[BBLISA] Parallels across approaches to design

[Dean Anderson]

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		--Dean

On Thu, 28 May 2009, Paul Beltrani wrote:

> Stumbled across this recently.  It's from
> http://thoriumenergy.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html
> which discusses Admiral Rickover's approach to the Navy's Nuclear program.
> 
> "
> Rickover was answerable for failure, but he did have the power to
> bring about success. Rickover quite obviously had though a lot about
> nuclear safety. And within the reach of the Nuclear Navy Rickover's
> answers were successful. Rickover's safety solutions were simple:
> 1. Use highly trained personnel
> 2. Design first rate equipment
> 3. Design equipment to be easily repaired
> 4. Build in redundancy for every thing important
> 5. Make sure that contractors do not cut corners
> 6. Make sure that all parts fulfill all specifications
> 7. Don't deviate from successful formulas
> 8. Service often, redundancy allows the servicing of an operating
> reactor by putting a parallel system online.
> 9. Write manuals for everything, perfect them, and see to it that they
> are followed too the letter.
> "
> 
> 
> Thought there were some interesting parallels for System Design and
> Administration.  While I fully support a flexible and agile approach
> to design, some of the basics are just that,  basics.
> 
> e.g.
> 1. Use highly trained personnel
> 	Procedures are nice, but you still need people with clue.
> 
> 3. Design equipment to be easily repaired
> 	Simpler is generally better
> 
> 4. Build in redundancy for every thing important
> 
> 5. Make sure that contractors do not cut corners
> 
> 6. Make sure that all parts fulfill all specifications
> 	Avoid 1/2 baked implementations, finish what you start.
> 
> 7. Don't deviate from successful formulas
> 	Don't reinvent the wheel.
> 
> 8. Service often, redundancy allows the servicing of an operating
> reactor by putting a parallel system online.
> 	You shouldn't have to take downtime to do admin.
> 
> 9. Write manuals for everything, perfect them, and see to it that they
> are followed too the letter.
> 	Document what you do.  If reasonable, write the procedure for someone
> less skilled to do it to.
> 
> 
>   - Paul Beltrani
> 
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