ML24187A133

LTR-24-0069 Emailed Response Regarding Palisades Restart Project

ML24187A133
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Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	07/05/2024
From:	Justin Poole Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Zimmerman P - No Known Affiliation
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From: Justin Poole (He/Him)

To: zmannp@gmail.com

Subject:

Response to: Palisades Plant bid to reopen PLEASE READ Date: Friday, July 5, 2024 9:26:00 AM

Bob and Pam Zimmerman,

The NRC is conducting a thorough review of Holtecs request to authorize the return of the Palisades nuclear plant to operating and will only authorize restart if Holtec can demonstrate that Palisades will be able to meet the NRCs safety and security requirements for an operating reactor in order to protect the workers, the public and environment. The NRC created a dedicated panel of experts, Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart Panel,to oversee and review the actions Holtec is taking to meet these requirements, including licensing, programmatic oversight, regulatory guidance and inspections. The team is actively reviewing licensing actions and conducting inspections. The NRC also continues its oversight of the shutdown and defueled plant. The plant remains in a safe condition. No decision has been made on Holtecs request.

We realized from the beginning of this review that the community around Palisades is likely to have a lot of questions and concerns related to the potential restart of this plant. As such, transparency and keeping the public informed every step of the way became one of our highest priorities as we review Holtecs request to bring Palisades back online. The NRC held nine public meetings, which enabled the public to observe discussions between the NRC and Holtec related to licensing actions and ask questions. In addition, we went above and beyond what was required by committing to host quarterly public meetings near the plant to inform and update the community on the NRCs reviews and create opportunities for a dialogue with interested members of the public. The first meeting was held on April 17, 2024, and the next public meeting will be held later this summer. Every meeting is announced through a public meeting notice available on the NRC website: https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. On July 11, the NRC is hosting a meeting near Palisades to solicit public comment on environmental issues: https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?

AccessionNumber=ML24180A086.

The NRC also created a special page on potential Palisades restart, which contains documents related to the NRCs review and is regularly updated with new information:

https://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/reactors/pali.html. Here, you can subscribe to the NRCs listserv to receive documents related to the potential Palisades restart review and decommissioning activities via email: Operating Reactor Correspondence form.

Our Public Affairs Officers, who regularly interact with members of the public on Palisades-related topics, are happy to assist with any questions or comments:

OPA Field Office Region III (Chicago)

Sr. Public Affairs Officer: Viktoria Mitlyng - 630-829-9662 Public Affairs Officer: Prema Chandrathil - 630-829-9663

Office of Public Affairs Headquarters

Telephone:301-415-8200 Email:OPA.Resource@nrc.gov Justin C. Poole Project Manager Palisades Restart NRR/DORL/LPL 3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301)415-2048