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USA Member AEP Wins TIP Award

Author: Digital Lagoon

June 10, 2013

June 10th, 2013 Presented at the Nuclear Energy Institute's annual conference, NEI's Top Industry Practice Awards honor accomplishments that help the industry improve safety, streamline processes, increase efficiency and reduce customer costs. In a special series of online features, NEI is highlighting in greater detail the challenges and successes of five TIP winners. Each award...

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USA Announces the Suppliers of the Year

Author: Lynne Hilton

June 6, 2013

The votes are in!! The 2012 Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Suppliers of the Year are AP Services, Material Suppler of the Year, and PKMJ Technical Services, Services Supplier of the Year. The winners were announced today at USA’s 19th Annual Executive Summit being held in Hot Springs, Virginia. “These two honorees reinforce and exhibit a...

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DTE Energy wins USA Optimizer Award for fifth time

Author: Robin Thompson

June 6, 2013

With $4.7 million in savings and avoided costs, DTE Energy and the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant won the coveted Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Optimizer Award for the fifth time. The company’s savings represent an impressive return of $39.65 on each dollar of their fleet membership investment. “This award represents the tangible and intangible benefits utilities...

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PPL’s Tim Rausch Reappointed USA Board Vice Chair

Author: Joe Delmar

June 4, 2013

The Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Board of Directors announced the reappointment today of Tim Rausch as the board vice chairman. Rausch will serve a second two year term for the fleet. “It is an honor to be reappointed and continue in a key leadership role with the USA fleet,” said Rausch. “Working with the other...

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USA Board Meets with INPO

Author: Joe Delmar

May 1, 2013

The Utilities Service Alliance (USA) Board of Directors recently met with representatives from the Institute of Nuclear of Power Operations (INPO) to discuss our fleet’s performance. The discussion focused on the USA management model and the important role each USA team plays in the fleet’s success. “INPO recognizes USA has made significant progress the past...

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Member News: PSEG Nuclear Announces Leadership Changes

Author: Digital Lagoon

April 30, 2013

PSEG Nuclear recently announced a series of leadership changes impacting its Salem and Hope Creek Generating Stations. Effective dates will vary to allow for proper transitions. Current Salem Vice President Carl Fricker will be joining PSEG Energy Resources & Trading (ER&T) as the new vice president of trading support and operations. In his new role,...

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Standard KPIs Encourage Fleet Behavior

Author: Digital Lagoon

April 29, 2013

The Utilities Services Alliance (USA) has developed a standardized list of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that provides a common platform for measuring and trending performance of the stations in the USA fleet. Working together, members of USA reviewed each station’s KPIs to develop a comprehensive list of 200 indicators to measure performance in 11 functional...

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USA Security Team Reminds Everyone to be Vigilant

Author: Digital Lagoon

April 17, 2013

We are all aware of the tragic events that occurred at the Boston Marathon. Our hearts go out to the people of Boston and those impacted. As is always the case in the nuclear industry, we try to learn from any situation and look for ways to improve our processes and prevent similar occurrences. Nuclear...

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Spring Refueling Outages Underway

Author: Joe Delmar

April 16, 2013

Spring means more than April showers and May flowers for the nuclear industry. For the members of the Utilities Service Alliance (USA), it means spring refueling outage season. This spring, six USA members have spring refueling outages with many already underway. Wolf Creek started their refueling outage in February with Monticello and Cook Unit 1...

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