We launched the USA Innovation Hub in July with a campaign to prioritize the most important issues facing our plants and industry. The turnout was excellent with many good comments and useful suggestions. In September, the USA Innovation Hub hosted the first fleet wide campaign looking for solutions to the problems of Knowledge Transfer, Retention...

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The combined USA / STARs Mid-Cycle Self-Assessment (MCSA) staffing support process had another busy year in 2023 supporting MCSAs at six participating stations. We started off the year at Cooper followed by Susquehanna, Callaway, a scaled-down version at Prairie Island, and we have two MCSAs scheduled for the remainder of 2023 at Monticello and Diablo...

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We are making great progress on our USA Innovation Hub! As a quick reminder, Carl Golightly at Columbia Generating Station is leading a project to facilitate open innovation and crowdsourced ideas. Through the Innovation Hub, employees will have the opportunity to work on projects that have a significant impact. They will also have the chance...

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The USA Work Management Excellence Project is in full swing! As a reminder, the purpose of the project is to provide the necessary tools to allow Utilities Service Alliance (USA) members to execute a standardized evaluation of work management at their station and share learnings. The assessment results will help stations gain insight into the...

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It’s been a busy fall for Accreditation Team Visit (ATV) activities and preparations with an even busier slate for 2023. Comanche Peak, Fermi, Prairie Island are all scheduled for or have already competed ATVs with Cook up early in 2023 and several other USA members to follow.  In addition to ATV activities, John Tripoli’s team has...

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