And yet, the season also gives us time to pause, to reflect on 12 months of achievements and challenges, and to plan for fresh beginnings in the spanking-new year.

As we reminisce about the highlights of��’24, it’s only fitting that we spotlight some of the best and brightest moments for Entergy’s nuclear fleet.

Let’s flip some calendar pages and name a few….

������March, Entergy Nuclear engineered��some exciting changes��in Port Gibson, Miss.! An all-woman group of managers led Grand Gulf Nuclear Station’s engineering team—an important first! Valerie Myers is plant support manager, Tori Robinson led the design projects team and Grace Settoon managed strategic and systems engineering. Since then, in recognition of their excellent work, Robinson accepted a position as design projects manager at the corporate office in Jackson, and Settoon was selected by site leadership to serve as a consultant at the��, headquartered in Atlanta.

������April, two-thirds of Arkansas fell inside the path of totality during the historic total eclipse, causing a very brief reduction in output at the solar energy stations. Yet, due to Entergy’s diverse energy portfolio—roughly����comes from nuclear—Entergy still kept the lights shining bright��for its customers!

������June,�����ɾ��ٳ������ٴ�����that promises some powerful benefits! The project could increase efficiencies, lower operational costs, prevent generation losses due to equipment failures and improve the predictability of plant operations. If proved successful, Entergy will employ the model at one of its stations and potentially expand to others.

������September, while the winds of Hurricane Francine howled, thanks to the diligent preparation, strong teamwork and safety-first mindset of Entergy’s nuclear professionals,��their plants stayed on the grid, producing round-the-clock power for its customers. Entergy’s communities are grateful for the strength and resilience not only of nuclear power—but also of the entire team at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville, Ark.; Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Port Gibson, Miss.; River Bend Station in St. Francisville, La., and Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station in Killona, La.

Later in��September,��, a consortium of leading North American utilities that advise on the development and commercialization of����fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor��. Entergy’s Chief Nuclear Officer Kimberly Cook-Nelson said of the alliance, “We believe advanced nuclear technologies will play an important role in decarbonizing the U.S. energy system, and we’re pleased to be in a position to help nurture the development of new resources like KP-FHR.”

������October, Cook-Nelson was named among the 2024����in the Profiles in Diversity Journal® magazine, which recognizes influential women who are using their talents to improve their workplace and our world. In its third-quarter issue, the journal featured Cook-Nelson’s reflections of her 28 years in the nuclear industry and her advice to never shy away from a challenge, shun the phrase “you can’t” and always remember: It’s about the people.

Also in��October, The��Entergy Charitable Foundation��awarded a����to help the HBCU establish a Critical Power Grid Network Security Lab. As an expansion of the university’s cybersecurity education curriculum, the lab will serve a twofold purpose: to offer students the necessary skills and resources to learn about the industry and to help grow a workforce to meet the needs of nuclear, electric and natural gas companies. Entergy and JSU have partnered before to create the��, another program in the��.

Later that month, Entergy’s nuclear fleet celebrated international��! The company is proud that its five reactors in four locations in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi can cleanly power small towns, big cities and everywhere in between.�� By harnessing��100% clean nuclear power, Entergy is helping to meet the growing demands of the nation’s carbon-free energy needs.

������December, Entergy Nuclear topped off the year with the�����Ǵ���, Unit 1! Now, the two nuclear units at ANO generate not only a steady stream of clean, carbon-free energy but also significant positive impact in the River Valley. The station employs more than 1,000 full-time nuclear professionals who care deeply about their community. And just for good measure, let’s celebrate the contributions made by Entergy’s��entire��nuclear fleet! In 2024, all four nuclear stations—Arkansas Nuclear One, Grand Gulf, River Bend Station in St. Francisville, La. and Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station in Killona, La. — together with Entergy Nuclear headquarters in Jackson, Miss.,��awarded $155,805 in grants to benefit their surrounding communities.

That sign can look like many things—a kind word, a helping hand or an offer to share the burden of providing basic necessities.

That’s the heart of Entergy’s The Power to Care program, started almost 30 years ago as a means for employees to help support our neighbors in need—older adults or individuals with disabilities who cannot afford their utility bills.

“For an employee to say, ‘We want to raise money, and we want to do it for The Power to Care,’ it shows they care about our customers,” said Elizabeth Brister, Entergy director of corporate social responsibility “Not only does it keep customers’ lights on, but it allows them to use their money to buy groceries or to go buy medicine, because we’re helping to pay their utility bill.”

