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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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Two join Fermi 2’s leadership team

Author: Stephen Tait

Utilities Service Alliance member Fermi 2 welcomed two new members to its leadership team in recent weeks: Vito Kaminskas to serve as Site Vice President; and Mike Philippon as Director of Production, or plant manager. Kaminskas brings more than 40 years of extensive nuclear experience in operations, maintenance and engineering; he was most recently the...

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Susquehanna’s Unit 2 successfully closes NRC 95002 Inspection

Author: Chip Palazzo

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) 95002 Inspection Team informed USA member Susquehanna Station Thursday, July 31, that the organization had successfully completed its 95002 Inspection. NRC Inspectors said that the Station had demonstrated its understanding, conducted thorough evaluations and developed and implemented comprehensive corrective actions. An NRC public meeting will be scheduled. At that...

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PSEG WIN chapter recognized

Author: Joe Delmar

PSEG Nuclear’s Women in Nuclear (WIN) chapter was recently honored at the U.S. WIN National Conference hosted in Boston. Each year, US WIN recognizes small and large chapters who demonstrate excellence in its strategic objectives: professional development, public outreach and networking. U.S. WIN also recognizes overall chapter excellence. The PSEG WIN chapter is considered a...

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ER team taking strides toward program improvement

Author: Stephen Tait

There’s a tri-fold at PSEG’s two nuclear power plants that helps explain Equipment Reliability. It’s given to new employees or visitors who — if outside the nuclear industry, for instance — may not know that term well. On the first flap of literature it asks: “Why is Equipment Reliability important?” Let us count the ways....

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I want to drive the Zamboni!

Author: Margaret Bridge

Ever since he was young and saw the ice maintenance crew driving a Zamboni to clean the ice at a hockey game, Bill Kahler from USA fleet member Susquehanna knew that driving the enormous ice-cleaning machine was an item on his bucket list. Recently, he was able to cross that item off by attending an...

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