Pursuit of Excellence

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William Prestwich wrote:



>>Of course-but my point was really that numbers do matter.<<



I am not trying to say that numbers do not matter.  The point is that, over the years we have been driven to seek better numbers at the expense of better programs.  This worship of the U.S. Navy program, by DOE, INPO, DNFSB, and others, drives many of us to spend a lot of time and effort on so-called priorities that have no place (or at least a limited place) in some facilities and operations.  A diversion of resources to absolutely prevent releases and contamination spread has a place on a submarine, where some necessities, such as instrumentation, education, and air, are limited.  Maybe these things are not so important in a laboratory, or hospital, or remediation site.  Maybe not even in a power plant.  Unfortunately, it is the religion now - you cannot even question it.  Resources are limited.  Unfortunately, there is little wiggle room for professional judgment as to where the time and money go.  Program enhancements take a back seat to blind adherence to the creed.



By the way, I say all this as a former Navy nuke.



Lew LaGarde

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