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Lu De La Garza leaves a legacy at STP

Author: Buddy Eller

With STP’s spring Unit 2 refueling outage -- 2RE17 -- winding down, Lu De La Garza leans back in his chair and reflects on an STP career that has spanned more than three decades. “I am living proof that we can take just about anybody and turn them into a pretty good employee,” jokes De...

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Xcel Energy nuclear fleet reaches zero TISA rate

Author: Jeff Dehn

USA fleet member Xcel Energy and its nuclear fleet reached a milestone on July 10, 2015 when the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant accomplished a zero Total Industrial Safety Accident (TISA) rate. Prairie Island accomplished the same feat in April of this year. This places both stations in the top quartile of INPO performance among the...

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Shikoku Electric visits Prairie Island

Author: Lisa Kuehl

Senior executive leaders from the Shikoku Electric Power Co, Inc. met with leaders from USA fleet member Xcel Energy’s Nuclear Department and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant to foster a technical exchange relationship, which has been more than 24 years in the making. Shikoku Electric owns the Ikata Nuclear plant, located in Ikata, Japan,...

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PSEG WIN chapter receives award for public outreach

Author: Grace Hymer

USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear’s Women In Nuclear (WIN) chapter recently attended the National Conference in Austin, Texas where they received the large chapter Public Outreach Award. This achievement reinforces the chapter's commitment to their community. The WIN National Conference provided perspectives from national authorities on key issues, as well as ample professional development opportunities...

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New USA Director Performance Sustainability

Author: Chip Palazzo

Talen Energy’s senior executive and nuclear professional Jeffrey M. Helsel, who currently serves the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO) as a Performance Monitoring Leader (PML), has been selected by the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Board of Directors to serve as its first Director Performance Sustainability. As a result of corporate governance changes announced just...

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New USA fleet positions

Author: Lisa Kuehl

To drive sustained performance excellence throughout the USA fleet, a USA Director - Performance Sustainability (DPS) will be selected by the USA Site Leadership Team (SLT) and Board of Directors. In alignment with the INPO performance monitoring leader (PML), this position will assist in the development and implementation of fleet assistance to stations to address...

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