Lynne Hilton

USA awards fleet agreement for valve services

Author: Lynne Hilton

After a months-long competitive bid process, the USA fleet-wide valve services agreement was awarded to incumbent Crane Nuclear. The scope of the agreement includes on-site maintenance and testing of motor-operated valves, air-operated valves, and other types of valves in the primary and secondary systems of the plant. This agreement is important to the USA fleet...

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Successful Supplier Fairs held at Cook and Fermi

Author: Lynne Hilton

USA Supplier Fairs were held recently at two USA member station locations; Cook Nuclear Plant and Fermi 2 Power Plant. Both fairs were a success, with strong turn-outs and many connections. “This was a great opportunity for many Suppliers to have a first time visit to Fermi and meet the actual plant users of their...

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USA supplier AZZ|NLI saves Columbia $5M

Author: Lynne Hilton

Columbia station needed to replace 282 obsolete ITE 5600 Series motor control center (MCC) cubicles and went out to bid in 2013. Columbia had several objectives for this project, with one of the most critical being that the motor starters needed to be able to function under degraded voltage scenarios. In accident scenarios when all...

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USA Raises Money for the ASPCA

Author: Lynne Hilton

Through the combination of corporate donations and a charity casino night held at this year’s Executive Summit, $16,000 was raised for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). The mission of this worthy organization is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. The...

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USA Announces 2013 Suppliers of the Year

Author: Lynne Hilton

The votes are in!! The 2013 Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Suppliers of the Year are Frham Safety Products, Material Supplier of the Year, and Crane Nuclear, Services Supplier of the Year. The winners were announced on Thursday at at USA’s 20th Annual Executive Summit being held in Carlsbad, California. Suppliers are chosen for this prestigious...

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