1. Monday, February 23, 2015
SATA weekly news publication that reinforces
Team Susquehanna’s pursuit of nuclear excellence
SAT replaces Focus Newsletter:
Objective? To shift reader expectations,
target station goals, share achievements
Rausch appointed EPRI
Nuclear Power Council Chair
Article Contact: Chip Palazzo
Nuclear Communications (570-542-3149)
PPL Senior Vice President and Susquehan-
na’s Chief Nuclear Officer Tim Rausch has been ap-
pointed chairman of the Electric Power Research
Institute’s Nu-
clear Power
Council. The
Electric Power
Research Insti-
tute (EPRI) is
an independ-
ent, non-profit
organization
that conducts
research, de-
velopment and
demonstration
relating to the
generation, delivery and use of electricity for the
benefit of the public.
The Nuclear Power Council (NPC), which
Tim will lead, sits at the top of EPRI’s nuclear adviso-
ry structure and advises EPRI on industry needs and
strategic priorities for research and development,
including major objectives and timelines. It also
oversees the research and development activities of
EPRI’s research programs,
including the review of re-
search priorities, funding
and budget allocations.
“Tim is an ideal fit for this
role. His diverse back-
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The Susquehanna Focus newsletter is being
retired, folded into SAT—a fresh Station newsletter
which begins its run today.
“We’re excited to introduce SAT as a re-
placement to the old Focus Newsletter. It will align
our most well-read publication with our new focus
on performance improvement at the Station,” said
Nuclear Communications Supervisor Chip Palazzo.
“As we push ourselves and the Station toward nu-
clear excellence, our publications must reflect that
new standard.”
Changes you can expect to see include:
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Tim Rausch, CNO, Susquehanna
New EPRI Nuclear Power Council Chair
PPL Susquehanna reintroduces
veteran Shift Managers to Station
In the coming weeks, you’ll be reintroduced
to Susquehanna Station’s Shift Managers and the
Crews they lead as part of the Station’s effort to re-
inforce what it
means to be an
Operations-led or-
ganization.
“The Sta-
tion’s continued
recovery effort
hinges on the reali-
zation that the or-
ganization is truly
Operations-led,”
said Shift
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Carl Young, Shift Manager,
Leads Ops ‘Alpha’ Crew

2. Monday, February 23, 2015
 New Publish Date: Once per week on Monday’s;
Information must be received no later than 5 pm
on Thursday to guarantee placement
 Focus Area Connection: Each story that applies
to a Focus Area will include a graphic that visual-
ly connects it to its representative Focus Area
 Team Member Story Suggestions: Got an idea
for a story? Send it (in bullet format), your
name and contact info to communications box
(SSESCommunications@pplweb.com). We’ll
contact you to discuss perspectives and content
 Improved Web Presence: In the coming
month’s, we’ll be developing a new way to post
content, photos and videos, as well as improved
search capabilities (by word, not just headline)
on the intranet.
“Nuclear Communications hopes that these changes
help meet the needs of the Station as we make
changes that improve and enhance communications
onsite,” said Chip. “A Quick Hit Communications
Survey was sent to the Station this morning—please
provide feedback so that we may continue to im-
prove communications here.”
Focus replaced by SAT
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Special Focus Team Visit begins: Mike Levitan leads Assist Visit
With a team of 14 industry professionals on site for this week’s INPO Spe-
cial Focus Visit, Team Leader Mike Levitan is sensitive to the fact that Team Sus-
quehanna might feel like it is undergoing an evaluation. At the Entrance Meeting
this morning, he reassured those in attendance that was definitely NOT the case.
“This is our second visit to Susquehanna and I know we brought a lot of
people, but it is truly an assist visit,” Mike said. “We will likely be back with a
smaller team prior to the full evaluation in November to conduct a pre-evaluation
work-up.”
At this morning’s entrance meeting, attended by most of the INPO Special
Focus Team and a cross-section of Susquehanna leadership representatives, Plant
Manager Bob Franssen said the INPO visit presents a great opportunity for Team
Susquehanna to learn and improve.
The Special Focus Team visit will last through Thursday, Feb. 26. Each mem-
ber of the Special Focus Team has a full calendar of
meetings, interviews and observations already scheduled.
Additional meetings and interviews may be scheduled
throughout the week.
On Friday, Feb. 27, INPO’s Special Focus Oversight
Board will convene at Susquehanna to review information
gathered by the Special Focus Team and provide insight to Susquehanna Senior Lead-
ership.
Mike Levitan, Team Lead
INPO Special Focus Visit
Engineering’s GREAT Catch:
Roseland review uncovers
Single Point Vulnerability
Article Contact: Julie Perry
Equipment Reliability Manager (570-542-6508)
The arrangement for the temporary feed to T-10 pro-
posed by PPL Electric Utilities (EU) created a Single Point Vul-
nerability (SPV), a failure of which would result in a loss of T-10
and T-20 simultaneously (Loss Of Offsite Power or LOOP).
Susquehanna Roseland Line Project has numerous
upgrades to the switchyards (SWYD) at Susquehanna, one of
which is rebuilding the T-10 SWYD to include a new extra
transmission line from the 230kV SWYD across the river from
the old Stanton transmission line out of the 5W breaker.
To make this upgrade and rebuild the T-10 SWYD, a
temporary feed must be put in place since the entire T-10
SWYD will be de-energized - beginning Friday, February 27,
running through Friday, March 27. The temporary line is the
230kV Stanton line, being routed outside of the T-10 SWYD
using temporary conductors that tie directly into the T-10 feed.
responsible engineers
Nate Houtz Steve Berger Ron Collier
executive summary
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3. Monday, February 23, 2015
Shift Managers reintroduced to Susquehanna Station
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Operations General Manager
Kevin Cimorelli.
“The Station is really
focused on behaving as an Ops-
led organization, and I think
reintroducing the Station to our
Shift Managers (SM’s) is a great
start,” said Kevin.
In addition to upcoming
stories about Station SM’s in
the SAT Newsletter, other high-
visibility activities
will be launched including a se-
ries of banners, to remind team
members which of the six SMs
is driving the Station forward
on any given day.
One quick look at the
DLAP cover page will tell you,
and soon, you’ll see who’s on
duty by viewing the EOOS sign
outside the South Building—
updated each morning so you’ll
know immediately which SM
and crew is on duty.
In the coming weeks,
you’ll see information about
the remaining three SMs and
the crews they lead. Banners
will be hung around site to con-
tinue our familiarization pro-
cess.
As always, let Nuclear
Communications hear your
thoughts by emailing them to
SSESCommunica-
tions@pplweb.com

4. Monday, February 23, 2015
Team Susquehanna in Action:
Wanted—Food Drive Volunteers
Article Contact: Kristen Chapin
NA-YGN Food Drive Coordinator (570-542-1081)
Team Susquehanna and North American Young
Generation in Nuclear (NA-YGN) members are look-
ing for volunteers to help de-
liver food for the United Way
food drive.
The drive takes place eve-
ry Saturday at 8 a.m. Food
items are to be picked up at
the Berwick Giant Grocery
Store and Dalo's Bakery, then
delivered to the Berwick Sal-
vation Army.
An hour or two of your
time is all that is required. Any
help is appreciated whether it
is one Saturday or a once a
month commitment. The food drive will continue
throughout 2014.
The optimal number of volun-
teers is two per day, but one person
can get the job done. If you have any
questions, or concerns please feel
free to e-mail or call Kristen Chapin
(ETN 254-1081).
SAT is a weekly publication, issued on Mondays,
written for Team Susquehanna members to help us
understand our performance gaps, the actions we’re
vigorously taking to close them, and to recognize our
achievements in pursuit of nuclear excellence.
“We prepare and execute with excellence: Team Susquehanna”
SAT
ground across operations, maintenance, engineering, training, and quality complements EPRI’s broad re-
search portfolio,” said EPRI’s Chief Nuclear Officer Neil Wilmshurst. “Moreover, through Tim’s previous en-
gagement with EPRI and other industry organizations, he has developed an acute sense of the value that re-
search and technology can bring to safe, reliable, cost-effective nuclear plant operation.”
Tim was selected by nomination and endorsement from the NPC and approval by the EPRI Nuclear
Sector Vice President / Chief Nuclear Officer and his term is three years. His responsibilities as NPC Chair will
include interfacing with EPRI regularly, providing advice on issues pertaining to technical activities, research
priorities, and overall Nuclear Sector strategy. He will attend and chair NPC meetings twice per year, serve as
chair of the NPC Executive Committee as well as a liaison between the NPC and the EPRI Research Advisory
Committee (RAC) and attending RAC meetings, as necessary.
Congratulations, Tim, on this tremendous industry achievement.
Rausch to serve EPRI as Nuclear Power Council Chair (Cont. from page 1)
Identification:
The SWYD engineer was reviewing Tech Specs as a
result of the upcoming evolution for the T-10 SWYD work. In
this review, the team questioned whether the temporary con-
figuration provided both a “qualified” and an “independent”
supply for the Startup transformers.
A solution was identified as opening 2W breaker for the
evolution which would mitigate the potential for the 2W pro-
tection scheme to cause a LOOP for the plant by opening all
feeding breakers to T-10 and T-20.
Actions taken:
EU and Station Management (Site Design Supervisor) were
promptly informed that morning and a meeting between Ops
and Work Management was scheduled within the hour.
EU Management and SRP project lead immediately began
evaluating the proposed solution from SSES
EU confirmed that the proposed SSES solution was viable
and began studies with TCC Transmission Planning to ensure
adequate grid parameters to support the new configuration.
For more information, contact Equipment Reliability
Manager Julie Perry at 570-542-6508.
Engineering’s GREAT Catch!
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Kristen Chapin
NA-YGN Food Drive
Coordinator

5. Monday, February 23, 2015
Onsite this week: