Striving for Excellence on NSTX

Run Assessment Meeting

R. J. Hawryluk

July 28, 2006

TRC Comparisons(Cases/100 workers)

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ORNL BNL LBNL ANL FERMI PNNL PPPL TJLAB SLAC

Total Recordable Case Rate

• 4 TRC Cases in FY05• FY05 Case Rate = 0.93

• FY06 Goal <0.76• 5 FY06 TRC Cases thru 7/27/06

• FY06 Case Rate ~ 1.47DART Case Rate• 1 DART Case in FY05• FY05 Case Rate = 0.23

• FY06 Goal < 0.3• 1 FY06 DART Case thru 7/27/06

• FY06 Case Rate ~ 0.29

DART Comparisons(Cases/100 Workers )

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BNL ANL ORNL LBNL SLAC FERMI PNNL PPPL TJLAB

FY06 Goals

FY05 Results

Striving for Excellence:An Accident-Free Workplace is

Possible

Safety is a Daily Responsibility

Continually improve our communication on safety issues and expectations 8:30 am meeting comments by Al Hold Pre and Post-Job Briefings Let us know what are the issues

Minimize workplace hazards and integration of safety considerations into work control systems Use Job Hazard Analyses (JHA) Attend and provide Training

Annual Laboratory Evaluation

• DOE evaluates PPPL each year FY05 PPPL rated as “outstanding” Congressional perception - everyone gets “outstanding”

• New process this year (FY06) Revised criteria - more emphasis on world leading science

Compared against ten other science labs Review at the Ray Orbach level

Mid-term facilities review in September Input to Lab’s evaluation

Examples of FY’06 Scientific and Project Evaluation

Criteria• Recognition in community as world leading• Number of invited talks, citations• Output quantity of research

- number of publications• Awards (e.g. national recognition)• Leadership positions (in community, academy

panels, etc)• Extent of collaborations• Effectiveness and timeliness of meeting

goals and milestones• Availability, reliability, and efficiency

of facilities- NSTX

What Do We Need to Do to Make NSTX the Facility of Choice for Research

on Fusion? • Program Coordination.

– Scheduling, allocation of time, and performance/completion of Experimental Proposals (XPs).

– Publishing the results of high impact experiments in a timely fashion.

– How can we make an even greater impact on fusion and plasma science?

• Collaborations & Collaborator Support. – PPPL support of collaborator effort– How can we do better? 

• Run Schedule. – Coordination of start up activities, run versus maintenance

time, layout of the run day.  • Resource allocation to achieve world leading research

within our financial constraints.– Run Staffing and Equipment/Spare Part needs.– Upgrades