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Michael R. Kansler became president of Entergy Nuclear Northeast on Jan. 14 2003. Kansler has served as chief operating officer of Entergy Nuclear Northeast since Jan. 7 2000. Kansler is responsible for all of Entergy’s nuclear plants in the Northeast region and all other nuclear plants that the company may purchase or operate outside its traditional electric service territory in Arkansas Louisiana and Mississippi. Entergy Nuclear Northeast plants currently include the Pilgrim Nuclear Station in Plymouth Mass. the Indian Point Energy Center and James A. FitzPatrick plants in Buchanan and Oswego N.Y. respectively and the Vermont Yankee power plant in Brattleboro Vt. Entergy Nuclear also provides management support services for the operation of Cooper Nuclear Station in Neb.
Kansler joined the Entergy system in 1998 as vice president of operations support based at Entergy Nuclear’s headquarters in Jackson Miss. overseeing consolidated support functions for all five of Entergy’s nuclear power units in Arkansas Mississippi and Louisiana.
Before joining Entergy Kansler spent more than 20 years at Virginia Power (now Dominion Resources). For his last two years with Virginia Power he was vice president of its nuclear program and was responsible for the operation of Surry and North Anna its twin-unit nuclear power stations. During his tenure the plants maintained high regulatory ratings and were top in the nation for their cost performance.
Kansler began his career at Surry in 1977 as an engineer and earned a senior reactor operator license in 1981. He held various management positions at Virginia Power including superintendent of maintenance at North Anna station manager at Surry and vice president of nuclear engineering and services. He spent a year with the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations as a technical support evaluator.
His educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and he completed Pennsylvania State University’s executive management program. | 