As the team determined its next step in its unfolding emergency, an employee made a seemingly sensible suggestion: try to cool the Reactor Building by opening a certain hatch to increase air flow. The person quickly realized his error: “That’s right, we have no power.” His realization came several hours into a tabletop exercise at...

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Kazutaka Kakinoki, Executive Vice President of Shikoku Electric, presents STP President and CEO Dennis Koehl with a framed photo during the opening session of the WANO small group meeting in mid-July. The meeting was hosted by STP and included U.S. and internal CEO’s, and WANO Chairman Jacques Regaldo and the WANO directors. The two-day meeting...

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Monticello Nuclear Generating Station has completed an effort to significantly reduce radiation-dose exposure and maintain reactor-vessel corrosion protection. The On-Line Noble Chemistry (OLNC) project conducted its first water-treatment process in October, but future treatments will continue to pay dividends at the plant in Monticello, Minn. “The On-line Noble Chemistry project will have the most meaningful...

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Forty years ago, nuclear power generated by Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant began lighting hundreds of thousands of houses in the Upper Midwest as Unit 1 came online after several years of construction. A year later, Unit 2 came on line and the station took its place in the Northern States Power portfolio. Four decades...

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What is the sum of one day plus 16 different school districts, 17 math trials and more than 400 students? The answer: the Salem County Math Showcase and some stiff competition. This year marked the 14th annual event proudly sponsored by Utilities Service Alliance fleet member PSEG Nuclear. The Math Showcase is an enthusiastically supported...

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You have extensive nuclear industry experience including several years at INPO. How has your experience prepared you for your role as PSEG Nuclear’s Management Council Rep? With a Penn State Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Navy, INPO, Peach Bottom Maintenance, and Zion System Engineering background, I acquired a combination of training, mentoring, knowledge, and experience that helps...

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