The Palisades nuclear power station in the US state of Michigan has received new nuclear fuel – 68 assemblies in total – as part of plans to restart the facility.
Holtec International, which owns Palisades, said procuring new fuel was among the earliest long-lead activities in the project, requiring months of technical preparation and regulatory coordination.
In August Palisades officially returned to operational status after being in decommissioning for three years – marking the first time in the US that a shut-down reactor has returned to operations.
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