Month: July 2015

Shikoku Electric visits Prairie Island

Author: Lisa Kuehl

Senior executive leaders from the Shikoku Electric Power Co, Inc. met with leaders from USA fleet member Xcel Energy’s Nuclear Department and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant to foster a technical exchange relationship, which has been more than 24 years in the making. Shikoku Electric owns the Ikata Nuclear plant, located in Ikata, Japan,...

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PSEG WIN chapter receives award for public outreach

Author: Grace Hymer

USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear’s Women In Nuclear (WIN) chapter recently attended the National Conference in Austin, Texas where they received the large chapter Public Outreach Award. This achievement reinforces the chapter's commitment to their community. The WIN National Conference provided perspectives from national authorities on key issues, as well as ample professional development opportunities...

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New USA Director Performance Sustainability

Author: Chip Palazzo

Talen Energy’s senior executive and nuclear professional Jeffrey M. Helsel, who currently serves the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) as a Performance Monitoring Leader (PML), has been selected by the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Board of Directors to serve as its first Director Performance Sustainability. As a result of corporate governance changes announced just...

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New USA fleet positions

Author: Lisa Kuehl

To drive sustained performance excellence throughout the USA fleet, a USA Director - Performance Sustainability (DPS) will be selected by the USA Site Leadership Team (SLT) and Board of Directors. In alignment with the INPO performance monitoring leader (PML), this position will assist in the development and implementation of fleet assistance to stations to address...

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USA recovery station support

Author: Lisa Kuehl

As a part of the new USA Governance and Oversight model, the USA BOD has also authorized the Vice President – Operational Performance to assume a corporate fleet role for stations in recovery. A recovery plant is designated as any station that has been assigned to the Escalate, Increased Involvement or Special Focus category by...

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