This winter certainly has taken its toll on all of us. The cold, snow and ice have seemed to come in relentless waves. Knowing how each trip outside makes us feel, one can only imagine what it’s been like for area wildlife. Their normal food, water and shelter have been minimized or eliminated and the...

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USA board member Larry Weber, AEP senior vice president and chief nuclear officer, was named the 2013 Nuclear Professional of the Year by the North American Information System on Occupational Exposure at their annual symposium Jan. 6. Weber was recognized for his involvement in the U.S. nuclear industry’s response to the accident at the Fukushima...

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The Utilities Service Alliance (USA) has named Randy Ebright as the fleet’s Fukushima Response Director. He replaces Scott Northard who returns to Xcel Energy as a General Manager of Fleet Operations. In addition to his new role, Ebright will remain as DC Cook’s USA Management Council Representative and provide support to the USA Training and...

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BRIDGMAN, Mich. – Indiana Michigan Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 will break its previous records for total generation, capacity factor and days online when it begins its 24th refueling outage Wednesday. Power was reduced to 70 percent Sunday afternoon for equipment testing and the unit will be taken offline Tuesday at midnight. The 518...

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