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Nuclear Plant Journal
May-June 2009, Volume 27 No. 3
27th Year of Publication
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Staff
Senior Publisher and Editor
Newal K. Agnihotri
Publisher and Sales Manager
Anu Agnihotri
Editorial & Marketing Assistant
Michelle Gaylord
Administrative Assistant
QingQing Zhu
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Articles & Reports
Outage Management &
Health Physics
Planning & Scheduling to Minimize Refueling Outage 20
By Pat McKenna, AmerenUE
Prioritizing Safety, Quality, & Schedule 24
By Tom Sharkey, Dominion
Benchmarking to High Standards 26
By Margie P. Jepson, Entergy Nuclear
Benchmarking Against U.S. Standards 29
By Magnox North, United Kingdom
Enabling Suppliers for New Build Activity 31
By Marcus Harrington, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Identifying, Cultivating & Qualifying Suppliers 32
By Thomas E. Sliva, AREVA NP
Creating New U.S. Jobs 36
By François Martineau, Areva NP
Industry Innovations
MSL Acoustic Source Load Reduction 38
By Amir Shahkarami, Exelon Nuclear
Dual Methodology NDE of CRDM Nozzles 41
By Michael Stark, Dominion Nuclear
Electronic Circuit Board Testing 45
By James Amundsen, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company
Plant Profile
The Future is Now 48
By Julia Milstead, Progress Energy Service Company, LLC
Departments
New Energy News 8
Utility, Industry & Corporation 10
New Products, Services &
Contracts 14
New Documents 17
Meeting & Training Calendar 18
Journal Services
List of Advertisers 6
Advertiser Web Directory 44
On The Cover
Harris Nuclear Plant is located in North
Carolina. It has a Pressurized Water
Reactor. Harris has been in operation
since 1987. See page 48 for a profi le.
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