Month: March 2011

USA/STARs Members Align to Leverage Strengths: Plant Safety and Performance Being Improved Across the Alliance

Author: Deanna Sheely

In 2010, the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Site Leadership Team (SLT) and USA staff developed a process through which various plant functions are being evaluated through their corresponding Alliance Teams comprised of a subject matter expert from each of the stations. Alliance Teams have been established for the following functions: Chemistry, Emergency Preparedness, Engineering, Maintenance,...

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USA Members Lend a Hand to Cooper Nuclear Station

Author: Drew Niehaus

Anyone in the nuclear industry knows refueling outages are busy, congested and labor-intensive. Managing the tremendous workload can be complicated, particularly with so many hardhats sporting “New to Nuclear” stickers. Through its partnership in the Utilities Service Alliance (USA), Cooper is hosting 20 industry peers, with the majority not qualifying for a “New to Nuclear”...

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NEI Remains the Best Source for Accurate Information Regarding Japan’s Nuclear Plants

Author: Digital Lagoon

Anyone interested in learning more about what is happening at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants is encouraged to visit the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) website as well as the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) website. A link to NEI's FAQ document is also below. http://www.nei.org/resourcesandstats/documentlibrary/newplants/factsheet/faq---japanese-nuclear-energy-situation/

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Some Arizona Sunshine for RFO25: Utilities Service Alliance Exchange Program

Author: Digital Lagoon

The Utilities Service Alliance exchange program is providing some Arizona sunshine to Monticello’s refueling outage that gets under way this weekend. Working with Xcel Energy workforce relations and Thomas Koehler, business manager at International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Union Local 160, USA is providing maintenance support from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of...

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