Samantha Smith

The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant has become an ongoing project for the state of Michigan. What began as Entergy and Holtec International filing to transfer the plant’s license to Holtec following its planned 2022 shutdown has become a $2B effort to bring economic growth, infrastructure improvements and jobs to the state of Michigan while promoting low-carbon energy and energy security on a national scale. Per Holtec Nuclear Corp.’s SEC Form S-1 filing, Holtec reported $1.305 billion in...

Three environmental groups have filed a federal lawsuit against Holtec International to block the planned restart of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant. Filed in the United States Federal District Court for Western Michigan on Nov. 17, 2025, the lawsuit—brought by Beyond Nuclear, with Don’t Waste Michigan and Michigan Safe Energy Future as co-plaintiffs—argues the NRC violated federal law by granting Holtec an exemption that allowed the plant to shift from decommissioning back to operational...

It has been just over 1,250 days since Holtec International announced the acquisition of Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, with the intention of finishing the decommission process after it was announced in May 2022 and was planning to start the decommission process in June. However, Holtec International had a change of heart, announcing in early 2023 that it would be exploring a potential restart.