Decommissioning – Entergy We power life. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 17:01:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 /wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-FavIcon-32x32.png Decommissioning – Entergy 32 32 Thank you, Lake Hico /blog/thank-you-lake-hico Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:02:47 +0000 /?p=13648 In our 100-year history of providing reliable and affordable power to Mississippians, no area has a chapter in our story like that of the Rex Brown Cooling Pond. The chapter, which we’ve officially finished by returning the property back to Jackson Public Schools, played a critical role in keeping the lights on for thousands of homes and businesses. Commonly known to the community as Lake Hico…

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Entergy Mississippi to build first new power station in 50 years /news/entergy-mississippi-build-first-new-power-station-in-50-years Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:38:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-mississippi-build-first-new-power-station-in-50-years/ GREENVILLE, Miss. – For the first time in 50 years, Entergy Mississippi is building a new natural gas power station, which will ensure customers continue to have modern, reliable energy well into the future. The advanced facility will be the first combined-cycle combustion turbine power station the company has built from the ground up. “As our customers’ needs and environmental factors evolve…

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Entergy Mississippi implodes remainder of Rex Brown Steam Electric Station /news/entergy-mississippi-implodes-remainder-rex-brown-steam-electric-station Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:13:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-mississippi-implodes-remainder-rex-brown-steam-electric-station/ JACKSON, Miss. – It was the end of an era the morning of Thursday, July 28. That’s when Entergy Mississippi imploded the remainder of the Rex Brown Steam Electric Station, a natural gas-fired plant that served the company’s customers for 71 years. The controlled implosion was the final stage of the demolition of the generating facility, named for a former Mississippi Power &

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Entergy completes sale of Palisades Power Plant to Holtec /news/entergy-completes-sale-palisades-power-plant-holtec Wed, 29 Jun 2022 02:09:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-completes-sale-palisades-power-plant-holtec/ COVERT, MI – Entergy today completed the sale of the subsidiary that owns the Palisades Power Plant to Holtec International to ensure a safe and timely decommissioning of the nuclear site. Palisades was permanently shut down May 20, 2022, after generating safe, secure and reliable electricity for more than 50 years. The transaction will also transfer ownership of the decommissioned Big Rock Point…

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Entergy’s Palisades team finishes strong as facility shuts down /news/entergy-s-palisades-team-finishes-strong-as-facility-shuts-down Sat, 21 May 2022 08:38:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-s-palisades-team-finishes-strong-as-facility-shuts-down/ COVERT, MI – Control room operators at Entergy’s Palisades Power Plant safely removed the nuclear reactor from service for the final time on May 20. The plant was originally scheduled to permanently shut down on May 31, but after careful monitoring, operators made the conservative decision to shut down the plant early due to the performance of a control rod drive seal. The final shut down marks…

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Entergy Completes Sale of Indian Point ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center to Holtec /news/entergy-completes-sale-indian-point-energy-center-holtec-2 Sat, 29 May 2021 04:09:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-completes-sale-indian-point-energy-center-holtec-2/ BUCHANAN, N.Y. – ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (NYSE: ETR) today completed the sale of the subsidiaries that own Indian Point ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center to a Holtec International subsidiary, which plans to complete major decommissioning activities at the site decades sooner than if Entergy had continued to own the facility. The final operating unit at the site, Unit 3, was shut down by Entergy on April 30, 2021…

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Entergy, Holtec, Other Parties File Proposal Recommending Approval of Indian Point Transfer /news/entergy-holtec-other-parties-request-ny-approval-post-shutdown-transfer-indian-point Thu, 15 Apr 2021 10:42:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-holtec-other-parties-request-ny-approval-post-shutdown-transfer-indian-point/ BUCHANAN, N.Y. – Subsidiaries of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Holtec International, along with the New York State Department of Public Service Staff, the New York State Office of the Attorney General, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York State ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Research and Development Authority, the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services…

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Entergy and Holtec File Request to Transfer Palisades Nuclear Plant Post-Shutdown /news/entergy-holtec-file-request-transfer-palisades-nuclear-plant-post-shutdown Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:41:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-holtec-file-request-transfer-palisades-nuclear-plant-post-shutdown/ COVERT, Mich. – ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Holtec International, through their affiliates, jointly submitted a License Transfer Application today with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting approval to transfer the NRC licenses for the Palisades Nuclear Plant to Holtec following its shutdown and permanent defueling in the spring of 2022. “Holtec’s plan to safely accelerate the Palisades…

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License Transfer Request for Indian Point Approved by NRC /news/license-transfer-request-for-indian-point-approved-by-nrc Tue, 24 Nov 2020 09:45:00 +0000 /blog-post/license-transfer-request-for-indian-point-approved-by-nrc/ BUCHANAN, New York – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission today approved the application to transfer the licenses for Indian Point ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center’s nuclear power plants Unit 1, Unit 2 and Unit 3, from ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø (NYSE: ETR) subsidiaries to a Holtec International subsidiary for prompt decommissioning. The transfer of Indian Point to Holtec, currently targeted for May 2021…

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Entergy and Holtec File Request to Transfer Indian Point Post-Shutdown /news/entergy-holtec-file-request-transfer-indian-point-post-shutdown Sat, 23 Nov 2019 03:57:00 +0000 /blog-post/entergy-holtec-file-request-transfer-indian-point-post-shutdown/ Holtec to Complete Decommissioning Decades Sooner than Entergy BUCHANAN, N.Y. – ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø and Holtec International, through their affiliates, jointly filed a License Transfer Application today with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, requesting approval for the transfer of the NRC licenses for the Indian Point ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Center to Holtec after the last unit permanently shuts down by…

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