“The money we raise is an important safety net and even a lifeline for some of our most vulnerable customers.”

And while nuclear employees have always dug deep to contribute to the cause, this year’s undertaking was augmented by the efforts of a core team of employees who rallied to raise more dollars than ever before.

“I wanted to find a way this year to do something good for our community, because it directly supports our goal to make our customers more successful,” said Mike Spustack, Entergy Nuclear director of fleet projects and organizer of the event. “And then in the same vein, I wanted to try to find a way to engage people in the nuclear headquarters building, to motivate them to do something together.”

And they did it all through pickleball, one of the fastest-growing sports in America.

“We’ve been doing all types of fundraisers in the operating companies for years,” said Brister.��“Many raise six figures, but it took decades for them to reach that level. Mike raised over $53,000 in his pickleball tournament on the first try. If it was a baseball tournament, I would say that’s a home run.”

In fact, the tournament amounted to a grand slam once Entergy matched the funds, doubling the impact of Spustack’s efforts. Each year, The Power to Care matches all employee donations made by payroll deductions 1:1 with no cap on the amount, and matches other funds raised by customers up to $500,000.

“What Mike did is amazing,” Brister continued, “but it also says a lot about the other nuclear employees, because they’re the ones who supported his cause.”

That grassroots effort, said Spustack, was led by “dozens of unnamed individuals who were really the ones to make this event successful.”

“Of all the things we support, this cause goes straight to the heart of what we do as a company,” he said. “It helps keep our most vulnerable customers connected to life-giving power.”

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Lowther and Pierson have formed close professional ties over the past 25 years. Originally, Lowther worked for Pierson at Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts, which was formerly owned by Entergy, and now Pierson works for Lowther as the employee concerns specialist at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Vicksburg, Miss.��

“Moving halfway across the country, from Massachusetts to Jackson, and not having much family, you end up getting closer to your family at work than you do normally,” Lowther explained.  ��

On Nov. 15, that longstanding relationship was put to a test. Lowther, senior manager for employee concerns and nuclear safety culture, vividly recalls the events of that day. ��

“Around 11 o’clock, I got a text message from Rich, who is my direct report. I remember that the text was kind of a weird question. And also, in his text there was an upside-down question mark which, honestly, I’ve never even seen in a text message.” ��

Lowther answered his question and added, “Do you need help with anything? Call me if so.” ��

“I was outside the grocery store at that point,” she recalled. “I didn’t get a call from him, so I went into the store. That’s when I got another text a few minutes later, and it was all jumbled up. There were a few words that caught my eyes: experience, stoke and rhythm. And he said he needed his wife home now.” ��

That’s when Lowther’s questioning attitude came into play. “I realized something didn’t sound right there,” she said. “Especially that one word—it said��stoke.�Ũ�į�į��

Lowther called her team member on the spot, and when he answered the phone, he was clearly in distress. ��

“I told him I would call an ambulance, but he argued with me, saying his dogs were at home and his wife was out of town. I said, ‘I will come there and take care of your dogs. I’m hanging up now and calling an ambulance.’” ��

From prior visits, Lowther was able to recall his address and so she summoned an ambulance. “If he didn’t need it, he could turn him away,” she reasoned, “but I wasn’t going to take a chance.” ��

Lowther then informed Pierson’s wife of the event, went to his home to check on his dogs and then headed straight to the hospital to ensure Pierson had everything he needed.��

At the hospital, the doctors confirmed that Pierson had experienced not one but��two��strokes within a five-minute span, and that the cause of the strokes was an undetected underlying condition. ��

Fortunately, after the second stroke, Pierson still had that first text open, and that’s how he was able to text the second time—by swiping his thumb around the keypad and hoping his boss could understand the garbled text. And she did as soon as she read that one word:��stoke. ��

Reflecting on Lowther’s presence of mind, Nuclear Independent Oversight Director��Greg Hudnall��said, “I am convinced that her keen awareness and quick actions changed the outcome for one of our co-workers. This situation serves as a reminder for why it is so important to connect with each other and pay attention to off-normal behaviors.” ��

Lowther later recalled how she was able to act so quickly. “I already had all of my employees’ and spouses’ phone numbers in my phone,” she said. Additionally, she pointed out that it’s important to generally know the whereabouts of her team members. “For example, Rich works a different schedule than I work,” she explained, “so I knew when he texted that he was at home and that was where I needed to send the ambulance.” ��

Hudnall agreed, saying, “Leaders should know emergency contacts and addresses for their team members without having to log in to locate the information. I think that’s something a lot of us might not be prepared for if something similar happened to one of our own. Kristie’s quick actions probably saved this person’s life. I am very proud of Kristie.” ��

Tell us about your journey to Entergy.

