COVERT, MI – A shuttered nuclear power plant in southwest Michigan is a major step closer to firing back up its reactor and generating electricity again. Federal safety regulators filed public notice ...

A decommissioned nuclear plant in Covert, Mich. is one step closer to reopening after federal regulators on Thursday gave the okay to several requests tied to the plant’s operating license, marking ...

While the Palisades nuclear plant closed in 2022, an effort to reopen the plant took off not long after. Federal regulators approved an exemption on July 24 which allows the plant's owners to bring ...

The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in West Michigan has officially earned "operations status," becoming the first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. to reopen after a shutdown. "With this ...

VAN BUREN COUNTY, Mich. — In just two months, West Michigan is set to make history in the United States. Palisades Nuclear Plant is on track to become the first nuclear power plant to reopen after ...

July 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved a series of requests from Holtec International that lay the groundwork to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant, opens ...

The Palisades Nuclear Plant in west Michigan is closer to reopening after transitioning from decommissioning to operations status in what the owner called a "historic first" move to restart a closed ...

The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in West Michigan continues on track to be the first commercial nuclear power plant in the U.S. to reopen after a shutdown, with one of the National Regulatory ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...