Entergy Corp. says it would be premature to discuss the contract delivery method or whether the New Orleans-based energy firm would request competitive bids for decommissioning work at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth, Mass.
Although the Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted in 2012 to extend the 680-MW facility’s operating license until 2032, Entergy submitted a request this month with ISO New England, the electric grid’s independent system operator, to close the plant by June 2019 (ENR 10/19 p. 5).