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Project Aim 2020
February 18, 2015 Report to the Commission
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Agenda
• Purpose • Why change? • Approach • What we might look like in 2020? • Roadmap and strategies • Communication and implementation
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Purpose
Project Aim seeks to provide: • Recommendations for improving the current and
projected performance • Concrete and specific projections of the
workload for the agency five years out • Recommendations for agency resource levels
and workforce staffing
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Why Change?
• Improve efficiency of operations – Right sizing the agency – Streamlining processes – Enhancing timeliness – Working as “One NRC”
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Project Approach
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Workload Forecast by 2020
• Operating Reactors – Down slightly • New Reactors – Down significantly • Fuel Facilities – Down slightly • LLW & Decom – About the same • Spent Fuel – About the same • Nuclear Materials Users – About the same • Corporate – Down slightly
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Workforce Competencies by 2020 • Operating Reactors – About the same • New Reactors – Less construction • Fuel Facilities – About the same • Low Level Waste & Decommissioning – About the
same • Spent Fuel – About the same • Nuclear Materials Users – About the same • Corporate – Shifts in financial management, IT, and
human resources
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What Might We Look Like in 2020?
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10% Smaller by 2020 ~ 3400 FTE ~ $900M
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY – SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION
OFFICIAL USE ONLY – SENSITIVE INTERNAL INFORMATION
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People Strategies 1. Ensure the NRC has the right number of people
with the right skills at the right time 2. Enhance employee agility to meet the demands of a
changing environment 3. Focus on “One NRC” concept
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Planning Strategies 1. Improve the planning and budget
formulation process 2. Re-baseline the work of the agency
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Process Strategies 1. Improve transparency and simplify how the NRC
calculates and accounts for fees, and timeliness of communicating fees
2. Improve operating reactor licensing process and other key regulatory processes
3. Clarify and standardize processes, roles, and responsibilities
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Communication & Implementation • Requirements for success
– Alignment and commitment – Actionable strategies – Leadership and accountability – Performance monitoring – Frequent, effective, and diverse communications – Reinforcing desired behaviors – Stakeholder engagement
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