howard W. Bergendahl

In an article in a healthcare newsletter in April 2006, our president discusses nuclear industry improvement protocols in healthcare and about how the Bergendahl Insititute helped Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, CO.

Read the Full Article Here (PDF)

By Howard W. Bergendahl

In 1979 the Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant overheated to well over 2000 degrees and the nuclear core began to melt. Nuclear Power and Three Mile Island became common terms in households across America. In a few short hours the meltdown of a nuclear power plant went from a theory to a reality. It was an especially sobering wake up call for the hard working people in that industry, who thought they were prepared for any situation because they were screened, tested and trained extensively and told they were the smartest of the smart. The leaders of the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry knew that from that day forward the term "safety first" needed to be more than a catchy phrase.  Like the words "First, do no harm" in the Hippocratic oath, the words must be the meaningful basis and the prerequisite for all other activities. The Commission investigating the accident determined that human error was a key factor. The Industry immediately set out to reassess the risks of human errors and find new ways to reduce them.