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The Palisades Power Plant, pictured in Covert Township, was scheduled to close May 31 for decommissioning. However, Entergy officials chose to shut it down earlier than expected on Friday.
The Palisades Power Plant, pictured in Covert Township, was scheduled to close May 31 for decommissioning. However, Entergy officials chose to shut it down earlier than expected on Friday.
COVERT — Entergy Corp. officials permanently shut down the Palisades Power Plant on Friday, nearly two weeks ahead of schedule.
Entergy spokesperson Val Gent said control room operators made a conservative decision Friday to shut down the plant early due to the performance of a control rod drive seal. She said there was no danger to plant workers or the public, but the decision to shut it down for good was “prudent.”
