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• Entergy, Equagen and Enercon

  Entergy has announced it will team with Enercon to provide nuclear services with a special focus on licensing and new build. The partnership will take effect with Entergy's wider restructuring. Posted Apr 08 2009, 10:49 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Entergy, equagen, enercon

• Entergy renews Shaw maintenance contract

  US utility Entergy Nuclear has renewed its existing contract with the Shaw Group for the provision of nuclear maintenance services to its fleet of eleven reactors at nine nuclear power plants. Posted Apr 07 2009, 10:06 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Shaw, Entergy, contract

• Credit crunch may delay Entergy spin-off

  Entergy has said that its planned separation of its non-utility nuclear business from its regulated utility business through a tax-free spin-off may be postponed due to the current global financial crisis. In November 2007, the company announced plans to create Enexus Energy Corp to be a standalone owner of six of its current 11-reactor fleet. In addition, it plans to create another company, Equagen, to take operating responsibility for the Enexus' and Entergy's reactors. In a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Entergy said, "State regulatory decisions and financing are now the critical path. Entergy continues to target receiving regulatory decisions in the fourth quarter. However, due to unprecedented turmoil in the financial markets, it is uncertain whether or not financing fundamental to the spin-off transaction can be effected in the near-term." It added, "Entergy and Enexus stand ready to launch the financing when market conditions are favourable for such an issuance." Posted Oct 30 2008, 11:51 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Entergy

• River Bend application goes in

  GE-Hitachi is celebrating the third application to build one of its nuclear power plants in a month. Entergy has applied to build an ESBWR power unit at River Bend. Posted Sep 26 2008, 09:25 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Entergy, GE Hitachi, ESBWR, River Bend

• Entergy prepares for Gustav

  US utility Entergy said it was monitoring Hurricane Gustav and making preparations for the storm, which is to make landfall in Louisiana today. As a precaution the company has shut down its Waterford nuclear power plant, some 20 miles west of New Orleans. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requires plants to shut down if winds reach hurricane strength. Forecasts indicated maximum sustained winds at Waterford of about 88 mph (140 km/h) from Gustav. NRC chairman Dale Klein said: "We are taking this situation very seriously and closely coordinating with the nuclear power plants that are potentially in the storm's path." He added, "We are confident in the plants' ability to withstand tremendous natural forces." Other nuclear power plants in the Gulf coast region - River Bend in Louisiana; Grand Gulf in Mississippi; and South Texas Project - said they do not expect hurricane force winds at their plants. Entergy said that a "significant portion" of its customers could experience power outages, especially in Louisiana. Posted Sep 01 2008, 08:36 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Entergy, Hurricanes

• Entergy helps extend life of Taipower plant

  Entergy Nuclear will assist in a project to extend the operating life of Taiwan Power Co's Kuosheng nuclear power plant. The plant is considered a sister plant to Entergy's Grand Gulf plant in Mississippi, USA, in terms of age and design. Posted Jul 29 2008, 12:09 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Entergy, Taiwan Power Co.

• Entergy names spin-off firms

  In order to spin-off its non-utility nuclear business, Entergy has created and named two new firms. Enexus is to be a standalone owner of six of Entergy's current 11-reactor fleet. Equagen is to take operating responsibility for the Enexus' and Entergy's reactors. Posted Apr 28 2008, 12:59 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Entergy

• New COL filed; other US applications progressing

  Entergy and NuStart have submitted a combined construction and operating licence application for a potential new nuclear unit at the Grand Gulf site in Mississippi. Meanwhile, a COL application from Duke Energy has moved on to the next stage of regulatory review, as has Areva's application for design certification for its Evolutionary Power Reactor. Posted Feb 28 2008, 11:03 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, Duke Energy, Entergy, NuStart

• US regulator dishes out fines

  Entergy is to be fined $650,000 for being too slow to ensure public warning systems had back-up power at the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Florida Power & Light will face a $208,000 fine over security issues, and BWXT will pay $32,500 over a safety lapse. Posted Jan 25 2008, 09:33 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: FP&L, Entergy