Enercon Chosen By Entergy for New Nuclear Power Plant

Enercon Services Inc., a nuclear services firm, has been selected by Entergy Nuclear Potomac Company to be part of its team to prepare an Early Site Permit at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station site near Port Gibson, Miss. for a potential new nuclear power plant.

Enercon Selected by Entergy on
New Nuclear Power Plant Early Site Permit
Nuclear Services specialist to lead new site evaluation team
Tulsa, Okla. (April 18, 2002) -- Enercon Services Inc., a nuclear services firm, has been selected by Entergy Nuclear Potomac Company to be part of its team to prepare an Early Site Permit at the Grand Gulf Nuclear Station site near Port Gibson, Miss. for a potential new nuclear power plant. Under the contract, Enercon will conduct extensive engineering and environmental studies of the potential impact of a new plant on the site including evaluations of hydrology, meteorology and ecology of the site using current data as well as data from nearly 20 years of operation.

"Though there is no decision to build a new power plant, Enercon is pleased to be a part of Entergys team to evaluate the location," said John Richardson, chief operating officer for Enercon. "Enercon has worked closely with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on numerous projects over the past 20 years and will bring that experience to bear on this project."

Entergy Nuclears Senior Vice President of Business Development Randy Hutchinson said he is pleased to be working with Enercon on this project. "We have teamed together on other projects and are pleased to join with Enercon on a project such as this which holds such significance for our nation. Enercon's expertise in nuclear licensing and its knowledge of the Grand Gulf Site makes it well suited to participate in this project."

The preparation of the Early Site Permit application will take approximately a year and includes evaluating suitability of the site based on population, transportation routes and potential environmental effects from construction and operation of a new plant. The application will be submitted to the NRC in June 2003. The NRC will review it for at least two years.

Enercon Manager of Projects Al Schneider added, "The project is a unique opportunity for Enercon to draw on its substantial strengths in nuclear safety analysis, nuclear licensing, environmental permitting and regulatory compliance."
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Entergy Corporation, the parent of Entergy Nuclear and a global energy company based in New Orleans, is the third largest domestic power generator, with more than 30,000 megawatts of generating capacity, about $10 billion in revenue and over 2.6 million customers. Entergy Nuclear is headquartered in Jackson, Miss. Entergy's nuclear businesses operate five regulated power reactors in Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana under regulatory jurisdictions, and four unregulated power reactors at three sites in Massachusetts and New York. Entergy Nuclear also furnishes license renewal, decommissioning services, and decommissioning site characterization support to the U.S. nuclear industry.

Headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., Enercon is one of the nations leading engineering and consulting firms serving the nuclear industry. In addition to Nuclear Services, Enercon has Environmental and Industrial Services and Government Services divisions. Together, the divisions provide design, engineering, regulatory compliance, environmental management, hazardous waste remediation and cleanup, decontamination and decommissioning, process and plant operations support, maintenance, training, information management, and management services to private and government clients throughout the United States.

The company also maintains offices in Albuquerque, N. M., Atlanta, Ga., Dallas, Houston, and Midland, Texas, Oklahoma City, Okla., Pittsburgh, Pa., Raleigh and Wilmington, N.C., Oakland, Calif., Washington, D.C., Mt. Arlington, N.J. and Richland, Wash. Further information is available on the Web site: www.enercon.com.

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