Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station – Entergy

Entergy Completes Sale of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Holtec

Entergy Team — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 08:55:00 +0000

PLYMOUTH, Mass. – ��ϳԹ�� (NYSE: ETR) today completed the sale of the subsidiary that owns the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 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. Pilgrim was shut down permanently by Entergy on May 31, 2019…

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Pilgrim License Transfer Approved by Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Entergy Team — Sat, 24 Aug 2019 01:23:00 +0000

PLYMOUTH, Mass. – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday approved the application to transfer the licenses for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station from ��ϳԹ�� (NYSE: ETR) to a Holtec International subsidiary for decommissioning, paving the way for completion of the plant’s sale to Holtec. The companies jointly filed a License Transfer Application with the NRC in November 2018…

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Pilgrim Successfully Enters Phase I of Decommissioning

Entergy Team — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:58:00 +0000

Company makes progress in continued move out of merchant power generation business PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station entered Phase I of plant decommissioning following safe removal of nuclear fuel from the reactor into the spent fuel pool, and NRC docketing of the certifications of permanent cessation of operations and permanent removal of fuel from the reactor on June 11.

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Shut Down Permanently

Entergy Team — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

PLYMOUTH, Mass. – Control room operators at Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, shut down its reactor for the final time on Friday, May 31, at 5:28 p.m. The decision to shut down Pilgrim was the result of a number of financial factors, including low wholesale energy prices. “The difficult but necessary decision to close Pilgrim impacted our dedicated…

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Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Returned to Normal Regulatory Oversight

Entergy Team — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 02:15:00 +0000

PLYMOUTH, Ma – Entergy’s Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was returned to normal, baseline oversight by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission this week, moving the plant from Column 4 to Column 1 in the agency’s Reactor Oversight Program. The action came following the NRC’s closure of a Confirmatory Action Letter issued in August 2017 that detailed specific actions Entergy committed to complete in…

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Holtec Files Request to Acquire Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station by End of 2019

Entergy Team — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:43:00 +0000

PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts – Entergy Corp. and Holtec International, through their affiliates, asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today to approve the sale of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to Holtec after shutdown. Holtec plans to complete decommissioning and site restoration decades sooner than if Entergy completed decommissioning. The companies jointly filed a License Transfer…

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Entergy Agrees to Post-Shutdown Sale of Pilgrim, Palisades Nuclear Power Plants to Holtec International for Decommissioning

Entergy Team — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 22:45:00 +0000

PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts and COVERT, Michigan – Entergy Corp. (NYSE: ETR) 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. The sales include the transfer of the licenses…

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Power Principle: A Conversation with Eleni Sampson

Corporate Team — Thu, 31 May 2018 06:16:00 +0000

Eleni Sampson, an electrical maintenance coordinator at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, has been a team member for almost three years. What’s your power principle at work? My power principle at work is to always be prepared. Whatever department you may work in, preparation is the key to ensuring we perform all of our work safely and error-free. An important factor in work management is taking…

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Power Principle: A Conversation with Pilgrim Nuclear Station’s Chip Perkins

Corporate Team — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Everett P. Perkins Jr. known as “Chip” is the regulatory assurance manager at Pilgrim Nuclear Station. He joined the Entergy family two years ago. Chip’s Power Principle My power principle is, “Success in life is based on understanding and paying attention to your priorities.” My priorities include my faith, my family and having fun. If your priorities are aligned, everything else will fall…

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Power Principle: A Conversation with Pilgrim’s Katie Woods

Corporate Team — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 06:00:00 +0000

Katie Woods is an engineering supervisor at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She worked as a college intern and then joined the Pilgrim full time in 2009. She lives in Plymouth with her fiancé, Alex. On weekends, you can find the couple at the beach kayaking or enjoying the farmers market. They both love to travel; they just came back from a trip to Iceland.

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