Robbie Channell – Entergy

Nuclear security officer saves 6-year-old in Arkansas River

Robbie Channell — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 23:06:00 +0000

Arkansas Nuclear One Security Officer Greg Widner saved a 6-year-old child from the Arkansas River last month. In addition to working in security, Widner works as a volunteer firefighter and worked as a professional firefighter for nearly 20 years. “I just like trying to stop some of the bad stuff that goes on around here. If you can save someone’s house or save a life, then it makes it…

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Entergy Nuclear adopts Mississippi school to power life for future generations

Robbie Channell — Tue, 17 May 2022 23:08:00 +0000

Entergy team members take pride in the work we do to power the lives of our customers, employees, communities and owners. For more than a century, we have provided safe, affordable and reliable energy that has helped millions live, learn and grow. Entergy Nuclear empowers communities by providing grants and developing partnerships while seeking how to offer science, technology…

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Entergy engineers: Reimagining the possible

Robbie Channell — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 02:13:00 +0000

For more than 70 years, cutting-edge companies have paused in February to consider the positive impacts made by the world’s engineers. This year, beginning on Feb. 20, Entergy pays tribute to the team members who reimagine the possible to achieve what once was impossible. Engineers Week was founded in 1951 to recognize the contributions engineers make to society. Today, the National Society of…

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Russell Named Engineering VP; Focused on One Engineering Team

Robbie Channell — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 18:28:00 +0000

Pat Russell has been promoted to vice president, nuclear engineering, reporting to John Elnitsky, senior vice president, engineering and technical services. Russell has served in the acting role since Oct. 2020. “I am pleased to move Pat into this permanent leadership role as leading our engineering teams to maintain high standards of excellence at the plants and across the fleet…

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Entergy Grand Gulf VP Praises Nuclear Team, Meets Challenges for a Bright Future

Robbie Channell — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 20:01:00 +0000

PORT GIBSON, Miss. – Bob Franssen, site vice president at Entergy’s Grand Gulf nuclear plant, can pinpoint the exact moment he learned the most powerful lesson of his career. A reactor engineer early in his career, he was working late one evening when the plant manager, “a fellow I had a lot of respect for,” Franssen said, wandered by and stopped to talk. He asked Franssen about his task…

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Women In Nuclear Plays Vital Role in Public Outreach, Professional Development and Networking

Robbie Channell — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 01:02:00 +0000

Tamara May, Entergy Nuclear senior project controls specialist, has been elected the executive board president for Entergy Nuclear’s regional chapter of Women in Nuclear. For the past three years, Scharla Bivings, Entergy Nuclear senior leader assistant, served as the regional chapter’s executive board president. (Bivings is pictured left, and May is pictured right).

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Grand Gulf Team Member Thrives on Teamwork to Lead Young Generation of Nuclear Professionals

Robbie Channell — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:41:00 +0000

Teamwork allows brainstorming opportunities for co-workers to exchange ideas, build collaborations and come up with solutions to overcome obstacles. Elizabeth Smith, an administrative specialist II in the design engineering department at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, consistently recognizes the value of teamwork at the site and across the nuclear fleet. Due to this passion, Smith received one of…

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Halter Steers Nuclear Towards Regulatory Excellence, Encourages Women, Girls to Pursue Dreams

Robbie Channell — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:31:00 +0000

When Mandy Halter took the helm at Entergy Nuclear as vice president of regulatory assurance, she presented each member of her team with a compass. This simple device set an exciting path for the team as Halter expressed that they would be trusted navigators in all things nuclear regulatory: security, emergency preparedness, licensing and Nuclear Regulatory Commission compliance. With a U.S.

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Entergy’s Grand Gulf Invests in Developing First-Line Leaders

Robbie Channell — Wed, 10 Feb 2021 02:23:00 +0000

Fifteen Grand Gulf Nuclear Station team members completed the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations First-Line Leadership Essentials Seminar in December. The five-day virtual seminar, hosted by INPO’s National Academy for Nuclear Training, provided valuable leadership training and development for first-line supervisors from across the organization. “Through this experience, it confirmed I work…

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Entergy Names Participants for U.S. Women in Nuclear Leadership Program

Robbie Channell — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 23:53:00 +0000

Entergy has named Waterford 3 Engineering Director Crystal Garbe (pictured left) and Senior Manager of Nuclear Fleet Operations Bonnie Bryant (pictured right) to the Women’s Leadership Cohort developed by U.S. Women in Nuclear. Now in its second year, the program is aimed at developing female leaders in the industry. The 12 participants from across the nuclear power industry will experience a…

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