In a statement Thursday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission confirmed it has formally approved a request to transition the Palisades plant license from decommissioning to operating status. Viktoria Mitlyng, spokesperson for the NRC, says it’s a historic step.
“There's never been a plant that was formally in decommissioning status that has gone through all the actions and checks to be able to return to operation.”
Mitlyng says there are still several levels of NRC approval that Holtec must go through before the plant can become fully operational.
