Palisades’ Methodical March Toward Restart Reaches a Major Milestone

[Marlin]

Palisades' Methodical March Toward Restart Reaches a Major Milestone

https://holtecinternational.com/hh-41-10/

[Core Content]

Palisades has completed its major project phase, transitioning the site from large-scale construction to routine maintenance and operational readiness. Recent milestones include placing the turbine-generator on turning gear and installing a new fuel handling system. The facility is now focused on final testing and verification procedures required before fuel loading.

This transition marks a shift toward the regulatory and operational requirements necessary to return the decommissioned plant to service. The project serves as a test case for the nuclear industry regarding the feasibility of restarting retired reactors. Success at the site depends on meeting federal safety standards while coordinating complex logistics through the plant's Operations Command Center.

The Palisades restart project reached a watershed moment as the last of the major projects were successfully closed out and the site transitioned from large-scale activities to the remaining routine maintenance, testing, inspection, and operational readiness work required before startup.

The Palisades turbine-generator on turning gear, an important step in preparing the plant's power generation equipment for operation.

Among the final accomplishments in this "project phase" of restart was placement of the plant's turbine-generator on turning gear following extensive inspections, maintenance, testing, and refurbishment activities.

Another major achievement was installation and testing of a new state-of-the-art fuel handling machine, completing the upgraded fuel handling system.

Read the full article at Holtec International:
https://holtecinternational.com/hh-41-10/

[fiveeleven]

The path to the promised land in the hands of the OCC. Bummer.