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Palisades owner faces tough questions about nuclear ‘sleeving’

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File photo of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
This file photo from 2023 shows the closed Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert, Michigan. Holtec International is making repairs to the 1970s-era facility with plans to restart power generation by the end of 2025. (Joel Bissell | Jbissell@mlive.com)Joel Bissell | Jbissell@mlive.com

COVERT, MI – Holtec International is facing tough questions about major repairs needed at a West Michigan nuclear power plant poised to restart within a matter of months.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) this week released a series of questions about repairs planned for steam generator tubes at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, which shut down three years ago under a prior owner. Officials first found the defective steam generator tubes during an inspection last year at the 800-megawatt power plant near South Haven.

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