Palisades license transfer request submitted to NRC
January 5, 2021, 7:03AMRadwaste Solutions
The Palisades nuclear plant will be permanently retired in the spring of next year. Photo: Entergy Nuclear
Entergy 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.
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