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Executive Spotlight – May 2020
I’ve been in this industry since 1982, and in my very first year, I learned the phrase “The only thing that is constant is change.” This year has proven the accuracy of that statement once again. Unbelievable change has occurred since mid-March when the significance of the coronavirus became clear. The last Executive Spotlight article...
Churchill and Training
The Pandemic created a substantial impact to our training efforts including one alliance member having an initial license exam delayed three months due to NRC travel restrictions and four alliance members having to reschedule INPO Accreditation Team Visits (ATVs). In addition, many alliance members had to temporarily suspend or reschedule training as part of utility...
USA 2019 Spend and Savings Summary
USA had another great year in 2019. Thanks to our members and suppliers, savings for our members continues to be strong with the overall Return on Investment (ROI) being 33.96 with an average member benefit of $5.4M. Focus on USA Supply Chain Programs Members saved $34.8M, an increase of $3.4M over...
***Breaking News*** – Advanced Technologies Initiative Takes Flight
This past week, notification was received from the Department of Energy that USA’s “Advanced Remote Monitoring Project,” has been approved for full-scale implementation. This multi-million-dollar grant award was funded through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Advanced Reactor Development Projects pathway, which gives funds for concepts and ideas that could improve the capabilities and commercialization potential...
2019 USA Projects Successfully Concluded
In 2019, the USA BOD undertook two projects. The first project was to assess and improve Plant Status Control at the plants. The initiative was led by John Tripoli of Susquehanna. The second project, to validate that the issues discussed in IER 17-9 “Weaknesses in Maintenance Technical Fundamental Skills Adversely Affecting Plant Operations” were correctly...
2020 Winter Conference Review
The 2020 USA Winter Conference kicked off Monday afternoon, January 27, with attendees and guests enjoying our traditional golf outing. Tuesday brought meetings of the Supply Chain, Procurement Engineering, Advance Remote Monitoring and Site Representative teams, as well as 16 “value-concept” presentations by our Supplier-Partners designed to provide a road map of value opportunities for...
USA Projects Update – February 2020
In November of last year, we provided an update on possible Projects for 2020 with a promise to update all of you after the Board of Directors (BOD) made their final decisions. This update is intended to share with all of you the Projects selected for 2020. The following Projects were approved by the USA...
Executive Spotlight – February 2020
As we head into 2020, I want to take a few minutes to update you all on the activities taking place within USA for our members. I think it’s safe to say that we have never been busier than we are right now with many new initiatives and activities. First, we are working diligently on...
Training Update – Another DaVinci Masterpiece with Notre Dame Involved?
Comedian George Carlin once said, “Just when I discovered the meaning of life, they changed it.” We know the current processes for accreditation renewal. In 2020, as a result of a joint industry and INPO effort, we will see significant changes and as these changes happen seven of our stations have accreditation team visits from December 2019 to...