https://www.wcmu.org/tags/palisades-nuclear-power-plant Palisades Nuclear Power Plant en-US Copyright Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:50:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-11/company-cant-find-documents-showing-safety-of-welding-at-palisades Holtec International is trying to bring the Palisades nuclear energy plant back online, but first it has to prove to regulators that welding work done at the plant was done correctly. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:50:08 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2026-02-11/company-cant-find-documents-showing-safety-of-welding-at-palisades Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-17/palisades-nuclear-plant-restart-plans-pushed-back-to-early-2026 Holtec Internation had been saying it planned to resume generating power by the end of 2025. That timeline has now shifted to the start of the new year. Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:58:00 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-12-17/palisades-nuclear-plant-restart-plans-pushed-back-to-early-2026 Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-20/groups-file-federal-lawsuit-to-stop-palisades-nuclear-plant-restart The lawsuit accuses the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of violating the law when it granted an exemption to allow Palisades to return to operating status. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 22:26:29 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-11-20/groups-file-federal-lawsuit-to-stop-palisades-nuclear-plant-restart Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-22/palisades-nuclear-plant-contractor-falls-into-pool-above-reactor A contract worker at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant fell into a reactor cavity on Tuesday while performing work inside the containment building. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:30:13 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-10-22/palisades-nuclear-plant-contractor-falls-into-pool-above-reactor Michael Symonds https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/palisades-nuclear-power-plant-returns-to-operating-status-three-years-after-shutdown Operating status means the plant is allowed to receive new nuclear fuel. It is not yet generating power. It is the first nuclear plant in the U.S. to ever return to operations after going into decommissioning status. Tue, 26 Aug 2025 22:31:35 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2025-08-26/palisades-nuclear-power-plant-returns-to-operating-status-three-years-after-shutdown Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-03/groups-file-petition-to-stop-nuclear-plant-from-reopening-along-lake-michigan Holtec, the company that owns the plant, says restarting would create 600 jobs and offer a carbon-free source of energy for the state. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 12:21:13 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-09-03/groups-file-petition-to-stop-nuclear-plant-from-reopening-along-lake-michigan Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-12/palisades-reopening-plan-gets-mixed-reaction-in-public-hearing The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is accepting comments on what it should consider in an environmental assessment of the proposal to reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Southwest Michigan. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:02:17 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-07-12/palisades-reopening-plan-gets-mixed-reaction-in-public-hearing Dustin Dwyer https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-27/a-1-5-billion-conditional-loan-brings-holtec-closer-to-reopening-palisades The loan marks a major step forward in the effort to restart the nuclear plant. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:00:59 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2024-03-27/a-1-5-billion-conditional-loan-brings-holtec-closer-to-reopening-palisades Michael Symonds https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-28/palisades-power-plant-sale-now-final The decommissioning of a 50-year-old nuclear power plant in West Michigan is set to begin soon, now that its sale is final. Tue, 28 Jun 2022 22:10:57 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-06-28/palisades-power-plant-sale-now-final Colin Jackson https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-05-23/time-runs-out-for-the-palisades-nuclear-power-plants-continued-operation The Palisades nuclear power plant in West Michigan shut down on Friday as the final step towards de-commissioning. Mon, 23 May 2022 22:40:18 GMT https://www.wcmu.org/local-regional-news/2022-05-23/time-runs-out-for-the-palisades-nuclear-power-plants-continued-operation Tracy Samilton