Company is attempting to restart a shuttered US nuclear plant for the first time

For the first time in the US, a decommissioned nuclear reactor is trying to be restarted thanks to the efforts of Michigan's governor and a company that normally tears old nuclear reactors down.

Such was the case in Michigan with the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, which was bought by Holtec Decommissioning International after its previous owner, Entergy, shut it down in June 2022.

“Nuclear reactors support energy independence by ensuring the reliable availability of clean, resilient and affordable power,” the Energy Department said back in March 2023 in an announcement of the opening of a second round of funding applications for older nuclear plants. Holtec President Kelly Trice says that government funding was essential to getting the plant restarted and that the company would also need regulatory exemptions and a power utility willing to buy the power from the plant. Trice did not say how much it would actually cost to restart the plant.Actually restarting the plant isn't expected to be easy, according to nuclear experts.

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Company seeks first-time restart of shuttered nuclear plantTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A company that tears down closed nuclear power plants wants to do in Michigan what has never been done in the U.S.: restore a dead one to life. Holtec Decommissioning International bought the Palisades Nuclear Generating Station last June for the stated purpose of dismantling it, weeks after previous owner Entergy shut it down.
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