The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has begun its environmental review of an application from Palisades SMR for the Pioneer small modular reactor (SMR) project in Michigan.
A notice in the Federal Register includes instructions for the public to comment by 15 July on any environmental issues the NRC and the Army Corps of Engineers, a cooperating agency, should consider in the review.
Palisades SMR, a subsidiary of Texas-based Holtec International, is seeking a limited work authorisation for the Pioneer project, which could provide about 600 MW of electricity to support the nation’s energy needs.
The company submitted Part 1 of a phased construction permit application on 31 December 2025, including a request to authorise certain construction activities for two potential SMR-300 units.
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