Two Accomplishments Recognized at Louisiana Nuclear Facilities

Jackson, Miss. – Two Entergy projects were honored in a group of three finalists for Power Engineering Magazine’s 2009 Nuclear Project of the Year. Over 18,000 attendees including delegations from 27 countries attended the Power-Gen International Conference and the co-located Nuclear Power International Conference in Las Vegas this week.

“To receive honorable mention as one of the top three nuclear projects globally is a tribute to the innovative and dedicated work of our people. I am very proud of our teams and the outstanding results achieved,” noted Donna Jacobs, senior vice president at Entergy Nuclear.

The finalists were selected in four major categories: Best Nuclear Project, Best Renewable/Sustainable Project, Best Coal-fired Project, and Best Gas-fired Project. In the nuclear energy category, the three finalists honored were Entergy''s River Bend wireless project in Louisiana, Entergy''s SmartSignal at Waterford 3 project in Louisiana and the winner, Pacific Gas & Electric''s Diablo Canyon Unit 1 steam generator replacement project in California.

• The Entergy River Bend wireless project saved $4 million on a water-intake project in the makeup water structure, the circulatory water system and clarifier building by foregoing the traditional fiber optic solution and using instead an innovative wireless technology.

• The Entergy Waterford 3 project implemented a predictive analytics tool for real-time monitoring that gives early notice before traditional alarms, thereby increasing planning lead time and ultimately avoiding unplanned outages and excessive maintenance costs. Waterford 3 was the pilot for the program that is being implemented across the Entergy Nuclear fleet.

“It was gratifying to see our project teams honored with this level of international recognition. It reinforces our culture of innovative problem-solving and showcases the personal commitment to excellence we have every day in our operations,” Jacobs concluded.

Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. Entergy owns and operates power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, and it is the second-largest nuclear generator in the United States. Entergy delivers electricity to 2.7 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy has annual revenues of more than $13 billion and approximately 14,700 employees.

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