Tom Joyce, president and chief nuclear officer (CNO) of PSEG Nuclear, has announced his intentions to retire after a 40 year nuclear industry career effective March 31. Joyce spent the past 10 years of his career at PSEG and served in his current role since 2008. “Tom’s leadership and impact on our operations as well...

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Columbia Generating Station’s Supply Chain Services received USA’s Super Saver award at the 2015 USA Supply Chain Winter Conference held late last month. During calendar year 2014, the station saved approximately $7 million by taking advantage of the USA Supply Chain Management program. Historically USA presents the award to the member utility that achieved the...

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PPL Susquehanna’s Rob Littles recently won the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Excellence Award during its 12th Annual Supply Chain Management (SCM) Winter Conference. Rob, who led PPL Susquehanna’s Procurement Services organization for nearly three years and very recently transitioned from Supply Chain and Nuclear Procurement organization into PPL’s Energy Supply Information Technology (IT) organization, has...

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Scott Northard was recently named the Vice President of Licensing and Common Services for the Xcel Energy nuclear fleet. “Since taking on the role in an acting position late last summer, Scott has continued to move our fleet in a direction that will help position the nuclear department for long-term success in the Xcel Energy...

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Joseph H. Plona, who served as senior vice president and Chief Nuclear Officer at DTE Energy’s Fermi 2, is retiring later this quarter after more than four decades in the industry. His replacement is no stranger to the industry or to Fermi 2, a Utilities Service Alliance fleet member. Paul Fessler, a long-time DTE executive...

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USA Supply Chain has done some reorganizing. The Supply Chain activities are now divided between two people with two sets of complimentary responsibilities. Jim Kitchens, Manager Supply Chain Portfolio Management, will continue to focus on maintaining existing USA contracts, and adding additional value to the USA contract portfolio through the addition of new contracts. Jim...

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