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Another shutdown for Palisades Nuclear Plant

Palisades Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Again February 16, 2013
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/02/16/palisades-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-again/
COVERT TOWNSHIP (WWJ/AP) – The Palisades nuclear power plant in
southwestern Michigan has been shut down for repairs after workers
spent several days trouble-shooting its cooling water heat exchanger
system.

The plant was disconnected from the state’s electrical grid just
before 5 p.m. Friday. There was no timetable given for the repairs at
the plant along Lake Michigan’s shoreline in Covert Township.

The plant, owned by New Orleans-based Entergy Corp., has been under
extra scrutiny by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission after numerous
safety issues and shutdowns.

The Palisades website acknowledge that they working to improve safety,
following indications that the facility wasn’t meeting its own
standards.

February 18, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general