Month: June 2016

Susquehanna hosts Equipment Reliability Working Group

Author: Chip Palazzo

USA fleet member Susquehanna Nuclear recently welcomed more than 75 nuclear professionals representing each member of the nuclear power stations in the United States to the East Mountain Business Center located just outside Wilkes Barre, Pa., for the Equipment Reliability Working Group Meeting. Susquehanna’s Chief Nuclear Officer and USA Board Chair kicked-off the meeting. Tim...

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Susquehanna welcomes TEPCO representatives

Author: Chip Palazzo

Representatives from EPRI, their contractor Rhombus, Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO), and USA Member Station Susquehanna Nuclear tested an experimental neutron detection system at Susquehanna Station. The tests support post-accident clean up and decommissioning activities at the three damaged Fukushima Daiichi units in Japan. The new detector technology is intended to rapidly detect neutron radiation...

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Prairie Island is home to falcon babies

Author: Lisa Kuehl

The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant is proud to announce the addition of five peregrine falcon babies this year to their site population. A nest box atop of the plant’s Unit 1 Containment dome has been home to annual hatchings of falcon babies since the first box was installed in 1994. The young falcons -...

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NRC officially accepts STP’s LAR for review

Author: Buddy Eller

STP received official notification from the NRC recently that its Shutdown Bank Control Rod D6 License Amendment Request (LAR) has been accepted for review. The next step in the review process is an NRC audit, scheduled the week of June 28 in Washington, D.C. In late May, STP provided requested supplemental information to the NRC...

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Xcel honored for supporting military members

Author: Digital Lagoon

Leadership and business practices at Xcel Energy gained them recognition for supporting National Guardsmen and Reservists while they serve our country. The company recently received the Pro-Patria award, the highest honor bestowed by the State of Minnesota Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Committee, a U.S. Department of Defense office. “It’s an honor...

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