Utilities Service Alliance member DTE Energy filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on April 30 to renew the license for its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant. U.S. nuclear power plants were originally licensed for 40 years of operation. For Fermi 2, the original license ends in 2025. A successful license renewal process...

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Reactor maintenance crews at USA member Columbia Generating Station guide in a multi-purpose canister in preparation for the site’s dry cask storage campaign. The last cask loading at Columbia was six years ago. This spring, nine new casks, each filled with 68 spent fuel assemblies, will methodically make their way to the Independent Spent Fuel...

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This spring, USA Member Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant began an External Flooding Barrier Project to enhance flood protection strategy by installing permanent infrastructure. This infrastructure will decrease the time required to install temporary flood protection in the event of the design-basis probable maximum flood. The installation of a bin wall along the north side of...

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At all USA sites, we know that “nuclear is different” and it is reflected in just about every aspect of our jobs. We also know that because we are different, we often train and prepare for things that others don’t in order to protect our plant, our people and the public. The Fire Brigade at...

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Prairie Island named Chris Younie as the new plant manager effective April 21, 2014. Younie comes to Prairie Island from INPO, where he has been a Plant Evaluation Team Leader. Prior to joining INPO in 2007, Younie worked at Callaway in Fulton, Mo., where he was manager of Business Operation and Operations. He also spent...

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Many fine suppliers applied for USA’s annual Continuous Improvement award, which was awarded in January of this year. Though we couldn’t give awards to all of these suppliers, we wanted to, so throughout the year we are going to spread the word about the good things our suppliers have been up to. This article is...

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