Companies seek transfer of Southwest Michigan’s nuclear plant license after shutdown in 2022
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
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COVERT, MI – A Southwest Michigan nuclear power plant has taken another step toward eventual shutdown and decommissioning planned for 2022.
Entergy Corporation and Holtec International submitted a license transfer application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting approval to transfer the licenses for the Palisades Nuclear Plant to Holtec following its shutdown and permanent defueling in spring 2022.
Holtec’s filings detail its plan to complete the dismantling, decontamination and remediation of Palisades to regulatory commission standards by 2041. That is more than 40 years sooner than if Entergy continued to own the facility and selected the maximum 60-year NRC SAFSTOR option for decommissioning, according to a news release issued by both companies.
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Entergy and Holtec File Request to Transfer Palisades Nuclear Plant Post-Shutdown, Holtec to Complete Decommissioning Decades Sooner than Entergy
December 23, 2020 GMT
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COVERT, Mich., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ 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 provides the potential for site redevelopment much sooner than if Entergy continued to own the facility after shutdown,” said Chris Bakken, Entergy Executive Vice President Nuclear Operations
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