Plant Operation

Fuel Loading Process Begins As Palisades Nears Return To Power Generation

By David Dalton
31 August 2026

Michigan plant likely to become first in US to restart after going into decommissioning

Fuel Loading Process Begins As Palisades Nears Return To Power Generation
The Palisades reactor cavity and new fuel-handling machine during preparations for fuel loading earlier this summer. Courtesy Holtec International.
The process for loading nuclear fuel into the reactor vessel has begun at the Palisades nuclear power station in Michigan, marking a milestone as the shuttered nuclear power plant begins its step-by-step return to active power generation.

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