Month: December 2013

Successful Supplier Fairs held at PSEG and PPL

Author: Lynne Hilton

Earlier this month, USA Supplier Fairs were held at two USA member station locations; Salem and Hope Creek and PPL Susquehanna. Both fairs were a success, with strong turn-outs and many connections made. “Attendees at PPL Susquehanna indicated that they were pleasantly surprised that the USA suppliers provided such a large array of parts and...

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Management Council & Core Peer Team Leads meet

Author: Joe Delmar

The USA Management Council and Core Peer Team Leaders met in early December to review fleet progress this past year and goals for 2014. “Looking back on the past year, USA has made significant progress across the fleet,” said USA CEO Carl Parry. “Our behavior initiative has led to increased engagement and a commitment to...

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USA Gives Back for the Holidays

Author: Joe Delmar

Across the USA fleet, member companies and their employees are giving back for the holidays to help those in need. “This time of year has a different focus for all of us,” said USA Board Chairman Tom Joyce of PSEG Nuclear. “We tend to take more opportunities to give thanks for what we have, socialize...

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Dynamic Learning Activities Focus on Engineering Fundamentals

Author: Stephen Tait

At USA fleet member Fermi 2, engineers Nicholas Taba, Craig Shepherd and Richard Glosup sat at a table, staring down at the incomplete construction of a toy car. A procedure — with many of its steps circled and slashed — sat nearby, providing less-than-perfect instructions. “Where is the supervisor for this job?” Taba called out,...

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Guide Dog Named in Honor of PPL Susquehanna Employee

Author: Chip Palazzo

Last April, when PPL Susquehanna employee Michael ‘Mickey’ Franczak passed away his faithful guide dog Archer was by his side. Mickey had been employed at USA fleet member PPL Susquehanna for 30 years in the Health Physics department in various capacities. “Mickey was loved by many of us here and he has certainly been missed...

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