New Orleans, Louisiana-based Entergy, an integrated energy company engaged in electric power production and retail distribution, has announced that it is proceeding on schedule with the pre-planned closure and decommissioning of the Entergy Palisades Nuclear Plant located in Covert, Michigan.
According to a company statement “The Palisades plant will permanently shut down on May 31, 2022, after which the facility will be transferred to Holtec International for purposes of safe and timely decommissioning"
Holtec’s business and the decommissioning process.
Holtec is currently managing the decommissioning of Oyster Creek (New Jersey), Pilgrim (Massachusetts), and Indian Point (New York) nuclear plants.
The closure will immediately impact approximately 184 Palisades plant employees commencing on June 24, 2022, with other layoffs occurring as necessary. Among the 594 current employees, only 260 will stay on to decommission the plant. The total loss of direct and indirect jobs associated with the closure is projected to be 739 positions.
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