Nuclear Plant Restart? NRC Seeks Comments on Palisades Revival with DOE Cash
Published Date: 1/31/2025
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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is asking for your thoughts on plans to restart power at the Palisades Nuclear Plant, managed by Holtec Decommissioning International and Holtec Palisades. The Department of Energy may help with a loan guarantee to support refueling and power resumption. If all goes well, this could bring energy back online without big environmental problems, with comments due by March 3, 2025.
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Palisades Could Restart Power Until 2031
If you live in Michigan, the NRC is considering requests that would let the Palisades Nuclear Plant be refueled and resume power operations, and if approved the plant could operate through March 24, 2031. The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office may provide a loan guarantee to support refueling and resumption of power, and the NRC is accepting public comments on the draft environmental assessment and draft FONSI through March 3, 2025.
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