Buddy Eller

STP celebrates 25 years

Author: Buddy Eller

USA fleet member STP recently celebrated the 25-year commercial operation anniversaries of Unit 1 and Unit 2 in 2013 and 2014 respectively. As part of the celebration, STP hosted a reception and dinner to thank employees who have worked at the facility since the units went online. Many of the 350 employees have been with...

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STP’s Steinmann career spans four decades

Author: Buddy Eller

Garland Steinmann recently closed the books on a career at USA fleet member STP that has spanned nearly four decades. Hired as a Civil Engineer with Houston Lighting & Power (HL&P) in January 1975, he is the longest tenured STP employee. Following another stint on the turbine deck during recent Unit 1 outage, Garland is...

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Photos from the Field: STP hosts WANO small group CEO meeting

Author: Buddy Eller

Kazutaka Kakinoki, Executive Vice President of Shikoku Electric, presents STP President and CEO Dennis Koehl with a framed photo during the opening session of the WANO small group meeting in mid-July. The meeting was hosted by STP and included U.S. and internal CEO’s, and WANO Chairman Jacques Regaldo and the WANO directors. The two-day meeting...

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USA Fleet spring outage overview

Author: Buddy Eller

Several USA plants have completed or have refueling and maintenance outages ongoing this spring. Below is a brief recap of USA outage activities. Fermi’s Outage Fermi 2 completed its 16th refueling outage early this year. The plant completed more than 15,000 separate activities during the outage, including inspections and equipment maintenance activities. In addition to...

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STP employees support Relay for Life

Author: Buddy Eller

STP employees were out in force on Friday, March 7, participating in the annual Matagorda County American Cancer Society Relay for Life event. The walkathon to support cancer research began at 6 p.m. Friday and ended with the closing lap Saturday morning at 5 a.m. A total of more than $113,000 was raised at this...

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