# 2026-12660: Nuclear Plant Wins One-Time Work Hour Exemption

2026-12660, Palisades Energy, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Exemption, is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2026-06-24, effective 2026-06-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12660
- As of: 2026-07-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12660
- Title: Palisades Energy, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Exemption
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 38035
- Published: 2026-06-24
- Effective: 2026-06-18
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-07-01

## In one line

Nuclear Plant Wins One-Time Work Hour Exemption

## Summary

Palisades Energy, LLC got a special one-time pass from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to relax work hour rules at the Palisades Nuclear Plant until just before they load fuel into the reactor. This change affects workers involved in the plant’s startup and helps keep things running smoothly without extra costs. The exemption was officially granted on June 18, 2026, giving the plant some flexible wiggle room during a critical time.

## Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued an exemption in response to a request dated May 27, 2026, as supplemented on June 4, 2026, and June 13, 2026, from Palisades Energy, LLC. The exemption authorizes a one-time exemption for the Palisades Nuclear Plant to allow the use of the less restrictive work hour limitations described in the NRC regulations until 9 days before the start of the unit's initial fuel load into the reactor for various covered individuals as described in the exemption.

## Effects PRIA read

- One-time work-hour exemption for plant staff: mixed, medium. If you work in Operations, Health Physics/Chemistry, Fire Brigade, or Maintenance at the Palisades Nuclear Plant, the NRC granted a one-time exemption on June 18, 2026 allowing those covered workers to follow the less restrictive outage work-hour controls until 9 days before the unit's initial fuel…
- Exemption helps avoid restart delays and energy shortfalls: benefit, medium. The NRC exemption (issued June 18, 2026) is intended to let Palisades finish pre-fuel-load restart activities without imposing stricter online work-hour controls that could delay restart. The staff noted that not granting the exemption could delay restarting the plant and potentially delay the amou…

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## Sources
- [2026-12660 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/24/2026-12660/palisades-energy-llc-palisades-nuclear-plant-exemption)
- [2026-12660 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-24/pdf/2026-12660.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12660 (as of 2026-07-01).