MSEF-SH January 2017 Statement on Planned Closure of Palisades Nuclear Plant
We, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Shoreline (MSEF-SH) members, support and are glad to hear of plans to permanently close Palisades Nuclear plant on October 2018.
We ask that the following items be addressed and communicated to our community immediately:
1. Entergy/NRC Region III, please provide a detailed plan to be shared with our community that describes the timeline, finances on reserve and actions that will be required to COMPLETELY restore the site to its natively safe and uncontaminated level.
2. We ask that the Palisades Decommissioning Fund be rapidly filled by Entergy Corporation profits to match the dollars required by the NRC in the escrow account BEFORE October 2018. Once the plant is fully decommissioned, any remaining funds in the escrow account may then be returned to Entergy Corp. The Decommissioning Funds must be placed into low-risk, diversified bank accounts to avoid repeating the losses to the fund that occurred during the 2008 financial crisis when the fund was held in the stock market.
3. We ask that the plant be fully decommissioned and not placed into “SAFSTOR” for an indefinite amount of time. Placing a plant into “SAFSTOR”, would push the cost of the decommissioning on future generations who did not benefit from its operation and who may not have the financial or technical resources to decommission it safely.
4. We ask that high level nuclear wastes currently stored at the site be relocated from their current location on the shore of Lake Michigan to a location further from the shoreline in Hardened On-Site Storage. This will allow for erosion of the shoreline over the ensuing centuries to not endanger our community and future generations.
In addition, we will work to educate and support replacing this industry by attracting future fossil-free, renewable energy business such as Solar production to come into the community and help employ and contribute to the area’s economy and tax base.
IMPORTANT:
NRC to Conduct Open House to Discuss
2017 Performance of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Palisades nuclear power plant, operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., during an open house on April 12 in South Haven, Mich.
The open house, to be held at the Baymont Inn and Suites Conference Center, 1555 Phoenix Road, will run 6-8 p.m., EDT. NRC agency employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.
2017 Performance of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Palisades nuclear power plant, operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., during an open house on April 12 in South Haven, Mich.
The open house, to be held at the Baymont Inn and Suites Conference Center, 1555 Phoenix Road, will run 6-8 p.m., EDT. NRC agency employees responsible for plant inspections, including the resident inspectors based full-time at the site, will be available to discuss its performance.
SAVE THE DATE:
Meetings:
We move forward on the decommissioning work and the next regional meeting of Joint MSEF/SC Planning Group To Be Determined--check back
Palisades Shutdown Campaign Team, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter:
For information, please contact Iris Potter, Coordinator, 269-271-4342.
Palisades Shutdown Campaign Team, Michigan Safe Energy Future-Kalamazoo Chapter:
For information, please contact Iris Potter, Coordinator, 269-271-4342.