Compliance and productivity enhancement through the use of knowledge- engineering tools and techniques

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5779149

Crawford, K A

A commercially available knowledge-engineering software development tool has been used to illustrate how regulatory compliance and productivity in the nuclear industry can be improved simultaneously. Given the complex nature of the industry regulatory requirements, organizations that rely heavily on written procedures and antiquated information systems face increasing difficulty in keeping pace with ever-changing regulations and information sources. Many existing knowledge-engineering tools provide an excellent means of making sense of the diverse information required for successful operation. Through the automation of complex decision-making processes and manual information gathering tasks, significant gains in productivity and compliance effectiveness can be realized. Productivity is improved though the lessening of impact on human resources, and compliance is enhanced though the assurance of a comprehensive and consistent decision-making process. 8 refs.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• OSTI ID: 5779149
• Report Number(s): WSRC-MS-91-229; CONF-9109351-1; ON: DE92010098
• Resource Relation: Conference: American Nuclear Society (ANS) artificial intelligence (AI) 91 conference, Jackson Hole, WY (United States), 10-12 Sep 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING
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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
PRODUCTIVITY
REGULATIONS
P CODES
COMPLIANCE
DECISION MAKING
EXPERT SYSTEMS
PROGRAMMING
COMPUTER CODES
INDUSTRY
290600* - Energy Planning & Policy- Nuclear Energy
990200 - Mathematics & Computers