I was hired in commercial nuclear as an electrical maintenance instructor, and then became the maintenance and technical training superintendent. For a few years I was a loanee to the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a training evaluator. I was given the opportunity to come south to Entergy, and I’ve been at headquarters for 12 or 13 years now, in the same position. That’s kind of unique.

How does your group perform governance and oversight for the nuclear fleet?��

At the basic level, we do document reviews of site materials and perform onsite observations to ensure we’re implementing training programs in accordance with the approved procedures and industry standards.

That means we coach, provide feedback and teach newer instructors alternative or better ways to do what they’re doing in the classroom, which is presenting materials so that trainees can attain the knowledge and skills that are needed.

In what ways is your team engaged with Entergy’s goals?��

First of all, I like training because it’s a living process. It doesn’t happen overnight. But some of these things take a long time to do, because you’re doing a lot of work up front. So, we’re implementing some programs to streamline the process for analyzing, designing and developing training.

What else are you doing to standardize business across the fleet or to better align with the industry?��

We revised our systematic approach to training procedure to streamline the process and compare apples to apples when communicating with the rest of the industry.

We’re also working to standardize the training programs for maintenance, radiation protection and engineering to make them common across the fleet. So, for example, training a journeyman electrician at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station in Vicksburg, Miss. will be the same at Riverbend Station in St. Francisville, La., the same at Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station in Killona, La. and the same at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville, Ark. That’s based on industry standards.

We’re also working on standardizing chemistry programs, which will be an industry first when we accomplish it.

Why are you proud to work for Entergy?

With the changes we’re making, we’ve been empowered to figure out things like: What are the timelines and the best ways to approach the implementation? What actions need to be taken in the interim? What’s the gap training going to look like? What does the change management look like to go from where we currently are to where we want to be? There are a whole lot of smaller pieces under the big picture that we work on individually or as a team to figure out the right way to do it.

What’s life like outside of work?��

I like to pretend that I can golf. And then last year, we bought 10 acres that hadn’t been well maintained and a house that needed some tender loving care. So, we’re in the process now of working on the house and cleaning up the property and making it ready to be my retirement home. We’re staying south because I don’t like the cold anymore.

How about a fun fact about you that people might not know?

I have seen all 50 states. My mom and dad loved to travel, and his goal was to see all 50 states. The last one I saw was Hawaii when I was in the Navy.

What’s your next bucket list trip?

My wife’s bucket list trip is to go to Hawaii, and I’ve never been to any of the European countries, so seeing the true touristy things there would be on my list. That’ll all come once I’m living on my land in retirement. That’s exactly how it’s all supposed to work out.

What’s a typical day like for you?

I spend most of the day in the control room because the control room supervisor is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the plant. A lot of it is just oversight, making sure that we’re operating the plant safely and that we’re performing all our scheduled activities. When craft workers come in, I may perform a surveillance or do something out in the plant, making sure that whatever we’ve got going on is not going to put the plant at risk. I make sure that we’re ready to respond as needed to keep the plant and the public safe. We rarely have to use it, but we have responsibility for knowing where to find emergency guidance—the emergency operating procedures and abnormal operating procedures—and how to use it.

Which of our company’s values is most important to you?

Teamwork is probably my favorite. I try to get involved with stuff outside of the operations organization, to reach out and work with other departments to bring something together. It’s sometimes kind of difficult when you’re on shift, but when it does work it can be a good thing.

What have you been up to outside of your normal responsibilities?

I’ve visited some of Entergy’s other nuclear sites to see how we do things and whether we’re outside of the norm. I want to know if there’s anything we can eliminate, to be more efficient.

For example, I’ve been working on a project for the control room, trying to get some electronic status boards installed. Currently, we status the plant and equipment on an old-school marker board, so we’re trying to get up to date. I’d like to get some big-screen TVs in there to monitor the plant.

