Posts Tagged ‘plant operator’

Arizona nuke plant shows ’substantial’ improvement

March 18th, 2009

PHOENIX (AP) — The nation’s largest nuclear power plant has made “substantial improvements” since a number of safety issues led regulators to downgrade its safety rating three years ago, according to a letter released Tuesday by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, 50 miles west of Phoenix, has had the lowest [...]

Nuclear energy most efficient

January 14th, 2009

Having generated electricity as a plant operator, plant manager and vice president in three mid-sized electric power companies for a long career, I wish to express a few facts about using biomass (wood) as a fuel for large boilers (”Trees better alternative to coal” Hattiesburg American, Jan. 6).
There are several mid-sized boilers in service using [...]