Application of Knowledge Business Framework to Nuclear Decommissioning

This paper discusses the knowledge business framework based on latest information technology patterns and its application to nuclear decommissioning area. Service Oriented Architecture provides a platform for modelling the business processes of any organization or system which allows sharing of the knowledge across the globe. The knowledge business framework is developed by integrating the concepts and features from Knowledge Management and Information Technology area and is applied to nuclear decommissioning with D&D KM-IT (Deactivation and Decommissioning Knowledge Management Information Tool) as a case study. Nuclear decommissioning is high priority area with in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. The Applied Research Center at Florida International University, working in collaboration with DOE, Energy Facility Contractors Group (EFCOG), and the As Low As is Reasonably Achievable (ALARA) Centres, is developing a web-based knowledge management system to preserve the knowledge that the D&D community has developed and gathered over the years through their experiences on various projects. This system allows the community to share their experiences through various modules that are part of the knowledge business framework.