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Feb 8, 2021 Fluor-BWXT Portsmouth has donated $12,000 to support the United Way's work in Ross County. $10,000 of the donation is made directly from employees due to their United Way Employee Giving Campaign. An additional $2,000 was donated from Fluor-BWXT's Community Commitment Fund, earmarked for the United Way of Ross County's Mighty Active Pack (M.A.P.) Club. (Rick Smith (center), President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of Ross County; Jack Williams (left), FBP Communications Director; and Tim Poe, FBP Nuclear Operations Director, made the presentation before backpacks were ...

Fluor-BWXT launches new science education program Tim Poe, FBP Nuclear Operations Manager, helps Western students with an experiment. Pike County, Ohio- Fluor-BWXT is excited to launch a new science education program aimed at getting local students to start thinking about STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) careers. STEAM Ahead is an interactive, hands-on experience that exposes students to a world of possibilities in science. “We are excited to help southern Ohio students explore the potential of a STEAM career,” said JD Dowell, FBP Site Project Director. “By goin...

Can Russia remove al-Assad regime’s security services in Syria? Vladimir Putin visits the Russian Armed Forces Command Center in Syria- 7 January 2020 (the official account of the Syrian Presidency) Enab Baladi-Amal Rantisi The surprise visit of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to Damascus, on 7 January 2020, shocked Syrians because security services were not informed of the visit’s details, or the security preparations that preceded it. The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, revealed the security plan drawn up for Russian President Vladimir Pu...

Entergy and Holtec File Request to Transfer Palisades Nuclear Plant Post-Shutdown Holtec to Complete Decommissioning Decades Sooner than Entergy COVERT, Mich. – Entergy Corporation and Holtec International, through their affiliates, jointly submitted a License Transfer Application today with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting approval to transfer the NRC licenses for the Palisades Nuclear Plant to Holtec following its shutdown and permanent defueling in the spring of 2022. “Holtec’s plan to safely accelerate the Palisades decommissioning schedule by more than four decades...

The change of ownership of the Palisades nuclear power plant took an important step this week. The plant’s current owner, Entergy Corporation, agreed in 2018 to sell it to New Jersey-based Holtec International.       This week, Entergy and Holtec submitted a License Transfer Application with federal regulators. Holtec specializes in decommissioning facilities like Palisades. The defueling and decommissioning of the Palisades power plant is scheduled to begin in 2022. “Holtec’s plan to safely accelerate the Palisades decommissioning schedule by more than four decades provides the po...