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NASA and Army Corps outline scalable tools—Builder, OCA and master planning—that DNFSB may benchmark for DOE
Summary
NASA and the U.S. Army Corps presented operational approaches (NASA’s agency master plan and reliability‑centered maintenance; USACE Operational Condition Assessment and portfolio risk ranking) and recommended condition registries, tactical monitoring and predictive maintenance as adaptable models for DOE oversight.
In the afternoon session, the DNFSB heard from the Army Corps and NASA on operational asset‑management tools other agencies use to manage large, diverse infrastructure portfolios. Peter Dodgen (Army Corps) described the Operational Condition Assessment (OCA), a five‑year strategic assessment and component‑level rating that converts condition and performance into probability‑of‑failure and consequence metrics used to rank portfolio risks and prioritize investments. Dodgen also explained the importance of an asset registry and tactical monitoring by on‑site maintenance staff to feed portfolio analyses.
NASA leaders Joel Carney and Eric Weiser described an agency master plan that maps mission relevancy against facility condition for roughly 5,300 assets and uses a quadrant method (invest/sustain/divest/repurpose) to drive investment, divestment and enhanced‑use leases. NASA described pilots in predictive and condition‑based maintenance (data historians, vibration and temperature monitoring) and training for reliability‑centered maintenance practitioners.
Both agencies recommended approaches DNFSB staff could evaluate for DOE: consistent condition assessment protocols, asset registries that allow cross‑site visibility, standardized scoring to prioritize funding, and investments in predictive monitoring and workforce training so aging systems can be managed proactively rather than reactively.
