Speakers
Paul D. Hinnenkamp
Paul D. Hinnenkamp is Entergy’s vice president of nuclear business development, a role he assumed in November 2006. Hinnenkamp and his staff are responsible for identifying and executing on opportunities to advance Entergy Corporation’s nuclear growth strategy. Those opportunities might be through acquiring nuclear plants currently owned by others, by designing and executing contracts for operating plants on behalf of other owners, or through successfully laying the groundwork necessary for building new nuclear plants in the future.
Hinnenkamp was previously vice president of operations for Entergy’s River Bend Station, which is located in St. Francisville, La., and where Entergy announced in 2005 its intent to file for a combined construction and operating license for a possible additional unit adjacent to the existing one.
During his five years at River Bend from December 2001 to December 2006, Hinnenkamp was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the plant and for overseeing relationships with various external constituencies. Hinnenkamp led the formation of partnerships with two area educational institutions that provide mutual benefits to the plant work force and to the institutions. With Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Entergy sponsored an electronics lab and has hosted career days to foster relationships and interactions between students and employees at River Bend. With Louisiana Technical College – Baton Rouge Campus, Hinnenkamp served in an advisory capacity for curriculum and was instrumental in developing intern and co-op programs through which students gain actual, relevant work experience at River Bend.
Hinnenkamp began his Entergy career in February 2001 as vice president of operations support for Entergy Nuclear’s South region. During his nine months in the role, Hinnenkamp was responsible for leading the organizations that provided systematic, consistent and structured operations-related support to five nuclear units so that safety, efficiency and reliability at those units were enhanced.
Hinnenkamp brought to Entergy more than 17 years of nuclear industry experience and demonstrated leadership in various roles with Exelon Corporation.
He began his nuclear industry career with Exelon (formerly PECO Energy Company) in 1983. He earned his senior reactor operator’s license at Peach Bottom station. Earlier in his career he earned an operator certification at the Limerick station.
In October 1996, PECO tapped Hinnenkamp to lead the recovery and restart of unit 1, a boiling water reactor, at the Millstone station in Niantic, Conn., which PECO managed for Northeast Utilities. The Millstone station had significant and recurring issues that resulted in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s ordering the station shut down until utility and plant management could demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively operate the facility. Northeast Utilities later selected Hinnenkamp as plant manager for Millstone unit 3, a pressurized water reactor, which he led through the final restart approval and subsequent operation.
Upon successfully completing his assignment as plant manager at Millstone unit 3 in December 1998, Hinnenkamp was asked to be a member of teams that conducted due diligence evaluations for several of PECO’s nuclear acquisition projects.
Once again in April 1999, Hinnenkamp’s leadership and expertise were called on as he was asked to be plant manager for recovery and restart at Clinton station, another unit that had been in regulatory shutdown since September 1996.
Hinnenkamp’s formal education includes a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Villanova University and a master of business administration from the University of Illinois. Additionally, he has attended courses at Harvard University’s Business School and has completed numerous nuclear industry leadership and training courses.