The USA Performance Improvement Core Peer Team is taking a leading role in responding to the INPO cumulative impacts initiative. For a coordinated approach, the team is implementing actions to resolve issues identified in the Corrective Action Program at the USA fleet plants. INPO published a guidance document, “Industry Cumulative Impact Short-Term Actions,” to address...

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Columbia station needed to replace 282 obsolete ITE 5600 Series motor control center (MCC) cubicles and went out to bid in 2013. Columbia had several objectives for this project, with one of the most critical being that the motor starters needed to be able to function under degraded voltage scenarios. In accident scenarios when all...

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The Utilities Service Alliance (USA) recently concluded its 20th Annual Nuclear Generator and Supplier Executive Summit in Carlsbad, California. Close to 500 conference attendees and their guests from over 125 different companies attended this leading industry event. This year’s theme was Cumulative Impact – All of this & Safe, Economic Operation Too. Speakers included several...

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