Month: March 2016

USA rep gears up to improve outage performance

Author: Anna Markham

Working with Utilities Service Alliance fleet members, Columbia’s USA site representative and corporate functional area manager for outages Dick Ehr is working with his peer group to improve outage performance at all 10 USA nuclear facilities. “The work completed during a refueling and maintenance outage supports the safe and reliable operation of nuclear plants,” Ehr said. “The development of common USA...

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USA fleet monitoring situation in Belgium

Author: Buddy Eller

Our hearts go out to Belgium after the vicious coordinated attacks throughout their country. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security noted that there have been no specific, credible threats to the United States. Belgium's nuclear safety regulator asked all non-essential staff at the Doel and Tihange nuclear power plants to go home on Tuesday. This...

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STP WIN Chapter host local high school students

Author: Buddy Eller

In early March, STP’s Women in Nuclear (WIN) chapter hosted a POWERSET symposium in recognition of National Women’s History Month. More than 100 students and faculty attended from local area high schools. The trip to STP was an opportunity to not only learn about potential careers in the nuclear industry but to receive information regarding...

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Prairie Island hosts Girl Scouts

Author: Alicia Grave

USA fleet member Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant hosted a third annual Girl Scout Nuclear Science and Technology event recently. The event has taken place at the Training Center for all three years. The event is hosted annually by Grow Women in Non-Traditional Roles (GROW) and Women in Nuclear (WIN) volunteers. It was staffed with...

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Columbia has lowest fuel costs

Author: John Dobken

An analysis published this week in Platts’ Nuclear Fuel found Columbia Generating Station had the lowest nuclear fuel cost of 28 plants surveyed across the country. Columbia’s fuel cost for fiscal year 2013 was 5.99 mills per kilowatt-hour of generation. A mill is a 10th of a cent. The average for the 28 plants surveyed...

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