Palisades license transfer request submitted to NRCRadwaste SolutionsWaste ManagementJanuary 5, 2021, 7:03AM|Radwaste Solutions StaffThe Palisades nuclear plant will be permanently retired in the spring of next year. Photo: Entergy NuclearEntergy Corporation and Holtec International have jointly submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for approval of the transfer of the licenses for the Palisades nuclear plant, in Covert, Mich., to Holtec, following the plant’s permanent shutdown and defueling in the spring of 2022.The application, dated December 23, also requests approval of the license transfer of Entergy’s decommissioned Big Rock Point facility near Charlevoix, Mich., where only the independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) remains.ExpandTags:big rock pointchris bakkencomprehensive decommissioning internationalentergyholteckris singhpalisadespower purchase agreementsafstorsnc-lavalinShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Final outage completed at Palisades plantNuclear NewsPower & OperationsOctober 23, 2020, 7:01AM|Nuclear News StaffPalisades: The Covert, Mich., plant reentered commercial operation on October 21 for one last run. Photo: Entergy Nuclear.Entergy Corporation’s Palisades nuclear power plant returned to service on October 21, following the completion of the Covert, Mich., facility’s final refueling and maintenance outage, which began on August 30.The company invested more than $86.5 million during the outage, according to Entergy. The plant’s 600 full-time nuclear professionals worked with approximately 800 supplemental workers to replace reactor fuel and to inspect and upgrade hundreds of pipes, pumps, electrical components, and other equipment.ExpandTags:big rock pointentergyholtecindependent spent fuel storage installationpalisadespower purchase agreementShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook
Entergy takes net-zero pledge, teams with Mitsubishi to decarbonize with hydrogenNuclear NewsPower & OperationsOctober 2, 2020, 9:56AM|Nuclear News StaffPaul Browning, Mitsubishi Power, and Paul Hinnenkamp, Entergy, sign the joint agreement on September 23. Photo: EntergyNew Orleans–based Entergy Corporation last week announced a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, joining a growing list of major energy companies to make that promise—including Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Southern Company, Xcel Energy, and Public Service Enterprise Group. And, like those companies, Entergy says that it sees nuclear playing an important role in the realization of that goal.ExpandTags:advanced nucleararkansas nuclear onedominiondukeelectrolysisenergy storageentergygrand gulfhydrogen productionindian point-3mitsubishi heavy industriesnet zeropalisadespsegriver bendsouthern companywaterfordxcelShare:LinkedInTwitterFacebook