Membership Newsletter – Volume 17 Issue 9

Category: Announcements Author: Paul Balik Date: August 1, 2017

From Your NAYGN Core

Although NAYGNs Public Information Chair Chris Wolfe agreed with Sen. Rick Perry’s desire to make nuclear cool again, she decided to turn up the heat with the #nuclearishot challenge. Do you have what it takes?
Want to participate in Post Card Push Day? Contact us with your mailing address by September 15^th. The Post Card Push Day is October 12^th, so let’s remind our representatives what all nuclear does!
Marie’s Electric Adventure, NAYGN’s home-grown children’s book, is slotted for delivery to the Chapters that responded to this survey. You can expect the books to arrive prior to October’s National Nuclear Science Week, and A Book Launch webinar in September.
Please welcome our new Benchmarking Lead, Paul Balik. You might know him as the Pittsburgh Rolls-Royce Chapter Lead.
We need help in two committees: Facebook and Benchmarking. If you can spare 1-2 hours a month, we sure would appreciate your help (and so would Mr. Balik!).
A special thanks to Courtney Deshayes of Palo Verde for submitting the winning photo from the NAYGN Conference, above.
Know any NAYGNers who stood out last quarter? Let them know by nominating them for an Excellence Award.

Exelon’s “rapid” approach to networking got everyone paddling in the same direction.
Duke Energy continues to ensure NAYGN makes a meaningful impact to Delivering the Nuclear Promise.
Calvert Cliffs showed some sharp marksmanship against North Anna over a paintball brawl.
Congressman Rick Allen congratulated Vogtle’s chapter for the $17,000 raised for Ronald McDonald House Charities during their golf tournament.
It’s Taco Tuesday! Check out how NextEra Energy brought this Tuesday treat to local families and children in need.

Our hearts go out to our friends and colleagues at V.C. Summer as they work through the recent decision to cancel construction of Units 2 and 3.
The Gannett newspaper group, U.S.’s largest newspaper publisher, launched a five-state investigation into communities suffering from the loss of nuclear plants.