I’ve also been working with engineering and with the projects group to get one of those status boards installed right outside of the control room. We’ve talked about doing that for awhile but hadn’t gotten traction on it. Now it’s getting traction. It’s not implemented yet, but it is in the works, so that’s a huge success.

In what other ways have you looked for efficiencies?

I’ve been trying to think outside the box to streamline our work and perform it more efficiently. The screens would allow us to utilize modern technology to help us in monitoring the plant, and there are also ways to use it for the administrative controls we spend a lot of time tracking.

For example, we have controls for a lot of manual valves and for safety systems, and especially in a refueling outage, we spend a lot of time putting those things into the tracker. It’s something that we can potentially get rid of and use our time for other tasks instead.

Tell us a bit about your background and your history with ANO. ��

I grew up in Harrison, which is a couple hours north of Russellville. I went to college at Arkansas Tech University and got my electrical engineering degree. Soon after that, in 2012, I was hired as an auxiliary operator and worked in non-licensed positions for a couple of years. Then I went to reactor operator class and got my license. I was an RO for two years and then got my senior reactor operator license in 2022. I was a shift technical advisor for one refueling cycle, and now I’m the control room supervisor on a crew. I’m glad I was allowed to keep changing positions and doing different things, which is a strength of the operations organization.

What’s are the most challenging and rewarding parts of your job?

The most challenging thing I’ve done was getting my senior reactor operator’s license. The most rewarding part honestly is the people I work with; that’s what really makes this job great. I’m in a control room with two or three other guys for 12 hours for three or four days in a row. If you don’t have people you like to be around, it can be a miserable time. So, I’m blessed and thankful that those guys on crew are great.

Why are you proud to work for Entergy?

Entergy has been really good to me over the last 12 years. Sometimes when you’re a kid coming out of college, you feel like you want to make a difference—and sometimes it’s hard to make that connection when you’re monitoring equipment at a power plant. But I’ve grown to respect the fact that, as our motto goes, we power life. Ultimately, we’re providing power to the people of the community, and I’m proud to be a part of that.

A can-do spirit was in the air last week as 10 teams from Entergy Nuclear headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi took on the task of constructing canned-good creations for a worthy cause.

Teams in the CANstruction competition built canned food sculptures that were ultimately donated to three Jackson-area recipients—the Mississippi Food Network, We Will Go ministries and North Jackson Elementary, Entergy Nuclear’s adopted school.

“It started when someone mentioned that there were so many requests for food donations throughout the year that there needs to be one concerted effort,” said Earnestine Johnson, Entergy senior lead engineer and event organizer. “I happened to mention CANstruction.”

Since 1992, CANstruction events have raised millions of pounds of canned goods for food banks in participating cities around the world.

From Entergy’s project alone, families and individuals across Mississippi will receive more than 10,000 cans of food in time for the holiday season. Mississippi Food Network distributes more than 20.4 million meals each year across 56 central counties. The cans will be distributed via 430 agencies including food pantries, soup kitchens and daycare centers.

We Will Go, a Jackson-based ministry, will use the canned goods to help feed the 20,000 individuals the ministry serves each year. Children and older adults comprise 64 percent of those receiving spiritual and physical support.

“Entergy employees have volunteered at both the MFN and We Will Go ministries, and we’ve seen what they do for the community,” said Joe Pennington, Entergy quality assurance senior manager. “I appreciate working for a company that encourages us to give back to the community through volunteer events such as this.”

Entergy Nuclear’s adopted school, North Jackson Elementary, is another beneficiary of the company’s generous spirit and ongoing volunteer support.

Noting the power of this partnership in helping her students, first-grade teacher Regina Carpenter said, “Not only are we building impressive structures, we’re also building hope and support for those in need. We’re grateful for Entergy’s dedication to making a meaningful impact and for inspiring others to join in creating positive change.”

To acquire the canned goods, the groups were encouraged to be resourceful: They had the option to host food drives, request food donations or discounts from local stores, ask team members to pitch in extras from home or host fundraisers for the purchase amount.

Over the course of the three-day contest, each team was given six hours to build its display.

