Hydroelectric · Newfoundland and Labrador
Muskrat Falls
Operational
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What the seed record supports.
This project is part of the fifteen-record exploratory sample used to test SPICE’s protocol, evidence hierarchy, and provisional codebook.
Inclusion in the matrix means an eligible source was identified for that code. It does not, by itself, establish a single cause or assign responsibility.
Recorded codes
7 provisional patterns in this record.
Each code is a documentary signal, not a stand-alone causal conclusion.
Baseline optimism / strategic presentation
Favourable baseline assumptions or presentation are recorded only where supported by inquiry, audit, regulatory, or equivalent documentary evidence.
P02Productivity or capability loss
Documented productivity deterioration, capability gaps, disrupted work fronts, or related delivery losses.
P03Site or geotechnical uncertainty
Ground, site, or subsurface conditions materially differed from the knowledge available to the project baseline.
P04Quality defects or rework
Documented defects, non-conformance, remediation, or rework affected delivery.
P06Indigenous rights, consultation, litigation
Rights, jurisdiction, consultation, accommodation, or litigation are recorded as project-definition and legitimacy questions, never as a generic delay cause.
P07Governance or decision-rights weakness
Owner capability, assurance, accountability, escalation, or decision rights were documented as material to performance.
P11Systems integration / commissioning
Interfaces, configuration, software, testing, or commissioning affected readiness or reliable operation.
Provenance
A record that shows its limits.
SPICE Working Paper No. 1, v1.1
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