Refueling outage – Entergy

Meet the pros: Kyle Lanoue

Savanna Patureau — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 21:31:36 +0000

At Entergy Nuclear, our mission is clear — to engage every employee in our quest to continually learn and improve. By reaching deeper into our organization, the company aims to involve as many voices as possible in ideation and initiative implementation. One example of engaged employees is Kyle Lanoue, a mechanical maintenance repairman at River Bend Station in St. Francisville, La.

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Meet the pros: Grand Gulf’s Chelsea Mullen

Tosha Hester — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 23:27:00 +0000

In celebration of Women’s History Month, meet Chelsea Mullen, a supervisor for radiation protection operations who has worked at Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, located in Port Gibson, Miss., for four years. Mullen was recently promoted to her new supervisor role from her previous role in training at the site. Mullen and her team work to oversee the day-to-day operations of radiation protection as…

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Meet the pros: Anitra Dyer and Tonya Fitzgerald

Nuclear Communications Team — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 04:50:00 +0000

Meet Anitra Dyer, a River Bend Station nuclear security officer who has been with the plant for 19 years, and Tonya Fitzgerald, a Grand Gulf Nuclear Station security administrative assistant who has worked there for 14 years. Dyer and Fitzgerald both work to keep the plants safe with their security teams. Fitzgerald works to recruit security officers through career fairs and helps manage the…

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Arkansas Nuclear One begins 29th Unit 2 refueling outage

Entergy Team — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 06:27:00 +0000

RUSSELVILLE, Ark.– Control room operators removed Arkansas Nuclear One’s Unit 2 from service April 15 to begin a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. This ended a 501 consecutive day run for ANO 2 of safe, secure and reliable operation, the second longest continuous run in the unit’s history. During the outage, station and supplemental workers will perform maintenance and testing activities…

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Meet the nuclear professionals: “Big C” takes on his 22nd refuel outage at River Bend Station

Nuclear Communications Team — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 22:53:00 +0000

Meet Clarence “Big C” Knighten. As a master repairman and long-time nuclear professional, he has participated in every refueling outage at River Bend Station. “During this outage, we’re performing our condenser retube project,” said Knighten. “I was here when they brought the condenser and current tubes off the Mississippi River. I helped build this plant and now I maintain it.

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River Bend Station begins 22nd refueling outage

Entergy Team — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 06:23:00 +0000

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. – Control room operators removed Entergy’s River Bend Station from service on Feb. 11 to begin its 22nd scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. Entergy is making a multi-million-dollar investment in River Bend to complete the refueling and other important projects. That investment translates to additional economic activity for dozens of vendors and more than 1,900…

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Grand Gulf begins scheduled refuel, ensuring future reliability

Entergy Team — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 04:13:00 +0000

PORT GIBSON, Mississippi – Grand Gulf team members joined with hundreds of employees and contracting partners this weekend to commence the station’s 23rd scheduled refueling and maintenance outage following a record-setting year of power generation. Control room operators removed the plant from the grid at 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, placing the plant in safe shutdown while refueling takes place.

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River Bend Station Successfully Completes 21st Refueling and Maintenance Outage

Kaylin Parker — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:34:00 +0000

Entergy’s River Bend Station nuclear power plant returned to service Saturday, March 20, following a successful scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. “I am proud of the site’s performance during our 21st refueling outage,” said Steve Bibb, River Bend outage manager. “The team executed our plan successfully, allowing us to operate another cycle and provide safe, clean and reliable power to…

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Entergy’s River Bend Station Powers Economic Partnerships

Kaylin Parker — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:26:00 +0000

Every 18 to 24 months, Entergy’s River Bend Station brings more than 1,000 additional contract workers to help refuel its nuclear reactor and perform preventative maintenance. Amid a pandemic, Entergy takes seriously the health and safety of our workforce, customers, and communities. The refueling outage, coupled with the pandemic, allowed us to establish some strong partnerships with local…

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Entergy Invests $200M in Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to Keep Clean ��ϳԹ�� Flowing

Entergy Team — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 02:17:00 +0000

PORT GIBSON, Mississippi – Operators have safely returned Grand Gulf to the grid, concluding the plant’s 22nd scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. More than $200 million in investments were made in the plant, focusing on equipment upgrades and other reliability systems. In addition to the 800 employees, approximately 1,500 additional workers were on site to support the outage…

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Refueling outage – Entergy

Meet the pros: Kyle Lanoue

Meet the pros: Grand Gulf’s Chelsea Mullen

Meet the pros: Anitra Dyer and Tonya Fitzgerald

Arkansas Nuclear One begins 29th Unit 2 refueling outage

Meet the nuclear professionals: “Big C” takes on his 22nd refuel outage at River Bend Station

River Bend Station begins 22nd refueling outage

Grand Gulf begins scheduled refuel, ensuring future reliability

River Bend Station Successfully Completes 21st Refueling and Maintenance Outage

Entergy’s River Bend Station Powers Economic Partnerships

Entergy Invests $200M in Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to Keep Clean ���ϳԹ��� Flowing

Entergy Invests $200M in Grand Gulf Nuclear Station to Keep Clean ��ϳԹ�� Flowing