Stephen Tait

Photos from the Field: Outage work commences at Fermi 2

Author: Stephen Tait

The head lamp of Fermi 2 journeyman mechanic Duane Gritter illuminates the work area for Bob Boes (left) and David Jones (right), who are replacing a drain valve on a Steam Jet Air Ejector system at Fermi 2. Boes, from D.C. Cook, and Jones, from Palo Verde, are at DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power...

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USA Fleet shows support through jump up calls

Author: Stephen Tait

Throughout the nuclear industry, benchmarking and sharing operating experience are used to share lessons learned and address emergent plant issues. Within the USA fleet, the Core Peer Teams (CPTs) have gone a step further by initiating jump up calls to offer real time support to their counterparts. It is through these calls that fleet members...

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Dynamic Learning Activities Focus on Engineering Fundamentals

Author: Stephen Tait

At USA fleet member Fermi 2, engineers Nicholas Taba, Craig Shepherd and Richard Glosup sat at a table, staring down at the incomplete construction of a toy car. A procedure — with many of its steps circled and slashed — sat nearby, providing less-than-perfect instructions. “Where is the supervisor for this job?” Taba called out,...

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Fermi 2 First Responders Save Man’s Life

Author: Stephen Tait

At USA fleet member Fermi 2, when employee Harry Giles heard the station was going to offer first responder training, it piqued his interest. Giles works in the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation building, about as far from the site nurse as possible within the Protected Area. “I told my boss that we are so...

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