As stated in the Palisades Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR), Holtec plans to decommission Palisades (with the exception of the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation) within 19 years of the plant’s 2022 shutdown. That projection is more than four decades sooner than the full 60 years allowed by the federal government for decommissioning. The decommissioning of Palisades adheres to both federal and state cleanup standards and is conducted under the watchful oversight of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
