ML24184B856

News Release-24-052: NRC Seeks Input on Environmental Review Topics for Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Application

ML24184B856
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Issue date:	06/27/2024
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No: 24-052 June 27, 2024 CONTACT: Scott Burnell, 301-415-8200 NRC Seeks Input on Environmental Review Topics for Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Application

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting July 11 to discuss the environmental review process for Holtec Internationals request to return the Palisades Nuclear Plant to an operational status.

The hybrid in-person/virtual meeting July 11 will gather comments on the issues that should be addressed in the environmental review. In-person attendees will be given priority to comment during the meeting. The meeting will be from 6-10 p.m. Eastern time in Grand Upton Hall at the Mendel Center, 1100 Yore Ave. in Benton Harbor, Michigan. The staff will hold an open house from 5-6 p.m. Eastern time for informal discussions. Additional details on the meeting will be available soon on the NRCs public meeting schedule.

The NRC, as the lead federal agency, is conducting the environmental review with the Department of Energys Loan Programs Office as a cooperating agency. The DOE has issued a conditional commitment for a loan guarantee to Holtec for the potential restart of Palisades, in Covert Township, Michigan. More information on the DOE s commitment is available here.

The meeting is one method for the public to submit comments before the July 29 deadline, as described in a notice in the Federal Register. Comments can also be submitted via email to PalisadesRestartEnvironmental@nrc.gov or via the regulations.govwebsite (include Docket ID NRC-2024-0076 in website comments). Comments can also be submitted by traditional mail to Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN A60M, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555- 0001.

Palisades permanently ceased operations in May 2022. Starting in late 2023, Holtec filed several licensing requests that, if approved, could return the plant to operational status. The environmental review will cover the scope of those licensing requests, considering new and significant information developed since the NRCs October 2006 review for Palisades license renewal. More information on the Palisades restart review is available on the NRC website.