Good morning y’all! I’m Nicole Flippin, the site vice president at Catawba Nuclear Station (@DE_Nuclear). Today, I’m taking over @WomenInNuclear to share my #dayinthelife. Along the way, I’ll share some of the things I’ve learned as a leader. pic.twitter.com/wHka48jpEA

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

Walking through the plant helps me connect to my purpose, so I sometimes take the long way to get to my meetings. This is the unit 1 turbine – this machine spins at 1800 rpm and supplies carbon-free electricity to almost a million people! pic.twitter.com/5N3yjxsCRp

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

I have 10 meetings on my calendar today, which is a typical day for me. The hardest part about meetings for me as a site VP is staying in an oversight role because I’d rather get in on the problem solving. Drinking a cup of coffee sometime helps keep me quiet! pic.twitter.com/LOSkQFKn2S

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

I just finished a one-on-one meeting with my boss Steven Capps so I am reflecting on some areas where I can broaden my perspective. Some good advice I got early in my career is to try to make my job a little bigger than what I think it should be. pic.twitter.com/8ACa91w6sB

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

Meet Mandy Hare and Amy Hammond! Mandy (Support Services Mgr) started her career as a Chem tech while Amy (Outage Mgr) started in Payroll. Over the years, we all said “YES” when presented with career opportunities – even when we weren’t sure we were ready. pic.twitter.com/61iYYX289Z

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

Before I eat my lunch (a pimento cheese sandwich and more coffee – no judgement), here’s a mentor moment on the question I get asked the most – how do I balance my career and my family? pic.twitter.com/xWAL67RTiq

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

I’m stopping by the simulator to observe our licensed operators in training. The Operations crews get simulator training approximately every 5 weeks. The simulator is designed to look exactly like the actual control room. pic.twitter.com/MmtxpoHPuJ

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

Jon Huecker (Plant Mgr) and I are prepping for an employee open forum which starts soon. This is an interesting meeting because employees can anonymously ask Jon and me anything. We also use this meeting to recognize employee accomplishments. pic.twitter.com/B6wAO5A65U

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

Here’s my favorite part about working in nuclear power and where my career has taken me over the years. pic.twitter.com/MtQ1RbCFKC

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023

Thanks for spending the day with me and thanks to U.S. WIN! Doing this was outside my comfort zone, but I am glad I did it. That’s my last advice for the day – look for opportunities to say YES! Check out @DE_Nuclear for stories about our nuclear stations in the Carolinas! pic.twitter.com/0bAbNxnAaw

— U.S. WIN (@WomenInNuclear) February 22, 2023