# 2026-22884: Michigan’s Proposed Small Reactors Enter the Federal Review Queue

2026-22884, SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Receipt of Construction Permit Application, is a Federal Register notice from Nuclear Regulatory Commission published 2026-11-10, effective 2026-11-10; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22884
- As of: 2026-11-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22884
- Title: SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Receipt of Construction Permit Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 72577
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Effective: 2026-11-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-11

## In one line

Michigan’s Proposed Small Reactors Enter the Federal Review Queue

## Summary

SMR, LLC, through its subsidiary Palisades SMR, LLC, has submitted a construction permit application for two new small nuclear reactors called Pioneer Units 1 and 2 in Michigan. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission started sharing updates about this application weekly from November 10, 2026. This project could bring new energy jobs and infrastructure but will take time and investment to build.

## Abstract

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice of receipt and availability each week, for four consecutive weeks, beginning November 10, 2026, of the second part of a phased construction permit application, from SMR, LLC, on behalf of Palisades SMR, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holtec International, for a dual-unit SMR-300 plant located at the Palisades Energy Center (PEC) in Covert, Michigan. The units are individually named Pioneer Unit 1 and Pioneer Unit 2. This is the first of four consecutive weekly notifications. The application for the construction permits was received on September 30, 2026.

## Effects PRIA read

- Potential Local Energy Jobs and Infrastructure: benefit, low. A company filed for a construction permit on September 30, 2026 to build two small reactors called Pioneer Unit 1 and Pioneer Unit 2 at the Palisades Energy Center in Covert, Michigan. This project could bring new energy jobs and new infrastructure to the area, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission…

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## Sources
- [2026-22884 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/10/2026-22884/smr-llc-palisades-smr-llc-pioneer-units-1-and-2-receipt-of-construction-permit-application)
- [2026-22884 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-10/pdf/2026-22884.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22884 (as of 2026-11-11).