Month: April 2015

Standardized approach to help USA fleet members

Author: Lisa Kuehl

The Utilities Services Alliance (USA) Performance Improvement Core Peer Team is taking a leading role to develop an effective, standardized approach to implement the guidance provided in INPO 14-004, Conduct of Performance Improvement. As a coordinated effort, the team is developing a standard, simplified evaluation template that can be used at USA fleet stations. Upon...

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USA fleet support helps Cook with plant challenge

Author: Dave Lefor

During Cook’s recent refueling outage, a challenge arose with the plant’s circ water valves. Requesting support through a USA fleet jump up call, fellow USA members offered input and feedback. During the call, it was discussed how PSEG Nuclear’s Salem Generating Station had previous operating experience dealing with the same issue of taper pin failures...

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Team Susquehanna responds to On-Line & Refuel Outage Work Management

Author: Chip Palazzo

T-Week Meeting engagement, work schedules posted early, material availability, personal responsibility for being prepared and staying safe: It adds up to better teamwork. And better teamwork is what helped Work Management improve last year at USA fleet member PPL Susquehanna. In the last quarter of 2014, Team Susquehanna experienced multiple weeks of schedule adherence at...

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Monticello hosts Mississippi ‘low flow’ planning group

Author: Pat Thompson

A group of Mississippi River stakeholders couldn’t agree more with Mark Twain’s conclusions. USA fleet member Xcel Energy hosted 35 public and private power generators, federal-state-regional regulatory officials, American Indian community and environmental entities at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Tuesday, March 24, as part of the Mississippi River System-wide Low-Flow Management Plan (above St....

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Nuclear Energy Tribal Working Group tours Prairie Island

Author: Lisa Kuehl

The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant hosted the Nuclear Energy Tribal Work Group (NETWG) for a plant tour and presentation March 31 in conjunction with a meeting held between the group and the U.S. Department of Energy. Members of NETWG received a presentation on the generation of nuclear power, a view of the Independent Spent...

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