Specialized Consulting

Improved Safety, Performance, Equipment Reliability, Regulatory Compliance, & Reduced O&M Costs

Optimize Your Organization’s Performance and Reliability

EQRPI combines decades of international nuclear industry experience with the latest information automation techniques and human factors analysis to not only improve organizational performance, but also identify cost reduction opportunities.

Our Strategic Approach

EQRPI’s consulting utilizes close organizational collaboration, extensive industry experience, utilization of many sources of industry operating experience, root cause analysis techniques, and information automation, using proven data Retrieval-Augmented Generation methodologies to identify those factors affecting performance.

Once identified, we recommend interventions and corrective actions that will help achieve excellence.

Collaboration

Industry Experience

Root Cause Analysis

Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Layered Loop Philosophy

Building on the Systems-Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) research performed by Nancy Leveson from MIT and numerous other researchers, our team has developed a layered loop diagram. This diagram demonstrates the relationship between the flow of “direction and context” from sources like the regulatory body, public opinion, and Corporate Sr. Management, its direct and indirect impact on plant operations, including the effects of erroneous and imprecise direction, and how the feedback from the various lower control loops (including errors, filtering, and dissonance) ultimately affects the future direction and context.

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EQRPI Consulting Services Include

Performance Improvement Consulting

We have developed and implemented Performance Improvement programs at the largest Nuclear Utilities in North America, as well as many other utilities both nationally and internationally. These programs evaluate leading, real-time and lagging indicators of performance to get an accurate assessment of actual performance.

Equipment Reliability Support

Having worked with most US utilities and others abroad, we evaluate critical equipment failures against an extensive operating experience database, which enables us to predict and prevent unplanned critical equipment failures before consequential breakthrough events occur.

Root Cause Analysis & Investigations

We have developed a new root cause analysis technique that allows our experts to better uncover the underlying organizational and performance shaping factors that affect plant performance and equipment reliability better than outdated traditional methods like HPES and TapRoot®.

Develop and Improve Existing Information Automation

We can help to analyze and assess current digitalization programs and strategies, and working with our partners, provide innovative recommendations that will maximize plant performance while reducing resources.

Supplier Performance Program Evaluation

We can improve your manufacturer and supplier performance programs to help your organization maximize the value provided by your vendors, suppliers, and contractors while minimizing performance issues that affect your plant.

Parts Quality Assurance

We have extensive experience improving spare component and parts quality at national and international utilities.

Improve Industrial and Conventional Safety

We have performed hundreds of safety walkdowns identifying injury likely situations, which has helped to eliminate those factors that contribute to safety issues and injuries at those plants, warehouses, and facilities.

Optimizing Your Plant Together

Our consulting process is highly flexible and tailored to meet the scope and complexity of each project. Whether we are on-site at your plant or analyzing plant data remotely, EQRPI is committed to delivering tailored insights and solutions to optimize your plant’s operation.

Our Mission

To provide precise results-driven consulting that will help your facility to achieve best in class – safe, reliable, and cost effective performance.

Consulting for National & International Nuclear Plant Operation and Beyond

EQRPI draws on its extensive experience across diverse industries, with a particular focus on supporting nuclear facilities in the U.S. and internationally. Our consulting services are tailored to meet the unique needs of highly regulated industries

Nuclear Power Plants

Government Research Agencies

Industry Regulators

Energy and Utilities

Tele-communications

Aerospace and Defense

Pharmaceutical and Medical Manufacturing

EQRPI’s Client Testimonials

EQRPI’s recognized expertise has positively impacted plants and facilities worldwide. Through strategic problem-solving, data-driven methodologies, and decades of experience, we have helped nuclear and other highly regulated clients overcome their most complex challenges. Hear what our clients have to say!

I just wanted to say how much I really appreciate your help over the past year with the corrective action program here at Bruce Power. You have helped us to design and implement a world-class program in a relatively short amount of time… we have significantly increased our identification, screening, evaluation, and trending of issues. You are truly one of the best Corrective Action Program mentors in the industry.

Your expertise and knowledge of this process have helped drive improvements in plant performance more expediently and accurately. In my experience, you are one of the best in the Nuclear industry at understanding all aspects of an effective corrective action program and implementing it effectively. I hope that we will have another opportunity to work together in the future.

