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The report concludes that without “robust governance frameworks” in place, next-generation nuclear is likely to reinforce or even create problems that technology alone can’t fix.

The lawsuit accuses the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of violating the law when it granted an exemption to allow Palisades to return to operating status.

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.

Operators can now load fuel into the Palisades Nuclear Plant's reactor, though its owner still needs to pass more regulatory hurdles before it can come back online.

Holtec wants to install the nation's first small nuclear reactors at the Palisades plant in Southwest Michigan, but first it would have to win regulatory approval.

The owner of Palisades says the operating license for the plant is still valid. Others argued Holtec is missing key information that would be required if it sought a new license.

Holtec International wants the Palisades nuclear plant in Southwest Michigan to be the first shuttered nuclear plant to ever reopen in the U.S. But federal requlators Tuesday questioned their timeline for bringing the plant back online.

Wolverine Power Cooperative has been awarded a federal grant to subsidize costly electricity from the Palisades Nuclear Power plant in West Michigan — if it restarts.

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.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer told an economic forum Monday that nuclear energy is a necessary part of her goal to generate all of Michigan’s electricity without fossil fuels.