Press Releases: 2000-2006

STP Again Leads U.S. in Electricity Production
Wadsworth, Texas -- June 1, 2006 -- For the second year in a row, the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear power plant has led the U.S. in the amount of electricity produced by a two-reactor facility. STP Again Leads U.S. Press Release.

STP Wins Its Sixth Top Industry Practice Award
Washington, D.C. -- May 17, 2005 -- The South Texas Project has received a Top Industry Practice Award for a major, multi-year plant modification project. This is STP's third consecutive TIP Award, and the plant's sixth such honor overall. NEI 2005 TIP Awards Press Release.

Employees Recognized as "Best of the Best"
New Orleans, La. -- May 14, 2004 -- Employees of the South Texas Project have won the nuclear industry's Best of the Best Award for their comprehensive and innovative approach in managing a first-of-a-kind repair. The honor was presented at the Nuclear Energy Assembly, the industry's annual executive conference. Best of the Best Press Release

Unit 1 Back Online at Full Power
Wadsworth, Texas -- August 14, 2003 -- The South Texas Project (STP) Unit 1 reactor is back on-line and operating at full power after an extended shutdown. The unit reached 100 percent power at 2 a.m. today. Unit 1 Back Online Press Release

STP Wins Another Top Industry Practice Award
Santa Monica, Ca. -- May 21, 2003 -- The STP Nuclear Operating Company has won a Top Industry Practice Award for pioneering a technological and regulatory breakthrough that greatly improves safety, produces major cost savings and significantly reduces worker radiation exposure. This is STP's third TIP Award in four years and fourth such honor overall. NEI TIP Awards Press Release

Unit 1 Leads Country in Production
Wadsworth, Texas -- March 12, 2002 -- The South Texas Project (STP) Unit 1 reactor generated more electricity than any other reactor in the U.S. in 2001. With the exception of a scheduled 21-day shut-down for refueling, the unit ran continuously last year and produced 10.8 million megawatts of power. Unit 1 Leads Country Press Release

Unit 1 Back Online After 21-Day Refueling Outage
Wadsworth, Texas -- Nov. 8, 2001 -- The Unit 1 reactor at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station has been refueled and is back online. STP Unit 1 returned to service Oct. 24, two days ahead of schedule, following a 21-day 15-hour 33-minute shutdown. The outage was well ahead of the current U.S. median reactor refueling time of 35 days, as tracked by the Nuclear Energy Institute. 1RE10 Press Release

STP Pioneers Major Change for Industry
Wadsworth, Texas -- August 9, 2001 -- Federal regulators have approved a request from the South Texas Project to ease or eliminate restrictions on nuclear power plant components with little or no effect on safety. Safety at STP will not be compromised, and the precedent-setting action could greatly reduce maintenance costs for STP. NRC Exemption Press Release

STP Has Lowest Fuel Cost of All Power Plants in U.S.
Wadsworth, Texas -- July 25, 2001 -- The South Texas Project nuclear power plant has the lowest average fuel cost of any power plant in the U.S., reports filed with federal regulators show. At four-tenths of a cent per kilowatt-hour (kwh) STP's cost is the best reported among American nuclear plants, and the uranium used in reactors is the least expensive power plant fuel. Fuel Cost Press Release

Employees Get Patent on Award-winning Invention
Wadsworth, Texas -- June 27, 2001 -- A trio of creative employees at the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear power plant has received a U.S. Patent on an award-winning invention used in reactor maintenance. The machine they developed can improve safety and lower operating costs at nuclear plants worldwide. Patent Award Press Release

Sitewide Team Wins Best of the Best Trophy and TIP Award
Wadsworth, Texas -- June 5, 2001 --A sitewide South Texas Project team has won the nuclear industry's Best of the Best Trophy and a Top Industry Practice (TIP) Award. The honors were presented at the Nuclear Energy Assembly, the industry's annual executive conference, in Washington, D.C. following Vice President Dick Cheney's address to the meeting's nearly 400 delegates. NEI Awards Press Release

STP Refuels Reactor, Replaces Steam Generators
Wadsworth, Texas -- May 16, 2000 -- Work to refuel a nuclear reactor and replace major related equipment has been completed at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station near Bay City. 1RE09 Press Release

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