The selection process for 2014 USA Suppliers of the Year gets underway this month. Each year members vote for the top USA suppliers in both the Materials and Services categories. These coveted awards are presented at the USA Executive Summit in June and include a Nuclear News advertisement recognizing the accomplishment as well as a...

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In 2014, USA fleet member South Texas Project’s Unit 2 led the U.S. nuclear industry in both generation and capacity factor. Unit 2 safely produced 11.632 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) last year, the highest in site history. The unit also had the highest capacity in the industry at 103.7 percent. Combined, overall site generation was the...

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The USA fleet’s efforts to support plant Fukushima response actions have shifted into high gear for 2015, with many plants implementing actions in response to NRC orders, industry commitments and Operating Experience from the 2011 accident in Japan. During 2014, the first domestic nuclear plants completed plant modifications, equipment purchases, installation of Spent Fuel Pool...

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