The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said there is no significant environmental impact from the planned restart of the Palisades nuclear power station – the first restart of a commercial nuclear reactor in the US that had been shut down.

The NRC said in a statement it has issued the final environmental assessment for US-based Holtec International’s request to return the single-unit Palisades to an operational status.

The report contains the NRC staff’s evaluation and conclusion that there is no significant environmental impact from restarting Palisades, in Covert, Michigan.