Utilities Service Alliance (USA) members have joined efforts to respond to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations’ (INPO) Significant Operating Experience Event Report (SOER) 10-2. A USA team is visiting the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant this week for an assessment of its implementation. The team consists of: Russ Lovell from South Texas Project (Team Lead)...

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Political and civic leaders affirmed Energy Northwest’s status as a safe, reliable and clean provider of affordable power to the region during a celebration May 24 of Columbia Generating Station’s license renewal. Employees, elected officials, members of Energy Northwest’s Executive Board and dignitaries – including retired CEO Vic Parrish - gathered in the parking lot...

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The positive benefits of being a member of the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) continued to be realized at the Prairie Island plant. An example of this is a recent visit by Brian Evans, Operations Training Manager from the Cook Nuclear Plant. Evans visited Prairie Island to help leaders in the Control Room identify areas in...

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Columbia Generating Station’s license renewal application now rests with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after clearing its last major hurdle. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, or ACRS, voted April 13 to recommend to the NRC that Columbia’s operating license be extended an additional 20 years through 2043. Columbia’s application now goes to the director of...

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