About Palisades Power Plant

The Palisades Power Plant located near Kalamazoo Michigan is owned by Entergy. It's a one-unit, pressurized water reactor, rated at 789 megawatt capacity that is in good material condition. Palisades began commercial operation in December 1971.

Specifications

Location: Covert, Mich. (five miles south of South Haven, Mich.)

Reactor Manufacturer: Combustion Engineering

Turbine-Generator: Westinghouse Electric

Architect-Engineer/Constructor: Bechtel Power Corporation

Commercial Operation Date: Dec. 1971

Maximum Dependable Capacity: 798 megawatts

License Expiration Date: 2031

Ownership: Entergy

Entergy status: Entergy assumed operating authority from the owner in April 2007.

Address

Palisades Nuclear Plant
27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway
Covert, Mich. 49043-9530

Milestones

1966: Construction begins.

1969: First shipment of enriched uranium from the Atomic Energy Commission.

1971: First commercial generation of electricity on Dec. 31.

1975: Mechanical draft cooling towers enter service.

1997: Plant celebrates silver anniversary.

2000: Nuclear Management Company begins operating the plant. Consumers Energy retains ownership.

2003: Fastest refueling outage (35 days) and first zero-recordable injury outage since going online Dec. 31, 1971.

2004: Plant operates continuously for 478 days, the longest continuous electric generating operation of any CMS Energy facility.

2005: Nuclear Management Company, on behalf of Consumers Energy, files a 20-year license renewal application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

2006: TBD

2007: Entergy signs closing agreement on April 11, 2007 to assume ownership of Palisades Power Plant.

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