8-K 1 a14601.txt SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date earliest event reported) December 10, 2001 Commission Registrant, State of Incorporation, I.R.S. Employer File Number Address and Telephone Number Identification No. 1-11299 ENTERGY CORPORATION 72-1229752 (a Delaware corporation) 639 Loyola Avenue New Orleans, Louisiana 70113 Telephone (504) 529-5262 1-10764 ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. 71-0005900 (an Arkansas corporation) 425 West Capitol Avenue, 40th Floor Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 Telephone (501) 377-4000 Form 8-K Page 1 December 10, 2001 Item 5. Other Information The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a bulletin on August 3, 2001, requesting all pressurized water reactor owners and operators to report on the structural integrity of their reactor vessel head penetration nozzles to justify continued operations past December 31, 2001. These types of reactors are susceptible to water stress corrosion cracking of the reactor vessel head nozzles. Units 1 and 2 of the Arkansas Nuclear One (ANO) plants, owned by Entergy Arkansas, Inc., are pressurized water reactors. In March 2001, an inspection of ANO Unit No. 1 (ANO 1) revealed one leaking control rod drive mechanism nozzle, which was subsequently repaired. An inspection at ANO Unit 2 (ANO 2) is scheduled during the next refueling outage (April 2002). Entergy Arkansas, Inc. has received favorable responses from the NRC for the continued operations of ANO 1 and 2. Inspections of the ANO 1 steam generators during planned outages also have revealed cracks in certain steam generator tubes, which have been repaired or plugged. The current number of cracks that have been plugged is below the limit authorized by the NRC to allow the unit to remain in operation and has not affected ANO 1's output to date. Current projections estimate that the steam generators have a remaining life through 2011 and that no mid-cycle outages will be necessary until approximately 2005 for the continued repair or plugging of the cracked tubes, which, in the interim, will be maintained through planned outages. ANO 2's steam generator was replaced during a refueling outage in the second half of 2000 at a replacement cost of approximately $167 million. In February 2000, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy Operations) applied to the NRC for extension of ANO 1's operating license, which was scheduled to expire in 2014. In June 2001, Entergy Operations received notification from the NRC of approval for a renewed operating license authorizing operations at ANO 1 through May 2034 Entergy Operations is in the process of gathering information and assessing various options for the permanent repair or replacement of ANO 1 and 2's reactor vessel heads and the replacement of ANO 1's steam generators. Certain of these options could, in the future, require significant capital expenditureand/or result in additional unscheduled mid-cycle outages. A decision as to the permanent repair or replacement of the reactor vessel heads and replacement of the steam generators is anticipated in 2002. If permanent replacement is selected, fabrication for a reactor vessel head and steam generators may take up to 4 years. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Entergy Corporation Entergy Arkansas, Inc. By: /s/Nathan E. Langston Nathan E. Langston Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer Dated: December 10, 2001