RE: Radioactive Effluent Goals

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

Glen,

You are correct in how a majority of the plants establish their goals 
and targets. I believe that this has been the case for many years 
now. While at FPL, all of our goals, as part of the TQM process, 
based on FPL's receiving the Deming Award, were based on a a large 
group of peer utilities. All of the process indicators included the 
NRC, as well as INPO tracked items. 

It is not enough to remain within regulatory limitations. In an era 
of competition, each plant must determine who their main competitors 
are, especially cost to the customer. While all indicators are 
important, if the plant's availability and cost are not low, the 
customer will switch in a heartbeat, made easier with 
deregulation.Therefore, regulatory issues are out, and performance is 
the key, as it should have always been!

Sandy Perle
E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net 
Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205

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