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s the company’s non-utility generation
business, Entergy Wholesale
Commodities is focused on the safe,
secure and efficient operation of its existing
assets and the preservation and enhancement of
its generation portfolio as an option on higher
power prices in the future.
Operating Safely and Efficiently
In 2011, EWC had an excellent operational year,
setting the second highest net generation from
its nuclear fleet. Production costs for the nuclear
fleet in 2011 were $25.2 per megawatt-hour,
down slightly from $25.3 per megawatt-hour in
2010. Our EWC nuclear team completed two
record runs in 2011: a 642-day run at Pilgrim
Nuclear Power Station and a 483-day run at
Cooper Nuclear Station, which EWC manages
under a long-term contract for the Nebraska
Public Power District. In addition, the team at
Indian Point Energy Center earned a 2011 Top
Industry Practice award from the Nuclear Energy
Institute for an equipment hatch closure plug
designed, manufactured, tested and installed at
Indian Point to improve safety during outages.
We are vigilant regarding the safe operation of
our nuclear fleet. The events at the Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Japan in March
2011 led to a detailed review of the entire U.S.
nuclear fleet. Within days of the event, we
performed a walk-down of each of our nuclear
facilities and found that the plans, processes and
measures put in place following Three Mile Island
and September 11th provide defense-in-depth –
meaning multiple physical barriers and multiple
safety systems – to protect against events such as
ENTERGY WHOLESALE COMMODITIES
Preserving and Enhancing Future Options
A
barking Frog
Barking frogs, which sound like a small
dog yapping, are found on rocky cliffs in
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and Mexico.
The male barking frog vigilantly watches over
fertilized eggs until fully formed froglets emerge.
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