USA fleet member Columbia Generating Station surpassed its all-time best record of 505 continuous days on-line, on November 13 at 1:47 a.m. The current run began after the plant was re-started following Columbia’s 2013 refueling and maintenance outage, which ended June 25, 2013. Columbia’s next refueling outage is scheduled to begin May 9. “This record...

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One of the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) initiatives providing value to member stations across the country is the Personnel Sharing Agreement. Through this agreement, USA sites are able to supplement their staff during peak work periods such as outages, with experienced, high-performing staff from other sites. The arrangement is beneficial on a variety of fronts,...

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Chief nuclear officers (CNOs) representing the Utilities Service Alliance (USA) fleet participated in a recent briefing with their Japanese counterparts which included a tour of the U.S. nuclear industry’s new emergency response center in Phoenix and discussions on safety and emergency preparedness. The Japanese visit was scheduled following the fall 2013 visit by United States...

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USA fleet member PSEG Nuclear’s Salem Unit 1 began its 23rd refueling outage Sunday night. PSEG Nuclear employees will be supported by 1,400 contractors during the outage. Together, they will complete more than 22,000 scheduled work activities. High level major work includes replacing various valves, relays, actuators, and seals; and replacing about one third of 193...

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USA fleet’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Unit 1 exceeded its previous record breaker-to-breaker run when it began its 29th refueling outage on October 8. The unit had been running for 644 consecutive days since January 2, 2013, the longest run ever of both units at Prairie Island. “An outage-to-outage run like this places us among...

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