Performance indicator

Performance indicator

A quantitative measure of a particular attribute of licensee performance that shows how well a plant is performing when measured against established thresholds. Licensees submit their data quarterly; the NRC regularly conducts inspections to verify the submittals and then uses its own inspection data plus the licensees?submittals to assess each plant's performance.

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Industry/Domain: Energy
Category: Nuclear energy
Company: U.S. NRC
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