Striving for Excellence on NSTX Run Assessment Meeting R. J. Hawryluk July 28, 2006

Total Recordable Case Rate 4 TRC Cases in FY05 FY05 Case Rate = 0.93 FY06 Goal < FY06 TRC Cases thru 7/27/06 FY06 Case Rate ~ 1.47 DART Case Rate 1 DART Case in FY05 FY05 Case Rate = 0.23 FY06 Goal < FY06 DART Case thru 7/27/06 FY06 Case Rate ~ 0.29 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