At the end of each day, a team of judges and employees viewed the creations. In all, 10 structures were on display—including a nuclear cooling tower, complete with real steam rising from its stack; an intricate mini version of the Mississippi state capitol building and a twinkly rendition of Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.”��

Judges awarded prizes in four categories:

• First place: team OPSelicious, for “Mississippi Capitol Building”

• Second place: team We Are the Canpions, for “A Chili Starry Night”

• Third place: the Echelon Isotopes, for “R2-D2”

• Most cans: team OPSelicious, for “MS Capitol Building”
• The people’s popular choice, based on polled attendees, was used to break the tie for first, second and third places. The award was presented to the Fuel Cyclists for their creation “Food is Fuel.”��

“I honestly was in awe of these CANstruction projects,” said Sam Wells, Entergy communications specialist and event judge. “The teams put a lot of thought and work into them and it’s great knowing these canned goods will be going to help our local communities.”

With such broad participation, the $6,190 total of all goods and money collected exceeded the campaign goal of $5,000.

The drive, sponsored by Entergy’s Veterans Employee Resource Group and the company’s North American Young Generation in Nuclear and Women in Nuclear chapters, will benefit the U.S. Army 10th Combat Aviation Brigade and other selected units deployed overseas, as well as veterans in the Baton Rouge area.

“We had a great turnout, lots of donations that came from employees in all four states,” said Ashleigh Lyons, nuclear headquarters chairperson for the VERG. “I’m especially grateful for our groups in Entergy Texas, considering it was the first year they participated.”

Between June 10-28, Entergy employees brought their donations to their work locations, and on Oct. 4, Lyons delivered the collection to the Blue Star Mothers of America, Louisiana chapter 1, based in Baton Rouge. The organization packed some of the donations—including 200 handmade goodie bags from the Texas VERG chapter—into drawstring backpacks donated by the nuclear headquarters chapter. BSMA will distribute the backpacks via their homeless backpack program based in Baton Rouge.

The organization will send the remaining supplies to programs that support deployed soldiers, homeless veterans and military families staying in Fisher House while loved ones are treated at the Baton Rouge Veterans Affairs hospital.

Monetary donations will pay for shipping costs for the overseas care packages and to purchase more items that are still needed.

In expressing gratitude on behalf of the BSMA, Chapter President Denise Whitehead said, “We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the employees of Entergy. Your Christmas in July campaign was a huge success. The donations will fill many care packages for our deployed military.”

“We also want you to know that your donations extended beyond care packages,” she continued. “They helped to fill the 60 backpacks that Entergy provided for our campaign to minister to homeless veterans. We were able to include items in an additional 50 backpacks for the Veterans Affairs hospital and Fisher House. You have helped to embrace both active-duty military and veterans, one heart at a time.”

Total Entergy donations are as follows:

• Monetary donations: $3,495.00 
• Amazon gift card total: $625.00 
• Goods: $2,069.68 

“I am beyond words on how thankful I am for all the donations made to this year’s campaign,” said Lyons. “It allowed the Veterans ERG to exceed the $5,000 goal set this year, given we opened it up to the entire company. I look forward to continuing this tradition here at Entergy in the upcoming years to continue to show our active duty and veteran community that we, Entergy, care about them.”

It’s true, Hoilman’s “day job” is fleet scheduling specialist at Entergy Nuclear’s headquarters in Jackson, Mississippi, where he is responsible for the standardization of scheduling practices and processes across the nuclear fleet. Most recently, however, leaders recognized Hoilman for a collateral role, for his dedication to teaching scheduling fundamentals at the four nuclear sites. His efforts have not only spread knowledge but also saved significant dollars for the nuclear fleet, which ultimately helps keep customers’ bills lower.

Tell us about your journey to Entergy.

I was a special projects flight crewman in the Navy, first with reconnaissance aircraft. And then I did a tour of duty in Millington, Tennessee as an avionic systems instructor. After that, I went on board an aircraft carrier for four years and went to Desert Storm. When I got out, I worked at a number of nuclear fleets and worked for Entergy twice, originally at Indian Point ���ϳԹ��� Center and later at FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant. For my wife’s health reasons I left Entergy briefly and moved south, and then I returned in January of 2019. I’ve been at the nuclear headquarters ever since.

