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Palisades - Plant Information & Status

Detailed technical specifications, licensing info, and upcoming refueling outage schedules for the Palisades nuclear power facility.

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Palisades Lifecycle: Decommissioned Reactor: OFFLINE

Entergy · Palisades

Contact Information

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

Technical Specifications

Reactor Type: PWR ( PWR-DRYAMB)
Net Output: 767 MWe
Thermal Power: 2530 MWt
Efficiency: 30.32%

Licensing & Regulatory Details

Docket #: 050-00255
License #: DPR-20 ( OL-FP)
Construction Permit: 1967-03-14
Operating License: 1991-02-21
Commercial Ops: 1971-12-31
Expiration Date: 2007-03-14
Shutdown Date: 2022-05-20

Site History & Construction

NSS Supplier: COMB CE
Constructor: BECH
Architect Engineer: BECH

Current Reactor Status (NRC Data)

0%
OFFLINE
Report Date:
March 23, 2026
Lifecycle: Commissioned | Reactor: OFFLINE
Recent Power History
Date Power Level Visual
Mar 23 0%
Mar 20 0%
Mar 19 0%
Mar 18 0%
Mar 17 0%
Mar 16 0%
Mar 13 0%
Mar 12 0%
Mar 11 0%
Mar 10 0%
Mar 9 0%
Mar 6 0%
Mar 5 0%
Mar 4 0%

Facility Statistics

Lifecycle & Tenure
Op. Age: 50.4 Yrs
Build Time: 4.8 Yrs
Active Yrs: 50.4 Yrs
Production & Power
Lifetime CF: 83.5%
Efficiency: 30.3%
Generated: 134.4 TWh
Reliability & Outages
Record Run: 679 Days
Refuelings (Since '99): 15
Prediction Acc: 67%