Entergy Corporation today completed the sale of Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee to subsidiaries of NorthStar Group Services, which will decommission the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station site.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed operating licenses for Entergy’s two nuclear plants in Louisiana, River Bend Nuclear Station and Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station.
Palisades Power Plant returned to service this morning, following the completion of its successful scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Control room personnel returned the plant to operation, sending electricity to the grid after a planned shutdown that began October 28. This was the 26th refueling in the plant’s history.
Holtec’s process achieves site restoration decades sooner than if Entergy retained the plant.
Holtec plans to complete decommissioning and site restoration decades sooner than if Entergy completed decommissioning.
Palisades Power Plant has begun a scheduled $62 million refueling and maintenance outage, reflecting a commitment to safe, secure, and reliable operations until the facility’s permanent retirement in spring of 2022. It is the 26th such outage since the plant opened in 1971.
Move to a pure play utility continues.
Entergy has agreed to sell the subsidiaries that own the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and the Palisades Power Plant in Covert, Michigan, after their shutdowns and reactor defuelings, to a Holtec International subsidiary for accelerated decommissioning.
Entergy Corporation’s shutdown Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station has completed the final movement of spent nuclear fuel from the spent fuel pool in the reactor building to dry storage casks, a major milestone in decommissioning. The campaign was completed ahead of schedule and within the projected budget.
Rod West, the Group President of Utility Operations @Entergy, will present the keynote address at our “Best Practices – Utility #Cybersecurity” Conference. on Feb. 4 in New Orleans. https://t.co/C5GPAPAw7H
Paul D. Hinnenkamp, EVP & COO of @Entergy, is set to kick off #DTECH2019 @ our opening keynote on Feb 5th. Paul brought 17+ years of nuclear industry experience when he joined the company. We look forward to hearing more about his experiences @ keynote- https://t.co/VYfwsDX2Xn https://t.co/P05WSIkN23
Enjoyed holding all hands employee meetings at our headquarters this week. We have a team of highly trained nuclear professionals, dedicated to achieving excellence. @EntergyNuclear