117 Richard P. Lopriore PRESIDENT PSEG FOSSIL Mr. Lopriore has been a valuable part of the electric generation industry for more than 43 years. Prior to joining PSEG Fossil, he had been senior vice president - mid-Atlantic operations for Exelon Nuclear, responsible for oversight of the Limerick, Peach Bottom, Oyster Creek and Three Mile Island stations. During his tenure, Three Mile Island achieved INPO 1 status (2007). From 1997-1999, Mr. Lopriore was an Executive Advisor for Ontario Hydro Nuclear Power Plant’s recovery and performance improvement program. Mr. Lopriore joined Exelon as plant manager of Byron Stations in 1999 and was promoted to site vice president in 2001. In 2003 he became corporate vice president - operations support at Exelon’s nuclear headquarters, responsible for both the Midwest and mid-Atlantic regions. He then became vice president - operations, Midwest boiling water reactors in 2004 responsible for the Dresden, LaSalle County, Quad Cities and Clinton nuclear plants. Prior to Exelon, Mr. Lopriore held several key management positions at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in North Carolina, including plant manager. At Vermont Yankee, he achieved an operational SRO certification for Boiling Water Reactors. Mr. Lopriore received his Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Vermont College and is a member of the American Nuclear Society. He also served in the National Guard. Richard P. Lopriore was elected president of PSEG Fossil in May 2007. He oversees operations for 13 generation facilities spanning four states. He is also responsible for the oversight of two service groups: Laboratory & Testing Services, and Maintenance & Repair Services. Additionally, he is responsible for Construction, Capital Projects and Engineering. The PSEG Fossil fleet is comprised of natural gas, coal and oil-fired electric generating units that contribute about 9,700 megawatts of electricity to PSEG Power’s generation portfolio. This includes an ownership interest of 1,000 megawatts in three jointly-owned facilities. Under Lopriore’s leadership, nine LM6000 peaking units were constructed. Fossil also outfitted its two New Jersey coal plants with about $1.5 billion in new pollution control equipment resulting in substantial reductions in emissions. These plants are among the cleanest, most responsible coal stations in the country. Mr. Lopriore instituted an in-depth Operational Excellence Model (OEM), one of the first programs in the nation to drive standardization across a Fossil fleet. The program resulted in consistent improvement in operating results, reliability and fleet performance and the achievement of all-time generation records. He also revamped PSEG Fossil’s training program. Two industry-first, award-winning mobile training trailers were developed to take training directly to the work sites reducing costs and increasing productivity. |