Palisades Nuclear Power Plant restart remains in final phases
COVERT — The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, which is striving to be the first power plant in the United States to be restarted after the decommissioning process had begun, has faced some delays in repowering.
Holtec announced in September of 2024 that it planned to restart operations of the plant by October of 2025. However, that deadline has since come and gone and the plant has yet to be restarted.
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