Update on the Nuclear Situation in Japan
The CSIS Energy and National Security Program is pleased to host a roundtable discussion with William Levis, President and Chief Operating Officer of PSEG Power (NJ) on the status of efforts to manage the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi site and the implications for the U.S. nuclear industry. David Pumphrey, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Energy and National Security Program, CSIS will moderate.
William Levis is president and chief operating officer of PSEG Power, a position he’s held since June 2007. PSEG Power is a major, unregulated independent power producer in the U.S. with three main subsidiaries: PSEG Nuclear, PSEG Fossil, and PSEG Energy Resources and Trade (ER&T).
PSEG Nuclear operates the Salem and Hope Creek nuclear generating stations in New Jersey and is a part owner of the Peach Bottom generating station in Pennsylvania. Under Levis’ leadership, the Salem and Hope Creek stations advanced to their highest levels of performance, producing record generation and achieving top quartile performance in a number of indicators including INPO Index.
Before coming to PSEG, Mr. Levis was Exelon Nuclear’s vice-president – Mid-Atlantic operations. During his years at Exelon, Mr. Levis oversaw significant improvements, setting records for total annual megawatt production and establishing efficiency records for refueling outages.
Mr. Levis has a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and holds an SRO (senior reactor operator) certification. He retired as a commander in the Naval Reserves and attained his professional engineer license in 1985.
