Industry Innovation

Top Industry Practice Awards

Nuclear industry innovators are honored with the annual Top Industry Practice (TIP) Awards. The TIP Awards highlight the nuclear industry’s most innovative techniques and ideas. The awards promote the sharing of fresh ideas and best practices and consequently improve safety, work processes and the competitive position of the industry as a whole. The TIP Awards recognize excellence in 14 categories as well as a special recognition with the B. Ralph Sylvia Best of the Best Award. The awards are sponsored by AREVA, GE, Westinghouse, Westinghouse-Combustion Engineering and NEI.

The five winners of the 2013 TIP Awards discuss the inspiration and hard work behind their accomplishments. View the playlist below or on NEI's YouTube page.

2013 TIP Award Winners

B. Ralph Sylvia Best of the Best Award: Constellation Energy Nuclear Group

AREVA Vendor Award: Duke Energy

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Vendor Award: Exelon Generation

Westinghouse Vendor Award: Dominion

Westinghouse-Combustion Engineering Vendor Award: NextEra Energy

Community Relations Award: NextEra Energy

Equipment Reliability Award: Exelon Generation

Maintenance Award: Constellation Energy Nuclear Group

Management Processes and Support Services Award: FirstEnergy

Materials and Services Award: Entergy

Nuclear Fuel Award: Exelon Generation

Operate Plant Award: Entergy

Plant Support Award: Exelon Generation

Training Award: American Electric Power

Innovations in Aging Management and Long-Term Plant Reliability

Learn about more than 20 of the TIP Awards presented for innovations that focus on aging management or long-term plant reliability, demonstrating the industry's commitment to taking proactive steps to improve performance.