> Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now the emphasis is on restarting it by late 2025, following support from the state of Michigan and the Biden administration.
First time a NPP has been reopened in the US. Is this a good move in your opinion? For context, nuke power makes up about a fifth of the state’s energy, while renewables are near 10%. The rest is mostly coal and gas.
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> Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now the emphasis is on restarting it by late 2025, following support from the state of Michigan and the Biden administration.
First time a NPP has been reopened in the US. Is this a good move in your opinion? For context, nuke power makes up about a fifth of the state’s energy, while renewables are near 10%. The rest is mostly coal and gas.