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'''Entergy''' describes itself as an "integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. ... Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and approximately 14,000 employees." [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/]
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'''Entergy''' describes itself as an "integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. ... Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and approximately 14,000 employees." [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/] Entergy is also "the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States." [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/entergy_facts.aspx]
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Entergy is also "the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States." [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/entergy_facts.aspx]
 
  
 
Previous to naming itself "Entergy" in May 1989 -- a name the company describes as "a composite of the words 'enterprise,' 'energy' and 'synergy'" -- the company had done business as the Arkansas Light and Power Company, Mississippi Power and Light Company, Louisiana Power Company, Electric Power and Light Corporation, and Middle South Utilities, Inc. [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history.aspx]
 
Previous to naming itself "Entergy" in May 1989 -- a name the company describes as "a composite of the words 'enterprise,' 'energy' and 'synergy'" -- the company had done business as the Arkansas Light and Power Company, Mississippi Power and Light Company, Louisiana Power Company, Electric Power and Light Corporation, and Middle South Utilities, Inc. [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history.aspx]
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==Entergy Nuclear==
 
==Entergy Nuclear==
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Entergy owns and operates 10 nuclear power plants: [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history.aspx]
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*Arkansas Nuclear One Unit One and Unit Two - Russellville, Ark.
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*Grand Gulf Nuclear Station - Port Gibson, Miss.
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*River Bend - St. Francisville, La
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*Waterford 3 - Taft, La.
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*Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station - Plymouth, Mass.
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*James A. FitzPatrick - Oswego, N.Y.
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*Indian Point Energy Center Unit Two and Unit Three - Buchanan, N.Y.
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*Vermont Yankee - Vernon, Vt.
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Entergy also "provides management support for the Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Neb." The company won a 20 year license extension for its Arkansas Nuclear One Unit One plant in 2001, allowing the plant to operate until 2034. The company's license renewal applications for its Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim nuclear plants are pending. [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history.aspx]
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Entergy is promoting the expansion of nuclear power in the United States in various ways: [http://www.entergy.com/about_entergy/history.aspx]
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:[T]he company is among the leaders of the [[NuStart Energy Development]] consortium, which is working to get the nation’s first Construction and Operating License for a new nuclear reactor in three decades.
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:Entergy is also one of three U.S. nuclear operating companies that have applied for an early site permit (ESP), a preliminary permit designed to qualify a site for a new nuclear unit. Entergy’s application was judged complete in 2005 by the NRC’s ([[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]]'s) review staff. Entergy is in line to be the first nuclear company in the nation to be granted an early site permit, qualifying Grand Gulf in Port Gibson, Miss., for a second nuclear unit. The NRC is scheduled to complete its review of Entergy’s ESP application and issue the permit in early 2007. Since all the site-specific engineering and environmental work involved in an early site permit is the initial section of a Construction and Operating License (COL), getting the ESP will give NuStart a head start in preparing a COL for the Grand Gulf site.
  
 
==Executive Management==
 
==Executive Management==
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==Contact Information==
 
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Website: http://www.entergy.com
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Website: http://www.entergy.com<br>
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http://www.entergy-nuclear.com/
  
 
==SourceWatch Resources==
 
==SourceWatch Resources==

Revision as of 18:31, 26 February 2007

Entergy describes itself as an "integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. ... Entergy delivers electricity to 2.6 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and approximately 14,000 employees." [1] Entergy is also "the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States." [2]

Previous to naming itself "Entergy" in May 1989 -- a name the company describes as "a composite of the words 'enterprise,' 'energy' and 'synergy'" -- the company had done business as the Arkansas Light and Power Company, Mississippi Power and Light Company, Louisiana Power Company, Electric Power and Light Corporation, and Middle South Utilities, Inc. [3]

Companies

Companies within the Entergy corporate structure include: [4]

  • Entergy Arkansas
  • Entergy New Orleans
  • Entergy Louisiana
  • Entergy Mississippi
  • Entergy Texas
  • Entergy Nuclear

Entergy Nuclear

Entergy owns and operates 10 nuclear power plants: [5]

  • Arkansas Nuclear One Unit One and Unit Two - Russellville, Ark.
  • Grand Gulf Nuclear Station - Port Gibson, Miss.
  • River Bend - St. Francisville, La
  • Waterford 3 - Taft, La.
  • Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station - Plymouth, Mass.
  • James A. FitzPatrick - Oswego, N.Y.
  • Indian Point Energy Center Unit Two and Unit Three - Buchanan, N.Y.
  • Vermont Yankee - Vernon, Vt.

Entergy also "provides management support for the Cooper Nuclear Station near Brownville, Neb." The company won a 20 year license extension for its Arkansas Nuclear One Unit One plant in 2001, allowing the plant to operate until 2034. The company's license renewal applications for its Vermont Yankee and Pilgrim nuclear plants are pending. [6]

Entergy is promoting the expansion of nuclear power in the United States in various ways: [7]

[T]he company is among the leaders of the NuStart Energy Development consortium, which is working to get the nation’s first Construction and Operating License for a new nuclear reactor in three decades.
Entergy is also one of three U.S. nuclear operating companies that have applied for an early site permit (ESP), a preliminary permit designed to qualify a site for a new nuclear unit. Entergy’s application was judged complete in 2005 by the NRC’s (Nuclear Regulatory Commission's) review staff. Entergy is in line to be the first nuclear company in the nation to be granted an early site permit, qualifying Grand Gulf in Port Gibson, Miss., for a second nuclear unit. The NRC is scheduled to complete its review of Entergy’s ESP application and issue the permit in early 2007. Since all the site-specific engineering and environmental work involved in an early site permit is the initial section of a Construction and Operating License (COL), getting the ESP will give NuStart a head start in preparing a COL for the Grand Gulf site.

Executive Management

From the company's website (accessed February 26, 2007): [8]

Contact Information

Website: http://www.entergy.com
http://www.entergy-nuclear.com/

SourceWatch Resources

External Links

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