Month: April 2017

Material Cost Reduction Initiative is Gaining Momentum

Author: Brad Vickery

One of the primary Material Cost Reduction (MCR) initiatives and probably the biggest savings opportunity for USA Members is on the Launchpad! Five key suppliers for commercial grade dedication (CGD) and reverse engineering (RE) services received a request for proposal. USA and site Supply Chain Managers received bids from all five suppliers and reviewed them...

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Reactivity Management GAP Focus Area

Author: Alexander McGalliard

The Reactivity Management Gap Focus Area assessments looked in detail at both equipment reliability and human performance aspects pertaining to issues impacting the Reactivity Management KPIs for the USA Fleet Member Stations. The assessment combined interviews, document reviews, and meeting observations. Identified GAPs and recommendations from each assessment are entered into the sites tracking program...

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Feedwater Heater (FWH) Replacement Project: Learnings from 2016 keeps workers safe, improves overall project performance

Author: Chip Palazzo

One of the most challenging projects during Utilities Service Alliance (USA) member Susquehanna Station’s Unit 2 18th Refueling and Inspection Outage (U2 18RIO) has been to remove and replace three Feedwater Heaters on Unit 2. And because the station learned lessons from last year’s project FWH Replacement Project during the Unit 1 outage in 2016,...

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Susquehanna executes outage safely, event-free: Brings Unit 2 Refueling & Inspection Outage home in 36 days

Author: Chip Palazzo

Utilities Service Alliance (USA) member Team Susquehanna delivered its Unit 2 18th Refueling and Inspection Outage (U2 18RIO) safely, with no significant events, under dose, under budget and close to outage plan, coming in at 36.6 days, zero OSHA recordable injuries, zero site clock resets, and under personal contamination events and outage dose goal. “I...

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Planning and Preparation GAP Focus Area

Author: Dick Ehr

The Planning and Preparation GAP Focus Area assessments looked in detail at resource utilization and milestone adherence in the on-line work management process. The assessment combined interviews, document reviews and meeting observations. Identified GAPs and recommendations from each assessment are entered into the sites tracking program and monitored along with several key performance indicators. In...

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