AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 5 FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. announced it only had one worker safety incident in 2006, down from the 12 in 2005.The company is a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp. and operates the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa.; the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio; and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio.The turn of a calendar page starts a brand new year, said Gary Leidich, president and chief nuclear officer of FirstEnergy. We are gratified with last year's performance, but now our focus is striving to make 2007 the first perfect year for personal safety in our fleet's history.The sole Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable incident last year put it at the top of the industry, Leidich said.He said the improvement is extra extraordinary considering the 1.3 million worker hours dedicated to refueling and other work that resulted in plant outages, according to a company statement.He said a renewed effort on safety led to the improvement.Copyright 2007 by UPI
