In regards to the recent media
coverage of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the industry topic of
pressurized thermal shock, Entergy Corporation ETR issued the following statement
from Tony Vitale, Palisades' site vice president:
"The Palisades nuclear plant is a safe and secure facility, and we have an NRC
license to operate this facility through 2031.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has strict rules, regulations and limits for
all aspects of nuclear plant operations. This includes a program to monitor
nuclear power plant reactor vessels and the potential impact of a rare
accident scenario – pressurized thermal shock – in which a large amount of
cold water is injected into the reactor resulting in rapid cooling of the
reactor vessel.
This is not a new topic or one that is unique to Palisades. In fact, for
decades pressurized thermal shock has been well understood and well monitored
by the owners and operators of the nation's pressurized water reactors.
Every pressurized water reactor plant in the nation is required by the NRC to
continually update its calculations to confirm reactor vessel strength –
meaning every plant must conduct periodic reactor vessel inspections and
analyze reactor vessel samples. Consistent with these NRC requirements,
Palisades will conduct these inspections and analysis during our refueling
outage this fall.
We have every reason to believe the test results will again demonstrate the
safety and strength of the Palisades reactor vessel – which will enable us to
continue operating through the end of our license in 2031. We will submit an
updated evaluation to the NRC for its review in the spring of 2014.
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