NRC Grants Holtec Exemption to Begin Early Site Construction Activities for Pioneer Units 1 and 2

NRC Grants Holtec Exemption to Begin Early Site Construction Activities for Pioneer Units 1 and 2

COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich., Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) granted Holtec an exemption on August 28, 2026, authorizing installation of permanent support-of-excavation (SOE) and cutoff-wall systems for Pioneer Units 1 and 2 before issuance…

Holtec SMR effort gets a boost following NRC exemption

Holtec International, owner of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, has been granted approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to install permanent support-of-excavation and cutoff-wall systems for its planned small modular reactors at the site. Holtec says the NRC on August 28 approved an exemption allowing the support work for the Pioneer Units 1 and 2. The NRC’s decision followed an August 25 environmental assessment that found the work wou…

Holtec plans for small modular reactors at Palisades receive a boost with NRC decision

Holtec International, owner of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, has been granted approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to install permanent support-of-excavation and cutoff-wall systems for its planned small modular reactors at the site. Holtec says the

US regulator approves early work on 680-MW Michigan small reactor

NRC clears early excavation and ground work for Holtec's planned 680-MW SMR project at Michigan's Palisades site.