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August 1, 2024 Holtec Public Meeting Presentation on Potential Palisades Nuclear Plant Restart
ML24212A345
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Issue date: 07/30/2024
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www.holtec.com

NRC/HDIPalisades Restart Public Meeting August 1, 2024 Meeting Agenda

  • Introductions
  • Palisades Presentation
  • Purpose & Outcome
  • Project Update
  • Questions / Comments

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Introductions

  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff
  • Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC (HDI) Staff
  • Jeff Borah -Palisades General Manager, Plant Operations
  • Joe Jerz -Palisades Director, Engineering
  • Michael Schultheis -Palisades Director, Regulatory and Site Strategies
  • Nick Culp -Palisades Sr. Manager Government Affairs & Communications

www.holtec.com l Page 3 Purpose and Outcome

  • Provide general update on the Restart Project to NRC Restart Panel and Staff
  • Overall project timeline and milestones
  • Staffing progress
  • Project funding
  • Significant activities planned
  • Community outreach and engagement

www.holtec.com l Page 4 Overall Timeline and Milestones

  • Operations Training Initial Accreditation, completed Dec 2023
  • 26 operators passed licensed operatorrequalificationexaminations, completed May 2024
  • Quality Assurance Plan revision, planned Aug 2024
  • Maintenance and Technical Training Initial Accreditation, planned Aug 2024
  • Nuclear Safety Review Board, planned Oct 2024 and April 2025
  • Transition to Operating Licensing Bases, planned Aug 2025
  • Resume Power Operations, planned Oct 2025

www.holtec.com l Page 5 Staffing Progress

  • Current PalisadesEmployees: 457*
  • Current Badged Contractors: 350*
  • Approx. 600 full-time, high-paying jobs during regular operation with large union workforce (two bargaining units, 15 trades)
  • Brings an additional 1,000+ specialty workers to SWMI for regularly scheduled refueling and maintenance outages every 18 months
  • As of July 2024

www.holtec.com l Page 6 Project Funding

  • $1.52B U.S. DOE Loan Commitment
  • Conditional loan guarantee announced by DOE Secretary Granholm -Mar 2024
  • $150M grant in FY 2024 Budget signed by Gov. Whitmer -Jul 2023
  • $150M grant in FY 2025 Budget signed by Gov. Whitmer -Jul 2024
  • Long-Term PPA Established
  • Between Holtecand Wolverine Power Cooperative and Hoosier Energy
  • Ensures financial viability, debt service
  • Multi-decade PPA includes two HoltecSMR-300
  • Decommissioning Trust Fund
  • Not being used for any Restart Project Activities
  • Will return to normal operational compliance paradigm under 10 CFR 50.75, coincident with License Transfer

www.holtec.com l Page 7 Palisades Reactor Head

  • Replacements are conducted utilizing proven techniques and robust technology
  • 5 nozzles have been replaced in previous outages
  • The remaining 49 will be replaced prior to plant restart

www.holtec.com l Page 8 NFPA-805 Modifications

  • Palisades will install all 22 remaining NFPA-805 modifications prior to restart, full transition was previously deferred due to pending shutdown
  • Installation of these deferred modifications will align Palisades with other industry leading nuclear plants for fire protection
  • These modifications eliminate required manual actions, resulting in an overall reduction in fire risk

www.holtec.com l Page 9 Control Rod Drive Seals

  • All 45 Control Rod Drive (CRD) Seals will be replaced prior to restart
  • Seal design achieved record operational runs
  • CRD Operational Testing has been optimized to extend seal life

www.holtec.com l Page 10 Steam Generator Inspections

  • Robust inspection and testing program of the primary and secondary systems
  • 100% Eddy Current Exam of all tubes
  • Plugs and Stabilizers as necessary
  • Cleaning of Primary and Secondary regions of u-tubes
  • Updated Condition Monitoring and Operational Assessment

www.holtec.com l Page 11 Reactor Vessel and Internals Inspection

  • Inspections will be completed on significant reactor components

-All Materials Reliability Program Vessel Internals Inspections

-Core Barrel Removal

-Full Vessel Inservice Inspection

-Primary Piping Nozzle Inspections

  • These inspections utilize state-of-the art, industry-leading inspection technology

www.holtec.com l Page 12 Generic Safety Issue 191 -Assessment of Debris Accumulation on PWR Sump Performance

  • Prior to Palisades Shutdown, extensive analyses, testing, and modifications were completed to substantially improve Containment Sump performance
  • Further GSI-191 closure efforts at Palisades were stopped in March 2019 due to the plant shutdown in May 2022
  • HDI is currently evaluating GSI-191 closure options using industry experts and industry guidance document, WCAP-17788, Comprehensive Analysis and Test Program for GSI-191 Closure
  • HDI plans to present the closure path to the NRC in third quarter 2024

www.holtec.com l Page 13 Public Outreach/Engagement

  • Strong broad-based support from federal, state, and local partners as well as within plant community
  • Continuous utilization engagement tools to inform stakeholders and the public
  • Palisades Joint Information Center (330 West Main Street, Benton Harbor, MI)
  • June 4, 2024 -More than 60 public attendees, including job applicants

www.holtec.com l Page 14 Palisades Repower Benefits

  • Safe, Reliable Energy
  • 800 MW of safe, clean, and reliable electricity -enough to power more than 800,000 homes
  • Reliability factor of +90% -24/7 baseload generation
  • Operated in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions highest safety category
  • Operates under the independent federal oversight of the NRC and adheres to all federal and state regulations
  • Environment
  • Provides carbon-free generationfor Michigan to achieve its climate goals, maintain reliability, and attract future employers
  • Offsets 4.47 million tons of CO2 emissions annually -in addition to other harmful GHG emissions -

equating to more than 900K cars on the road

  • Economy
  • Employs approx. 600 full-time, highly skilled workersand supports some 1,000 specialty supplemental workersduring regularly scheduled refuel/maintenance outages
  • Large veteranand union employer (~45% union workforce -UWUA and UGSOA -and 15 trades signed onto restart)
  • One of the regions largest taxpayerssupporting local public schools and libraries, public safety, transportation, veterans and senior services
  • 2023 study by Economic Growth Institute at the University of Michigan determined premature shutdown of Palisades resulted in an annual loss of $259 million in labor income and value added for tri-county region alone

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Next Public Open House December 2024 Joint Information Center Benton Harbor Questions/Comments

  • NRC Staff Questions or Comments?

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