The industry will almost certainly require some additional temporary plant shutdowns before year-end, they said.

Later, if a recession forced a plant shutdown, the facility in the North was invariably closed because it was older.

There was virtually no reference to the real challenge of nuclear plant shutdown.

Layoffs, changeovers, plant shutdowns and long stretches of unemployment were common experiences.

In 2007 they announced a restructuring, some 25 employees, about half the company's staff, were laid off as a result of the plant shutdown.

"We're going to have constant plant shutdowns all during the first half of next year," he predicted.

Many companies have agreed to offer retraining programs, better pensions and advance notice of plant shutdowns.

Last week, he had a plant shutdown.

Because of plant shutdowns, it's a good idea to call ahead.

One goal is to prevent the layoffs that come with plant shutdowns.