Once I got back here to Entergy, I was really encouraged to go back and complete my bachelor’s degree. So I graduated in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on computational sciences as well as adult education. Those were my two focus areas. They tie in really well with what I do with outage scheduling and in the workshops, using the software applications as well as teaching adults. Not many people use their degree anymore, but I really do.��

Take us through the development of the workshops.��

Back in 2019, when I was in the outage management group, I went to the different sites for assessments conducted three months ahead of each refueling outage. We saw a need for better, more standardized practices with the coordinators who were working on the schedule.��

So, I took my military instructor experience, and I worked with Oracle and with their training materials and developed at the time a four-day workshop where we covered the scheduling tool Primavera P6. I took the materials that a peer was presenting to managers and superintendents and rolled it up as part of the scheduling workshop.��

With every workshop I do, I get feedback from the participants and the station leaders, and I incorporate that feedback into the next workshop. It’s a continuous improvement thing.

Why do you feel proud to work for Entergy?

I really enjoy it because I have the ability to work independently. With the scheduling workshop, I was able to develop it from the ground up. My leadership at the time said if you can show me the value added of putting together this workshop, I will support you 100 percent. I did a cost/benefit analysis for him, and he bought right into it. I’ve always had that type of support. That’s something I’ve always appreciated with Entergy.

What’s life like outside of work?

Well, of course, I enjoy spending time with my wife and my daughter, and I have three granddaughters. We have a pontoon boat, and we spend a lot of time out on the reservoir. They like to go alligator watching, so we do that. And as far as hobbies, I have an unusual one: it’s lapidary or gemstone cutting. I started when I was about 13 years old when I made my girlfriend a ring instead of buying one. My father and my brother-in-law and my uncle, all three did stonework, so it was just natural to me.

We’ve heard you have another natural talent, that you’re quite a pitmaster.��

What got me hooked initially was when I went to Memphis in May in 1989, and I got to sample some of the different barbecues. I was like, ‘I can do better than this!’ These were competitors on a national level, and one of my buddies said, ‘Man, your barbecue is a lot better than this!’ I said, ‘Well, you know, I’ll give it a try.’ So, after I got out of the Navy, I bought myself a big trailer smoker and my hobby barbecue was very well received. I had quite a little following there for awhile, and I still like to cook for close family and friends.��

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Entergy owns and operates a national fleet of five reactors in four locations, safely generating enough clean electricity to power more than 2.6 million homes. With approximately 3,000 nuclear professionals in multiple states, Entergy is more than just a fleet of nuclear power plants. It is a company dedicated to improving the lives of its customers, communities and the environment in which its employees live and work.

By harnessing 100% clean nuclear power, Entergy can help solve the challenge of climate change and meet the growing demands of the nation’s energy needs.

Nuclear is clean.

Nuclear facilities protect our air quality by generating electricity without harmful pollutants like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter or mercury. 

Entergy’s fleet of nuclear plants prevents the emission of nearly 23 million metric tons of carbon dioxide yearly, which is approximately the amount released by five million vehicles each year.��

Nuclear facilities can cleanly power small towns, big cities and everywhere in between.��

With nuclear, the world can create a clean energy future faster and more affordably than with renewables.��

Nuclear is reliable.

America is moving toward a clean energy future. That energy needs to be not only clean, but reliable and cost-effective.��

24/7, 365 days a year, rain or shine, nuclear is powering that clean energy future. It does so no matter what’s happening outside—regardless of rain, snow or extreme weather conditions.��

Nuclear facilities are built to withstand the toughest of circumstances.��

Nuclear fuel is small but mighty.����

One uranium fuel pellet is about the same size as a pencil eraser. One pellet creates as much energy as one ton of coal, or 149 gallons of oil, or 17,000 cubic feet of natural gas.��

A typical nuclear power reactor generates enough electricity to power 755,000 homes without emitting any greenhouse gases. That’s more than enough to power a city the size of Philadelphia.

Nuclear energy is critical to decarbonizing the energy sector.��

��Entergy is taking aggressive action to combat climate change and its impacts. The company is committed to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, and its nuclear portfolio is a major part of that equation. Learn more about that commitment here.

Learn more about Entergy’s nuclear fleet .

Among his many tasks, Samples prepares all the food in the training building, serves it, runs the cash register and cleans up afterward. To make it more impressive, he does it all by himself with only the occasional helper. His customers are delighted that he always serves them with a smile and is willing to step up and help anyone who asks—even when he is really busy.��

“I am in the people business. I love taking care of people,” Samples said. That includes taking all the leftover food and giving it to people in need within the community.��

That is because, as he said, “I don’t like seeing food go to waste, and I want to help people who need it.”��

Around the GGNS site, Samples is also known as a cat whisperer for having rescued several cats onsite and helping them find homes.