Chip Palazzo

Susquehanna hit record generation in 2015

Author: Chip Palazzo

Talen Energy’s Susquehanna Nuclear sent 20,561 GWhrs of electricity to the grid in 2015, the highest power production to come from Susquehanna’s dual unit Boiling Water Reactors in the Station’s 33 year history, reported Susquehanna Senior Engineer Jim Hennings in a recent update to the Station. “The previous production record of 19,492 GWhrs was set...

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Susquehanna returns to Licensee Response Column

Author: Chip Palazzo

Upon successful completion of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) Inspection Procedure 95001 in November 2015, Talen Energy’s Susquehanna Station expected Unit 1 and Unit 2 to be returned to Column 1 – the Licensee Response Column – in 2016. Based on the inspection results, Utilities Service Alliance (USA) member Susquehanna Station recently received correspondence...

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Susquehanna’s Mjaatvedt named USA Engineering CFAM

Author: Chip Palazzo

Mark Mjaatvedt, Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC, has been selected to serve as Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Site Representative and Corporate Functional Area Manager (CFAM) for Engineering. Mark replaces Susquehanna’s Vince Kelly, who recently announced his retirement from Talen Energy. Mark will be dedicated full-time to USA fleet activities and serve as a technical functional area expert....

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Susquehanna’s industry leading fuel performance on display at Paris conference

Author: Chip Palazzo

USA fleet member Susquehanna’s industry leading fuel performance was recently recognized at an international nuclear conference hosted by the Societe Francaise d’Energie Nucleaire in Paris, France, where AREVA presented a paper describing the unique composition of Susquehanna’s fuel deposits. The paper, which was accepted by and presented at Global 2015: Nuclear Fuel Cycle for a...

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Susquehanna’s Kelly named Site Rep/Engineering CFAM

Author: Chip Palazzo

Susquehanna’s Vince Kelly has been named as the USA Site Representative/Corporate Functional Area Manager (CFAM) for Engineering. “I’m excited serve on such an innovative team and to use my broad experience as an engineer and manager to serve the USA fleet,” Kelly said. “At the same time, I’m proud of the confidence USA and Susquehanna...

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