In October 2019, the Southern Company’s Parts Quality program implementation began, which included the identification of critical parts to test, the actual graded testing of those items, and implementation or revision of various procedures. Since the beginning of the implementation and currently, the Parts Quality program continues to add much value to Southern Company’s Nuclear plants in several different ways, including reducing unplanned Unit trips and other significant events, improving equipment reliability, and improving critical parts availability.

Partners and Sources

About EQRPI

EQRPI (Equipment Reliability Performance Improvement) is a U.S.-based consulting firm dedicated to enhancing plant operations and equipment reliability in any industry, serving clients globally. Meet Pat Murray, a key member of our team and the driving force behind our operations.

Patrick J. Murray

Co-owner and Executive Consultant at EQRPI

Pat brings a wealth of expertise in nuclear plant operations and performance improvement. His leadership has shaped the company’s commitment to delivering practical, results-driven solutions.

Extensive Nuclear Expertise: Over 40 years of experience in nuclear plant operations, quality programs, and supply chain management.
Award-Winning Contributions: Key contributor to NEI best of the best Top Industry Practice (TIP) award-winning initiatives advancing safety and reliability.
Global Experience: Consulted on projects for U.S. nuclear facilities and international organizations, including the IAEA and other leading operators.

Co-author of Numerous Publications

Our External Experts and Collaborators

Marvin J. Dainoff, PhD, CPE

Dr. Dainoff has a rich psychology and academic research background, Dr. Dainoff initially served as a professor at Miami University between 1969 and 2005. During this time, he and his wife, Marilyn, founded Marvin Dainoff Associates, Inc. Consultants in Workplace Ergonomics, and he served as its president between 1982 and 2008. He was also a former director at the Center of Behavioral Science, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety.

Lawrence J. Hettinger, PhD, LLC

Dr. Hettinger specializes in Human-Systems Integration, Complex Systems Safety and Performance and is a former Principal Research Scientist at the Center for Behavioral Sciences Liberty Mutual Research Institute. He was also for Safety Human System Integration at Northrop Grumman Director of Human Factors and Ergonomics at Arthur D. Little Human Factors Engineer at Logicon

Yusuke Yamani, PhD

Dr. Yamani is a tenured associate professor and associate dean in the Department of Psychology and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Dr. Yamani also established Sierra Peak Consulting, LLC in 2022 to provide consulting services in Human Factors.

John M. Flach, PhD

Dr. Flach established Perspicacity, LLC in 2023 to provide consulting services to explore and improve performance in sociotechnical organizations. John has extensive experience in the fields of Applied Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Systems Engineering, and Ecological Interface Design, where he has contributed to the development of both theory and practice.

Jeffrey C. Joe, M.A

Jeffrey C. Joe is a distinguished Research Scientist in Idaho National Laboratory’s Human Factors and Reliability Department. He holds a master’s in social psychology from the University of Utah and a bachelor’s in psychology from University of Colorado at Boulder. His research skills and expertise are in the areas of human factors research and development, human factors engineering (HFE), human performance improvement, human reliability analysis (HRA), safety culture, organizational development, public energy policy, social, and industrial/organizational psychology.

Kerry J. Lane, M.A

Professor of Rhetoric and Composition, Expert in Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, and Philosophy.

Robert Fisher

Robert Fisher is a distinguished leader in the Nuclear Industry who is a native of Cleveland, Ohio and a graduate of both the US Naval Academy, 81' and Penn State 87'. He has served in the US nuclear navy and has lead numerous nuclear utilities in the US and around the world. He is the author of a number of personal and professional publications.

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Milestones Defining Our Success

Continues to support most US Nuclear Utilities in improving their equipment performance and compliance to guidelines and regulations such as INPO Event Report (IER) 21-4, and US NRC 10CFR Part 21, 10CFR50 Appendix B.

Has performed more than 100 international missions in the areas of performance improvement, organizational effectiveness, equipment reliability, nuclear parts procurement, and root cause analysis.

Co-authoring many US DOE publications, IAEA Safety Guidelines/Technical Documents, as well as INPO and EPRI Technical Guidance.

Optimize Your Plant Performance with EQRPI

Identify and eliminate downtime, reduce operating costs, and improve overall plant performance with EQRPI.

Contact us today to discuss how we can improve your performance.