Recommissioning & Restarts

Changes at NRC, executive orders, and nuclear plant restarts dominate 2025 stories in the nuclear industry

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In the first year of President Donald Trump’s second administration, he established himself as an unabashed nuclear energy advocate – both promoting new projects and remaking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in an effort to speed up approvals.
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Holtec retrieves tilted assembly, resumes fuel loading at Palisades

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NRC approves Holtec’s custom fuel retrieval method at Palisades under ‘emergency conditions’

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NRC issues “chilled work environment” letter to Holtec’s Palisades

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NRC finds no significant environmental impact in Three Mile Island restart

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Fuel assembly incident halts Holtec’s fuel loading activities at Palisades

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DOE makes $1.9 billion loan for NextEra’s Duane Arnold restart

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DOE issues $1.9 billion loan for NextEra’s Duane Arnold restart

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Fuel loading gets underway at Palisades nuclear plant

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Fuel loading begins at Palisades, Holtec says

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An environmental coalition files appeals to federal courts in an effort to halt Palisades’ restart

Two plant operators in hard hats reviewing controls and switches inside a power plant control room.
Recommissioning & Restarts

NRC finds no significant environmental harm in Duane Arnold’s restart

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Monday issued a draft environmental assessment (EA) finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for NextEra Energy’s Duane Arnold Energy Center in Iowa. With the issuance of the draft environmental documents, NRC is also seeking… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingRadWaste Monitor! You must be logged in as a subscriber to view […]
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NRC preliminarily finds no significant environmental harm in Duane Arnold’s proposed restart

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Round Up: NextEra gains full ownership of Duane Arnold; Terrestrial Energy adds to front office; NRC plans webinars

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Palisades inches closer to restart with big projects completed, Holtec says

Reactor Licensing & Regulation

NRC invites public comment on environmental review of Holtec’s Palisades SMRs

Data Centers & Energy Demand

Palisades to help power data centers in Michigan, Wright says

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NRC issues draft environmental review for proposed Three Mile Island restart

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