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New USA Manager – Supply Chain

Author: Lynne Hilton

Recently Jim Kitchens, Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM), was named the USA Manager-Supply Chain. Jim is taking over the role formerly held by Daniel Dale, who is now the Supply Chain Manager at Energy Northwest’s Columbia station. Jim reports to Steve Willrett, Vice President-Supply Chain Business Unit. In this role, Jim is responsible for management and...

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Two-Year Fukushima Anniversary: USA Implements Fukushima Lessons Learned

Author: Lisa Kuehl

March 11 marks the two-year anniversary of the largest natural disaster that Japan has ever experienced. The earthquake and tsunami tidal waves caused considerable damage to the Japanese coast, most notably damaging the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. “Following the events at Fukushima Daiichi, the U.S. nuclear energy facilities immediately began taking steps to make...

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Northard assists with INPO Plant Review Visit: Fukushima Response Efforts Assessed

Author: Lisa Kuehl

Scott Northard, Utilities Services Alliance (USA) project director for Fukushima response, recently participated on the INPO Emergency Response Review Visit (ERRV) at Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) in Russellville, Ark. Northard served as an industry peer on the seven-member INPO ERRV team which reviewed the status of the utility's response to the recommendations from the...

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Member News: Xcel Energy Names Chief Nuclear Officer

Author: Digital Lagoon

MINNEAPOLIS – Xcel Energy’s board of directors today named Tim O’Connor senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. O'Connor has been serving as acting CNO since September, when he succeeded former CNO Dennis Koehl. O’Connor, who has more than 30 years of experience in the nuclear industry, joined Xcel Energy in 2007 as site vice...

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Letter from the President: 2013 Look Ahead

Author: Carl Parry

As we continue into 2013, I wanted to take a moment and recognize the success of the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) last year and our plans to continue moving forward towards Excellence. USA has entered a new era of accountability and engagement. Our members are working more closely together than ever before. Our main focus...

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