NRC launches environmental review of Holtec’s new-build plans for Palisades

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NRC launches environmental review of Holtec's new-build plans for Palisades

https://www.ans.org/news/2026-06-16/article-8126/nrc-launches-environmental-review-of-holtecs-newbuild-plans-for-palisades/

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Source: ans.org.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have initiated a 30-day public scoping period to evaluate the environmental impact of two proposed SMR-300 reactors at the Palisades site. This review process follows Holtec International's construction permit application for the Pioneer-1 and Pioneer-2 units. Public comments regarding the environmental impact statement are due by July 15.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to prepare an environmental impact statement for its review of Holtec International's application to site two Holtec SMR-300 reactors at the Palisades site in Covert, Mich. The two planned reactors would be known as Pioneer-1 and -2.

A draft EIS will "identify, describe, and analyze the potential environmental effects of the proposed action and a range of reasonable alternatives," according to the Federal Register notice posted on Monday. To gather information on environmental concerns and specific issues, obtain additional information and analysis, and weigh alternative options, the NRC and cooperating agency the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have opened a 30-day public scoping period as part of the environmental review.

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