USA website is now mobile
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Radiation Protection practices align with the Nuclear Promise
The USA Radiation Protection groups are responding proactively to the industry initiative, Delivering the Nuclear Promise. The implementation of three initiatives will improve Radiation Protection practices at the USA nuclear plants. One that may be invisible to most people at the sites is how often checks are performed on contamination instruments that have the ability...
Cook yields significant waste & recycling results
Generation of different types of waste at the Cook Plant occurs daily. Waste that is normally generated at your home is placed in the trash and hauled away by the local trash service. At USA fleet member Cook Plant, waste must be handled a little differently due to regulations specific to the site size and...
USA recognizes PSEG Nuclear’s supply chain team
PSEG Nuclear received USA’s Super Saver award at the 2016 USA Supply Chain Winter Conference held recently. During calendar year 2015, PSEG saved approximately $4 million by taking advantage of the USA Supply Chain Management program. Historically USA presents the award to the member utility that achieved the best return on investment for the past...
Susquehanna hit record generation in 2015
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...
Susquehanna returns to Licensee Response Column
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...