Michigan’s governor has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to support Holtec International’s efforts to “save” the 800-MW Palisades nuclear power plant, marking a potential turnaround for the facility in Southwest Michigan, which was taken offline for the final time on May 20, 2022, after 50 years of operation.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s in a Sept. 9 letter asked DOE Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm to support Holtec’s plans “to repower and reopen” Palisades, a single pressurized water reactor in Covert, Michigan, that had operated since 1971.
