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Thursday, December 8, 2016

Palisades Nuclear Plant to Close in 2018



http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/12/palisades_nuclear_power_plant_20.html

Palisades nuclear plant slated to close in ’18


http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/12/08/palisades-nuclear-plant-closing/95135288/


Entergy responds to questions about Palisades closure

MLive.com - ‎22 minutes ago‎
COVERT, MI-- After announcing Thursday morning that the 45-year-old Palisades nuclear plant will be closing in 2018. Employees were notified Dec. 8 that Entergy plans to permanently shut down the Palisades Power Plant on Oct. 1, 2018. https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/12/palisades_nuclear_power_plant_20.html&hl=en&geo=US


Planned nuclear plant closure piles on to Lansing energy debate

MLive.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
LANSING, MI -- Wednesday's announcement that Palisades nuclear plant would go offline sooner than expected injected another layer into what was already a complicated debate on bills to overhaul the state's energy policy. http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/planned_nuclear_plant_closure.html



Decommissioning Palisades nuclear plant a lengthy process, NRC says

MLive.com - ‎2 hours ago‎
COVERT, MI -- When nuclear plants open, they are required to provide for their eventual closing. Entergy Corp., owner of the Palisades nuclear plant in Covert Township near South Haven, had set aside $384.16 million in 2014, according to the most ...http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2016/12/decommissioning_palisades_nucl.html
 
 

Market Conditions Doom Another Nuclear Plant, Palisades, to Closure in 2018

POWER magazine - ‎2 hours ago‎
The news comes as a bit of a surprise, because Entergy had a power purchase agreement with Consumers Energy—Michigan's largest utility and the principal subsidiary of CMS Energy—which committed the company to buying nearly all of the power ... http://www.powermag.com/market-conditions-doom-another-nuclear-plant-palisades-to-closure-in-2018/
 
 
 

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