Nuclear Plant Journal, March-April 2016 NuclearPlantJournal.com
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Utility,
Industry &
Corporation
Utility
Site Vice Presidents
Two nuclear industry veterans with
nearly 50 years of combined experience
are returning to their “home” stations to
lead the teams at
Exelon Generation’s
Dresden and LaSalle County Stations.
Peter J. Karaba, who began his career
as an engineer at Dresden Station in 1990,
is returning to the station as site vice
president. Since joining the company, he
held a variety of positions of increasing
responsibility in Dresden’s engineering,
maintenance and operations departments.
In 2010, he transferred to LaSalle Station,
where he served as plant manager for
two years before being promoted to site
vice president. Karaba holds a bachelor’s
degree in electrical engineering from
Purdue University and earned a senior
reactor operator license while at Dresden.
Karaba replaces Shane Marik, who
was recently named site vice president
and chief nuclear officer of Fort Calhoun
Generating Station in Nebraska, which is
operated by Exelon Generation.
Bill Trafton, formerly the plant
manager at Exelon Generation’s Nine
Mile Point Station in upstate New York,
has assumed the site vice president
position at LaSalle. Trafton began his
career as an equipment attendant at
LaSalle Station in 1983 and progressively
worked his way up through the ranks,
serving in various leadership positions.
Prior to his role as plant manager at Nine
Mile Point, Trafton was the station’s
operations director. He attended Northern
Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois,
and held a reactor operator license and a
senior reactor operator license at LaSalle.
Contact:
Exelon
Generation,
telephone: (800) 483-3220.
Industry
Reactor Innovation Bill
The U.S. House of Representatives
passed by voice vote a bipartisan bill
that would support the development
of advanced reactor technologies. The
Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities
Act (HR 4084) supports federal research
and development and stimulates private
investment in advanced nuclear reactor
technologies.
“
Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI)
applauds the undisputed vote by theHouse
to promote the development of advanced
nuclear reactor technologies,” NEI Senior
Vice President of Governmental Affairs
Alex Flint said. “This bill is an important
step forward in maintaining America’s
leadership in the worldwide nuclear
Plant Name and Unit(s)
Application Received
Indian Point 1 & 2
4/30/07
Diablo Canyon 1 & 2
11/24/09
Seabrook 1
6/1/10
South Texas Project 1 & 2
10/28/10
Grand Gulf 1
11/1/11
Fermi Unit 2
4/30/14
LaSalle 1 & 2
12/9/14
Plant Applications for License Renewal that are
Currently Under US NRC's Review:
Future Submittals of Applications:
Fiscal
Year
No. Renewal
Application
Applicant Letter of
Intent
(ADAMS
Accession No.)
Submission
Date
2016 1 `Waterford
Steam
Electric
Station, Unit 3
Entergy
Nuclear, Inc.
ML14065A370 Jan. to Mar.
2016
2017 1 River Bend
Station, Unit 1
Entergy
Nuclear, Inc.
ML14055A319 Jan. To Mar.
2017
2020 1 Perry Nuclear
Power Plant,
Unit 1
FirstEnergy
Nuclear
Operating
Company
ML15245A652 Oct. 2019
2021 1 Clinton Power
Station, Unit 1
Exelon
Generation
ML14253A117 Jan. to Mar.
2021
2022 1 Comanche
Peak Nuclear
Power Plant,
Unit 1 & 2
Luminant
Power
ML16013A201 Apr. to Jun.
2022
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
