US Approves Special Fix to Advance Michigan Nuclear Plant Restart

Holtec’s Fiasco at Michigan's Palisades Nuke Demands Immediate Open Public Hearings

On the southeastern shore of Lake Michigan, an extremely hot, intensely radioactive 1,000-pound nuclear fuel assembly sits somewhere under specially treated water inside the Palisades nuclear power plant. That assembly has “tilted from its upright position,” according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and may have damaged other key components of the plant.

US approves special fix to advance Michigan nuclear plant restart

Holtec Palisades, the nuclear power plant that is scheduled to make history by restarting operations after being shut down forever, will also go down in history for another reason. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted it a one-time license amendment to handle the fuel assembly with special equipment after a mishap on August 30 left the assembly tilted at a 30-degree angle.  Located on a 432-acre site, five miles away from South Hav…

Holtec Palisades can try unusual fix to nuclear fuel loading mishap

COVERT, MI — Federal regulators approved an unusual plan to retrieve a bent and tilted assembly which has blocked fuel loading at the Palisades nuclear reactor for more than six weeks.

Regulators approve plan to remove damaged fuel assembly at Palisades

The fuel assembly tipped inside the reactor shortly after workers started reloading fuel in August.

High-tech fuel assembly rescue approved at Palisades

Federal regulators have approved a special license amendment for Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant, clearing the way for operators to remove a stuck fuel assembly that temporarily delayed the facility’s restart. According to documents released by the U.S.