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Photos from the Field: Columbia’s dry cask storage campaign

Author: Kelly Rae

May 5, 2014

Reactor maintenance crews at USA member Columbia Generating Station guide in a multi-purpose canister in preparation for the site’s dry cask storage campaign. The last cask loading at Columbia was six years ago. This spring, nine new casks, each filled with 68 spent fuel assemblies, will methodically make their way to the Independent Spent Fuel...

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Q&A with USA Site Leadership Team Member Grover Hettel

Author: Kelly Rae

April 8, 2014

Columbia Generating Station’s Operations Vice President Grover Hettel has served on the Utilities Service Alliance’s senior leadership core peer team for about two years. Hettel recently sat down to talk about being a part of the USA team. What is the USA site leadership team? The site leadership team (SLT) is made up of vice...

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Employee’s Wedding Ring Found After 21 Years

Author: Kelly Rae

November 6, 2013

It’s a hopeless feeling when a special item goes missing, but every now and then, items get found and returned to their rightful owner and hope restored. Such is the case with Steven Hafner, a painter at Columbia Generating Station, who was recently reunited with the wedding ring he lost 21 years ago. “My co-worker...

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USA Fleet Members Save Money, Time with Fastenal Vending Machines

Author: Kelly Rae

September 15, 2013

Vending machines stocked with gloves, lanyards and safety glasses are popping up at several of the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) fleet members as part of an initiative to help drive down the cost of supplies. At Columbia Generating Station, 10 Fastenal vending machines were installed last month, each stocked with commonly used personal protective equipment...

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Training Core Peer Team Supports Efforts for Accreditation Renewal

Author: Kelly Rae

August 20, 2013

For training programs in the nuclear industry, receiving accreditation renewal is a major accomplishment, and it’s one that the Utilities Service Alliance Training Core Peer Team is currently focused on. Receiving accreditation renewal for operator, maintenance and technical training programs ensures that training for station personnel continues to meet and exceed industry standards. USA’s Training...

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