Environmental group Beyond Nuclear has filed a federal lawsuit in the US state of Michigan opposing the restart of the single-unit Palisades nuclear power station by Holtec.

The lawsuit says that “the exemption granted by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission from the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954… which would allow the owner of a permanently shut down commercial nuclear power plant to be restored to commercial generation is unlawful.”

It says that Holtec should be forced to pursue a new licence application.