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‘Its been a battle’: Neighbors worry about Palisades Nuclear Plant restarting

Fox News , By: Daren Bower, Sep 12, 2024

In May of 2022, Palisades Nuclear Power Plant shut down its reactor. Now Holtec International is in the process of restarting the facility, but neighbors are concerned that the process is being rushed and want to make sure the plant is restarted and operated safely.

Just up the beach from Tom and Jody Flynn’s house is the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.

“Its been a battle having them as a neighbor,” said Jody Flynn.

The facility was commissioned in 1971 and stopped operating two years ago.

Now, new owner Holtec International is in the process of making Palisades the first nuclear power plant to ever be restarted in the country.

May of 2022 Palisades Nuclear Power Plant shut down it’s reactor. Holtec International is in the process of restarting the facility, but neighbors say the process is being rushed.

Holtec disagrees, saying the plant won’t be operational until December of 2025 at the earliest…………

On Sept. 9, residents filed a petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) arguing that Palisades is not meeting the standards for a safe start-up.

Palisades Neighborhood spokesperson Alan Blind said, “We’re not sure that anything we say could stop the NRC from approving Palisades. But please, please, please NRC, take the time to do it right.”

Blind adds, since this has never been done before, the NRC needs to have more guidelines in place for the restart to happen safely.

“It’s the NRC’S responsibility to decide what the rules are, and they haven’t done that yet,” said Blind. https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/its-been-a-battle-neighbors-worry-about-palisades-nuclear-plant-restarting

September 14, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA