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Palisades - Plant Information & Status

Technical specifications, contact data, ratings, and licensing history for the Palisades facility.

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Decommissioned

Permanently shut down on 2022-05-20. View Outage History →

Capacity Factor (365-Day)

0%
Current
0%
365-Day Avg
Min: 0% Max: 0% 114 days <80%

Ratings

Palisades
Above Average
18 (32%)
Average
14 (25%)
Below Average
24 (42%)
Total Members Voted: 19

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Operating Age: 50.4 Yrs
Build Time: 4.8 Yrs
Lic. Remaining: N/A Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 84.2%
Efficiency: 30.3%
Generated: 134.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 679 Days
Refuelings: 15

Scram History 7 events since 2011

7
Total
4
Automatic
3
Manual
6.3
Avg Recovery (days)
Recent Events
2019-01-08 Auto REACTOR TRIP FROM FULL POWER DUE TO RPS TESTING "At 1034 EST...
2019-01-02 Manual REACTOR TRIP DUE TO CYCLING OF TURBINE GOVERNOR VALVE "At 20...
2015-09-15 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO TURBINE TRIP "At 0117 [EDT] on...
2011-12-13 Manual MANUAL REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF BOTH MAIN FEEDPUMPS "The ...
2011-09-24 Auto REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF TWO 120 VOLT AC INSTRUMENT BUSSE...
2011-09-15 Manual NOTIFICATION OF UNUSUAL EVENT DUE TO PRIMARY SYSTEM LEAKAGE ...
2011-01-21 Auto AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP DUE TO LOSS OF GENERATOR LOAD The lic...

Ownership & Construction

Owner/Operator: Holtec International
Architect Engineer: BECH
Constructor: BECH

Technical Specs

Reactor Type: PWR
Containment: PWR-DRYAMB
NSS Supplier: COMB CE
Thermal Power: 2530 MWt
Net Capacity: 767 MWe
Efficiency: 30.3%

Licensing

Docket #: 05000255
License #: DPR-20
License Type: OL-FP
Const. Permit: 1967-03-14
Operating Lic: 1991-02-21
Commercial Op: 1971-12-31
License Renewed: N/A
License Exp: 2007-03-14

Facility Map

42.3219, -86.3144

Location & Contact

Address:
27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway
Covert, MI 49043, USA
Get Directions
Phone: (269) 764-2000

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