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Palisades nuclear power plant shut down again

Another shutdown at Palisades nuclear power plant, Canadian Business By AP  | September 26, 2011, COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The Palisades Nuclear Plant in southwestern Michigan has shut down five days after restarting from an earlier shutdown. Operators of the southwestern Michigan plant say the plant shut down automatically from full power about 3:10 p.m. Sunday because of an electrical breaker fault…..

Palisades is in Van Buren County’s Covert Township, about 55 miles southwest of Grand Rapids. It was shut down Sept. 16 because of a loss of water in a cooling system, then brought back on the grid last Tuesday.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspected the plant in August after a water pump component failed. http://www.canadianbusiness.com/article/47439–another-shutdown-at-palisades-nuclear-power-plant

September 26, 2011 Posted by | general | Leave a comment

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant – concerns about earthquakes

An Associated Press analysis of pre-quake data shows the risk that an earthquake would cause a severe accident at a U.S. nuclear plant is greater than previously thought.

Quake prompts questions, testing at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, By JIM HAYDEN, The Holland Sentinel, Sep 25, 2011  The rare earthquake in Virginia last month rattled more than nerves along the East Coast. The temblor touched off a lowest-level emergency warning at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant along the shores of Lake Michigan. Continue reading →

September 26, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

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