Anti-nuclear activists call for broader environmental review on Palisades restart

Groups push for more detailed statement on environmental impact of possible Palisades restart - WDET 101.9 FM

A group of five environmental organizations is pushing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take a deeper look at environmental impacts from the proposed restart of the Palisades plant in Southwest Michigan. A panel of NRC judges heard oral arguments this week to decide whether to hold a hearing. The five groups — Beyond Nuclear, Don’t Waste Michigan, Michigan Safe Energy Future, Three Mile Island Alert and Nuclear Energy Information Service — f…

Anti-nuclear activists call for broader environmental review on Palisades restart • Michigan Advance

The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township. (Courtesy: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission)As New Jersey-Based Holtec International works its way toward restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant in West Michigan, a host of organizations are challenging regulator’s findings that reviving the reactor would not bring significant harm to the environment.  The Palisades restart marks the first effort of its kind in…

Anti-nuclear activists call for broader environmental review on Palisades restart

As New Jersey-Based Holtec International works its way toward restarting the Palisades Nuclear Plant in West Michigan, a host of organizations are challenging regulator’s findings that reviving the reactor would not bring significant harm to the environment. The Palisades restart…

Groups challenging historic Palisades restart effort go back before 3-judge panel

New and amended contentions challenging the historic Palisades restart effort were heard Thursday by a three-judge panel at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s national headquarters in the Washington suburb of Rockville, Md.