We Help Smart Clients Solve Tough Problems
Most SeaState clients are nuclear power plants that produce electricity. When a significant problem occurs at any one of them it is essential to Fix-It-Once®
Real men and women - not an elite cadre of scientists - run these civilian facilities. People like you and me are responsible for every improvement. Operators monitor processes and make adjustments. Technicians perform preventive and corrective maintenance. Engineers modify and improve facilities. Supervisors plan, lead, coach, and correct. Managers assess risks and make financial, scheduling, training, and personnel decisions.
Here's what nuclear power people have accomplished:
|
U. S. Nuclear Performance (2007) |
Comparison |
Lost-Time/Restricted Duty Industrial Accidents |
0.12 per 200,000 worker hours |
1.3 per 200,000 worker hours (U.S Private Industry) |
Occupational Radiation Exposure (per station) |
97 person-rem |
~ 600 person-rem (1984) |
Unplanned Automatic Shutdowns (median) |
0.42 per 7000 hr, reactor critical |
Steady at this low rate for 10 years |
| Electricity Production Costs | 1.8 cents/kilowatt-hour | Coal - 2.5 cents, Gas - 6.8 cents (gas), Oil - 10.3 cents |
Sources: Nuclear Energy Institute, World Association of Nuclear Operators, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, National Safety Council
These people do their jobs very well. Their results don't come from luck or from government regulation. They succeed by solving problems aggressively and by learning from experience. They are role models for all of us. They use the principles available to you in Fix-It-Once®.
SeaState Group,
Inc. Partial Client Listing (1996 - Present)
PSEG - Salem, Hope Creek |
Yucca Mountain Project* |
| Luminant - Comanche Peak | Energy Northwest - Columbia |
| Entergy - Indian Point, Palisades, Waterford 3, ANO, Cooper (NPPD) | TVA - Watts Bar, Browns Ferry |
| Bechtel Nevada (Test Site) | Point Beach |
| Dominion - Millstone, Surry, North Anna, Kewaunee | Fluor Daniel Hanford |
| DTE - Fermi 2 | Calvert Cliffs |
| APS - Palo Verde | Nine Mile Point |
| Ameren UE - Callaway | Limerick |
| Wolf Creek | PPL - Susquehanna |
| Con Edison - Steam Business Unit and Construction Management | STARS Alliance (seven stations) |
| Beaver Valley | Maine Yankee* |
| Eskom Holdings, Ltd. - Koeberg (South Africa) | British Energy (EDF Energy) |
* Subcontracted services
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