The Utilities Service Alliance (USA) has formally announced that Luminant, which operates Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant located near Glen Rose, Texas will join the fleet of independent nuclear plant operators as a full member effective January 1, 2015. “We are pleased to welcome Luminant to the USA fleet,” said USA President and Chief Executive...

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USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear recently participated in an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) fuel reliability program visit to Japan, Korea and Taiwan. The visit was well received thanks to the efforts of PSEG’s Director of Nuclear Fuels Don Notigan who served as a member of the program visit team. “I was extremely impressed with...

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USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear recently hosted a successful Nuclear Science Merit Badge workshop for area Boy Scouts at its Energy & Environmental Resource Center (EERC). Now in its fourth year, more than 600 Boy Scouts have visited the EERC to earn one of the more elusive merit badges. “The workshop is well received and...

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held two public meetings recently for USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear’s early site permit (ESP). The meetings solicited feedback on the NRC’s draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for the ESP which concluded there are no environmental impacts that would preclude PSEG Nuclear from building an additional nuclear plant north of...

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The new USA  Work Management Core Peer Team held their first face to face meeting in Minneapolis recently.  The team met to discuss site performance, identify common issues, finalize key performance indicators for the Work Management functional area and agree on business plan objectives for 2015. Appearing in the photo from left to right:  Joe...

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