Small Modular Reactors

US Nuclear Regulator Accepts Partial Construction Permit Application For Holtec's Palisades SMRs

By Nigel Davies
25 February 2026

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US Nuclear Regulator Accepts Partial Construction Permit Application For Holtec's Palisades SMRs
A computer-generated image of two SMR-300 units at the Palisades site in Michigan. Courtesy Holtec.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted the first part of a construction permit application for review from US-based Holtec International for two SMR-300 small modular reactor (SMR) units in the state of Michigan.

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