Mexico's Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant implemented the Balanced Scorecard in 2008, enabling alignment of operational measures and strategic objectives. Immediate benefits included a reduction in "wasted" time spent in meetings, better prioritization of and follow-up on issues, and improved performance and root cause analysis. Since 2008 the unit cost of production has declined by 34%, EBITDA has more than doubled, customer contracts have grown by over 30%, reliability and safety have increased, and training and quality of work life have improved for the work force.