Palisades nuclear plant wins rare exemption to clear fuel mishap and resume operations

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Palisades nuclear plant wins rare exemption to clear fuel mishap and resume operations

https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nrc-grants-exemption-palisades-nuclear-reactor

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US approves special fix to advance Michigan nuclear plant restart

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved a one-time license amendment allowing Holtec International to use specialized equipment to remove a fuel assembly stuck at a 30-degree angle inside the reactor vessel. Workers must complete the removal within ten days using a custom device and the plant polar crane. The operation involves lifting a loaded canister partially out of water, requiring careful monitoring to ensure worker radiation exposure remains within federal limits.

The U.S. NRC has granted Palisades a one-time license amendment to remove a fuel assembly tilted at 30 degrees after an August 30 mishap.

Holtec Palisades, the nuclear power plant that is scheduled to make history by restarting operations after being shut down forever, will also go down in history for another reason. The U. S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted it a one-time license amendment to handle the fuel assembly with special equipment after a mishap on August 30 left the assembly tilted at a 30-degree angle. Located on a 432-acre site, five miles away from South Haven, Michigan, the Palisades nuclear power plant is home to a single pressurized water reactor. It can produce upto 725 megawatts of electricity.

Read the full article at Interesting Engineering:
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/us-nrc-grants-exemption-palisades-nuclear-reactor