Month: May 2019

Executive Spotlight May 2019 – USA Preparing to Assist NiSource

Author: Tim Donovan

Earlier this year, USA received a request from NiSource to assist them in assessing the safety culture of their operations. NiSource is one of the largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.5 million natural gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across seven states. The company, based in Merrillville, Indiana, has...

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Comanche Peak – WANO Recognized Strength

Author: USA Communication

Significant employee engagement and strong leadership involvement in industrial safety has contributed to improved performance through management engagement of workers to understand industrial safety risk perception at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP). Themes of "Safety- Quality-Schedule in that order" remind employees that management values their well-being over production and "Why I work safe" campaign...

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Mid-Cycle and Nuclear Safety Culture Process Documents Under Revision

Author: Tim Donovan

The 2019 Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Excellence Plan has as two of its Focus Area Initiatives the revision of the Mid-Cycle and Nuclear Safety Assessment processes. The expected action requires that improvements to the processes be identified and implemented in 2019. Also included in the Focus Area is the development of a DevonWay software tool...

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Scouts Visit Fermi

Author: Stephen Tait

A group of about 125 Scouts visited Fermi 2 on a Saturday in late April to get an up-close look at the science behind nuclear power. Boy Scouts and Venturing Scouts from Indiana, Ohio and throughout Michigan — including about a dozen from Monroe County — were at the nuclear power plant for Nuclear Science...

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