AI-Era KPIs for Nuclear Operations

Proposed performance indicators for nuclear operations operations where AI and automation create decisions that legacy metrics cannot measure.

30
Proposed KPIs
11
Categories

AI-Assisted Work Planning Quality (4 KPIs)

Clearance Boundary Configuration Currency Rate (CBCCR) (CBCCR)
GMI-NUC-017 Integration-Required
Planner Override Value Index (OVI-NUC) (OVI-NUC)
GMI-NUC-019 Integration-Required
Procedure-Configuration Alignment Rate (PCAR) (PCAR)
GMI-NUC-018 Integration-Required
Work Package Scope Accuracy Index (WPSAI) (WPSAI)
GMI-NUC-016 Integration-Required

AI Model Trustworthiness in Safety-Critical Decisions (3 KPIs)

Digital Twin Off-Normal Fidelity Divergence (DTONFD) (DTONFD)
GMI-NUC-002 Infrastructure-Dependent
PRA Input Currency Index (PRICI) (PRICI)
GMI-NUC-003 Integration-Required
Safety-Critical Prediction Calibration Index (SCPCI) (SCPCI)
GMI-NUC-001 Integration-Required

Data Fidelity and Information Quality (2 KPIs)

Cross-Boundary Data Fidelity Index (CBDFI) (CBDFI)
GMI-NUC-015 Infrastructure-Dependent
Operating Experience Relevance Accuracy (OERA) (OERA)
GMI-NUC-014 Integration-Required

Execution Monitoring Effectiveness (3 KPIs)

AI Verification Thoroughness Ratio (AVTR) (AVTR)
GMI-NUC-028 Infrastructure-Dependent
Execution Alert Signal-to-Noise Ratio (EASNR) (EASNR)
GMI-NUC-026 Integration-Required
FME Alert Response Quality Index (FARQI) (FARQI)
GMI-NUC-027 Integration-Required

Inspection and Detection Completeness (1 KPIs)

Inspection Degradation Mechanism Coverage Ratio (IDMCR) (IDMCR)
GMI-NUC-008 Integration-Required

Maintenance Program Rigor Erosion (3 KPIs)

Aging Inspection Scope Coverage Factor (AISCF) (AISCF)
GMI-NUC-022 Infrastructure-Dependent
Degradation Mechanism Monitoring Coverage Ratio (DMMCR) (DMMCR)
GMI-NUC-020 Integration-Required
PMT Scope Adequacy Factor (PMTSAF) (PMTSAF)
GMI-NUC-021 Integration-Required

Radiation Protection and Human Capital (2 KPIs)

ALARA Dose Equity Index (ADEI) (ADEI)
GMI-NUC-012 Pilot-Ready
Regulatory Fluency Atrophy Index (RFAI) (RFAI)
GMI-NUC-013 Infrastructure-Dependent

Regulatory Interpretation and Classification Accuracy (4 KPIs)

Condition Report Significance Classification Accuracy (CRSCA) (CRSCA)
GMI-NUC-005 Pilot-Ready
NLP Regulatory Interpretation Accuracy Rate (NRIAR) (NRIAR)
GMI-NUC-004 Infrastructure-Dependent
Regulatory Qualification Verification Rate (RQVR) (RQVR)
GMI-NUC-007 Pilot-Ready
Safety Surveillance Scheduling Segregation Index (SSSSI) (SSSSI)
GMI-NUC-006 Pilot-Ready

Risk and Margin Accumulation (3 KPIs)

Conservative Decision Drift Index (CDDI) (CDDI)
GMI-NUC-011 Research-Forward
Cumulative Risk Deferral Burden (CRDB) (CRDB)
GMI-NUC-010 Integration-Required
Outage Access Window Consumption Index (OAWCI) (OAWCI)
GMI-NUC-009 Pilot-Ready

Schedule-Driven Risk and Resource Misallocation (3 KPIs)

Concurrent Maintenance Risk Density Index (CMRDI) (CMRDI)
GMI-NUC-023 Pilot-Ready
QA Verification Time Adequacy Ratio (QVTAR) (QVTAR)
GMI-NUC-025 Pilot-Ready
Schedule Dose Alignment Factor (SDAF) (SDAF)
GMI-NUC-024 Integration-Required

Supply Chain and Qualification Integrity (2 KPIs)

Maintenance Rule Prediction Calibration Index (MRPCI) (MRPCI)
GMI-NUC-029 Integration-Required
Vendor Qualification Currency Rate (VQCR) (VQCR)
GMI-NUC-030 Integration-Required

Maturity Distribution

Pilot-Ready
7
Integration-Required
16
Infrastructure-Dependent
6
Research-Forward
1

Frequently Asked Questions

What KPIs should Nuclear Operations track for AI?

The Generative Metrics Discovery Framework has produced 30 proposed KPIs for Nuclear Operations across 11 categories, including Clearance Boundary Configuration Currency Rate (CBCCR), Planner Override Value Index (OVI-NUC), Procedure-Configuration Alignment Rate (PCAR). Each specification includes a computable formula, data source mappings, a maturity classification, and a validation pilot design.

Why do existing Nuclear Operations KPIs miss AI decisions?

Legacy Nuclear Operations metrics were defined before AI systems began creating operational decisions. When an AI capability creates a new decision, that decision carries failure modes that no existing metric is structurally capable of detecting. The framework maps each AI capability to the decisions it creates and defines the measurement gap behind each invisible failure mode.

How mature are the proposed Nuclear Operations KPIs?

Of the 30 proposed KPIs, the maturity distribution is: 7 Pilot-Ready, 16 Integration-Required, 6 Infrastructure-Dependent, 1 Research-Forward. Maturity reflects the data infrastructure required to compute each KPI. All KPIs and thresholds are proposed, pending validation pilots.

Where can I get the full Nuclear Operations KPI catalog?

The AI-Era Nuclear Operations Reference Catalog presents the complete KPI set in a compact reference format and publishes through Amazon KDP. The free AI-GPS Assessment also produces vertical-specific KPI recommendations for your implementation roadmap.

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