Palisades Nuclear Plant Reauthorization of Power Operations

Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), with the Department of Energy Loan Programs Office as a cooperating agency, issued a final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on May 30, 2025, for the Palisades Nuclear Plant Reauthorization of Power Operations. The EA evaluated NRC actions including an exemption from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(2), a license transfer from Holtec Decommissioning International to Palisades Energy, LLC, and license amendments to allow the single pressurized-water reactor in Covert Township, Michigan to resume power operations through March 24, 2031. DOE LPO's action is a loan guarantee to support refueling and restart. The NRC found all environmental impacts not significant across all resource areas, and no EIS is required.

Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a draft Environmental Assessment and draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed reauthorization of power operations at the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert Township, Michigan. Palisades, a single pressurized-water reactor, permanently ceased operations on May 20, 2022. Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC and related entities submitted an exemption request, a license transfer request, and four license amendment requests to allow Palisades Energy, LLC to resume power operations through March 24, 2031. The NRC staff preliminarily determined that no significant environmental impacts would result from the proposed actions across all assessed resource areas. DOE Loan Programs Office is a cooperating agency and proposes a loan guarantee to support refueling and restart. Public comments are due March 3, 2025.

Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, and Holtec Palisades, LLC; Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of Intent To Conduct Scoping Process and Prepare an Environmental Assessment