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USA rep gears up to improve outage performance

Author: Anna Markham

March 23, 2016

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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STEM principles spark community interest

Author: Anna Markham

March 18, 2016

The occasional squeak of a rubber sneaker could be heard on the wood floor of the Marie Curie STEM Elementary School gymnasium in Pasco, Wash., March 12. But the 300 kids on the basketball court weren't shooting hoops. They were taking part in USA fleet member Energy Northwest Women in Nuclear's annual Kids Engineering Day, an annual...

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USA engineers share during EWeek

Author: Anna Markham

February 16, 2016

Engineers are a vital part of the nuclear industry and next week Utilities Service Alliance fleet is commemorating EWeek. To recognize the national event USA fleet engineers shared why they became an engineer. Katherine Torres, Hope Creek Engineering branch manager, PSEG Nuclear I became an engineer because I’ve always been a team player and enjoy...

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USA Communications team collaborates to highlight successes

Author: Anna Markham

January 20, 2016

The Utilities Service Alliance Communications team met at the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations recently to discuss improving USA visibility at each site and sharing best communication practices. To better align the communications team with the newly formed USA site representatives and corporate functional area managers, each communication member will support the site rep/CFAM at...

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Columbia Generating Station breaks monthly generation record

Author: Anna Markham

January 19, 2016

In December, Columbia Generating Station sent more megawatt-hours of electricity to the grid than in any month since its startup 31 years ago: 859,619 megawatt-hours of net generation. “This is a reflection of the hard work by the Columbia team to focus on equipment reliability; maintaining equipment backlogs within industry top quartile; and the implementation...

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