Performance Indicator Program for US Department of Energy reactors and facilities

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is developing a Performance Indicator (PI) Program for all facilities. The objective is to periodically collect, statistically analyze and present performance-related information in a concise and consistent format for DOE and safety of facility operations. A set of 14 DOE-Hq. defined PI's has been established after review of programs used by other organizations. Since July 1989, these PI's have been used in a trial program for eight diverse DOE facilities. Electronic reporting is directly to the DOE Safety Performance Measurement System Computer. Results have demonstrated the feasibility and usefulness of a DOE-wide PI Program and steps are being taken to include all DOE facilities. 4 refs., 2 figs., 2 tabs.