Tag Archive for: Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station

Entergy Nuclear CNO Cook-Nelson on the future of nuclear energy

Kimberly Cook-Nelson, Entergy Nuclear executive vice president and chief nuclear officer, recently spoke to more than 400 attendees at the annual EnergySolutions conference in Salt Lake City.

Entergy Nuclear Powers Its Communities with More Than $415,000 in Grants

From supporting the environment, education and low-income areas to teaching students about nuclear energy, grants were provided in communities where Entergy’s nuclear plants operate. This includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Michigan.

Waterford 3 Team Member Helps with Hurricane Laura Restoration

Brendan Pitre, Entergy Nuclear fleet senior coordinator of security compliance, assigned to Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station, volunteered to help in the massive Hurricane Laura restoration effort. For this, he was recognized by Entergy Nuclear for exhibiting a safe work environment and a passion for teamwork and received one of Entergy Nuclear’s Employee Spotlight recognitions.

Lanka, Garbe promoted at Waterford 3

Brian Lanka, currently director of engineering at Waterford 3, has accepted the chief engineering director position for the Entergy fleet, reporting to Leo Martin, engineering vice president. In this role he will be responsible for leading multiple fleet-wide engineering initiatives. Crystal Garbe, currently plant support engineering manager, has been named director of engineering at Waterford 3. These changes went into effect on May 24.

Credibility, Competency, Teamwork at the Core of Nuclear Training Programs’ Accreditation

This past year, Entergy Nuclear successfully renewed accreditation for operator training programs at Arkansas Nuclear One and Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. Accreditation for maintenance and technical training programs was achieved at Cooper Nuclear Station and Indian Point Energy Center. In addition, Palisades just completed a successful accreditation team visit and will seek the renewal of its operator training programs in March of 2020.

Entergy Nuclear Plant Leadership Changes Announced at Arkansas Nuclear One, Waterford 3

Company is developing and growing leaders from within.

Entergy Nuclear Plants Contribute to Louisiana’s Bright Future

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed operating licenses for Entergy’s two nuclear plants in Louisiana, River Bend Nuclear Station and Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station.

Power Principle: A Safety Conversation with Tracy Chauvin

Tracy Chauvin is an administrative assistant at Entergy’s Waterford 3 nuclear site in Killona, Louisiana. She’s been part of the Entergy family for almost 30 years.

Power Principles: A Conversation with Willie Brown

Willie Brown is an operator, material lead-nuclear at Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station and has been with the Entergy family for 35 years.

Entergy’s Waterford 3 Nuclear Plant Begins 21st Refueling Outage

Control room operators removed Entergy’s Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station from service April 15 to begin its 21st scheduled refueling and maintenance outage.

Power Principles: A Conversation with Jarrod Clavelle

Jarrod Clavelle is the manager of systems and components engineering at Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station. Jarrod has been with the Entergy family for 22 years.

A Conversation with Waterford 3’s Alison Stahl

Alison Stahl is a nuclear auxiliary operator at Waterford 3 Steam Electric Station. She joined Entergy twelve years ago. She lives in Hammond, Louisiana and enjoys reading, cooking and spending time with her dogs Gracie and Simba.

Entergy Waterford 3’s Kyle Sanford – Why I Volunteer

I volunteer because I am the product of several individuals who took time from their busy life to help me grow into a man. Their investment taught me that it is everyone’s responsibility to help others achieve a common goal.

Entergy Nuclear Veteran Spotlight: Michael Caster

To honor the many Entergy employees who served our country, we are spotlighting some of them throughout the next week as we celebrate Veterans Day.

A Conversation With…Waterford 3’s Nikki Lawless

Nikki Lawless is the chemistry manager at Entergy’s Waterford 3 Generating Station in Killona, Louisiana and has worked at the plant for 20 years. She resides in Thibodaux with her husband Perry. They have been married 18 years and have two children – Olivia (15) and Mason (12).
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