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The editable working version of every template and checklist in the book, plus the full prompt pack. One workbook, 28 sheets.

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Master templates M1–M4 — Decision Service Card, Publication Gate Checklist, Evidence Index, Role RACI
Chapter templates and checklists for Chapters 1 to 21, keeping the book's numbering so a reference to Template 5.1 in the book is Template 5.1 here
The full 75-prompt pack, organised by the seven workflows rather than by chapter, because practitioners work by activity
Glossary and change log

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88 entries

Agents (AI)Ch 1, Ch 3, Ch 13, Ch 16, Ch 19, App C
AICFsee Artificial Intelligence Capability Fund
AMLAS (Assurance of Machine Learning for Autonomous Systems)Ch 14, Ch 21
APMCh 3, Ch 21, App B
AssuranceCh 13, Ch 14, Ch 17, Ch 18, Ch 19, Ch 20
Audit trailCh 1, Ch 4, Ch 5, Ch 13, Ch 14, Ch 21
Automation (AI type)Ch 1, Ch 3, Ch 6, Ch 7, Ch 12, Ch 19
Budget at Completion (BAC)Ch 6, App F
CAEsee Claims, Arguments, Evidence
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)Ch 4, Ch 14, Ch 19, Ch 21
Change and contract serviceCh 10
Claims, Arguments, Evidence (CAE)Ch 3, Ch 8, Ch 10, Ch 14, Ch 20, App D
Consequence and autonomy plane (four-region model)Ch 4, Ch 21, App D
Cost and estimating serviceCh 8
Cost Performance Index (CPI)Ch 2, Ch 4, Ch 8, Ch 16, Ch 19, App F
Cut-off disciplineCh 1, Ch 5, Ch 11, Ch 16, Ch 17, App D
Data driftCh 5, App D
Data ProductCh 5, Ch 7, Ch 11, Ch 13, Ch 17, Ch 18
Decision rightsCh 1, Ch 4, Ch 6, Ch 9, Ch 11, Ch 14
Decision serviceCh 2, Ch 6, Ch 7, Ch 9, Ch 20, App E
Decision Service CardCh 2, Ch 6, App D, App E
Earned Value Management (EVM)Ch 16, App B, App F
Estimate at Completion (EAC)Ch 4, Ch 8, Ch 13, Ch 16, App D, App F
Evidence SpineCh 10, Ch 13, Ch 14, Ch 16, Ch 17, Ch 18
Exception-based triageCh 16, Ch 17
Failure mode, agent publicationCh 3, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, autonomy creepCh 4, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, confidentialityCh 10, Ch 11, Ch 13, Ch 15, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, definition driftCh 3, Ch 4, Ch 5, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, drift (data and model)Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19, Ch 21
Failure mode, evidence gapsCh 4, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, GenAI hallucinationCh 3, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, operating thresholdCh 3, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
Failure mode, service transfer without re-validationCh 3, Ch 5, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 16, Ch 19
False positive / false negative trade-offCh 16, Ch 19, App C, App D
Float erosionCh 7, Ch 16
Four-region modelsee Consequence and autonomy plane
Generative AI (GenAI)Ch 3, Ch 4, Ch 8, Ch 12, Ch 13, App C
Helen RobertsCh 2, Ch 14, Ch 15
Human-in-the-loop (HITL)Ch 3, Ch 4, Ch 5, Ch 10, Ch 18, App F
IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)Ch 21
IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology)Ch 21
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Ch 21
ISO 21500/21502App B
ISO 42001 (AIMS)Ch 18, App B, App F
James FairbrotherCh 2, Ch 4, Ch 10, Ch 15
Jonathan VasiliouCh 1, Ch 2, Ch 6
Level of Autonomy (LoA)Ch 3, Ch 4, Ch 6, Ch 16, Ch 18, App D
Machine learning (ML)Ch 14, Ch 16, Ch 21, App F
Maturity model, stagesCh 1, Ch 3, Ch 10, Ch 15, Ch 16, Ch 21
Maturity self-assessmentCh 1, Ch 17, Ch 18, App B, App D
Meridian Infrastructure PartnersCh 1, Ch 2, Ch 19, Ch 20
Model driftCh 5, Ch 19, Ch 21, App D
Monte Carlo simulationCh 9, Ch 16, App F
Nerve Centre (NC)Ch 1, Ch 2, Ch 13, Ch 14, Ch 17, App F
Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR)Ch 2, Ch 4, Ch 14, Ch 20, Ch 21, App C
ONR sandboxing report (April 2026)Ch 5, Ch 19, Ch 21
Operating threshold (classifier services)Ch 19, App D
P3O / P3M3App B
P50 / P80Ch 2, Ch 6, Ch 8, Ch 9, Ch 16, App D
Planning and scheduling serviceCh 7
PMI / PMBOKCh 3, Ch 21, App B
Priya NairCh 1, Ch 2, Ch 6, Ch 10, Ch 13, Ch 17
Programme and Project Partners (PPP)App F
Publication GateCh 4, Ch 6, Ch 16, Ch 19, App D, App E
Quantitative Risk Analysis (QRA)Ch 6, Ch 7, Ch 8, Ch 9, Ch 16, Ch 18
Rachel OkonkwoCh 1, Ch 2, Ch 10, Ch 15, Ch 17
Reporting and insight serviceCh 12
Resource and capability serviceCh 11
RIOsee Regulatory Innovation Office
Risk management serviceCh 9
Roadmap, digital PMOCh 1, Ch 13, Ch 16, Ch 17, App D, App F
ROI case, Ardmore (£650m)Ch 20
ROI case, Meridian (£1.2bn)Ch 2, Ch 10, Ch 11, Ch 13, Ch 16, Ch 20
Schedule Performance Index (SPI)Ch 4, Ch 6, Ch 13, Ch 16, App F
Sellafield LtdApp F
Service transfer (re-validation requirement)Ch 19, App D
Stellar Phase 2 Month 12 (operating threshold)Ch 19, App D
Stellar Phase 2 Month 13 (service transfer)Ch 19, App D
Stellar Phase 2 Month 7 (data drift)Ch 5, App D
TCPI / TSPICh 6, Ch 21, App F
Thin SliceCh 6, Ch 15, Ch 17, Ch 20, Ch 21, App F
Threshold (classifier)see Operating threshold
Trilateral principles paper (CNSC/ONR/USNRCCh 2, Ch 4, Ch 14, Ch 18, Ch 19, Ch 20
UK GDPR / ICOCh 19, App C
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC)Ch 4, Ch 14, Ch 21
USNRCsee US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Value measurementCh 1, Ch 20

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