Palisades Nuclear Power Plant remains out of service

Allegan County — The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant near South Haven remains out of service today after the facility was shut down just before 5 p.m. Friday.

 

This is the first shutdown since the plant was upgraded by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in November after a series of safety issues the last two years, including being out of service for almost a month in June for a leak in a 300,000-gallon water tank.

The plant was shutdown Friday “for repair work activities, following several days of troubleshooting the plant’s component cooling water heat exchanger system,” according to spokesman Mark Savage.

Electrical work on the main generator disconnect switch in the plant’s switchyard will also be performed while the plant is out of service, Savage said.

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