Palisades Help Requested! - Thursday June 25th @ 10:00am ET

[Michael J Keegan]

Dear No Nuke Community,

NRC is looking to clear the runway for Palisades Restart.

Please tune in tomorrow / Thursday at 10:00am ET to Observe (bare witness) and Comment.

Coordinates below in Media Advisory.

Thank you!

N2

MJK

 

Media Advisory for Thursday June 25th @ 10:00am ET

 

Contacts: Michael J. Keegan, Don’t Waste Michigan, Monroe, MI, mkee...@comcast.net, (734) 770-1441

                  Kevin Kamps, Don't Waste Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI, kevin...@proton.me (269) 217-6326

 

Palisades Steam Generator Repair Meeting with Petitioner and Licensee set for 10:00am Thursday

 

Meeting Info - Meeting Dates and Times: 06/25/26, 10AM - 11AM EDT

Meeting Location: Webinar by Microsoft Team with Phone-Bridge, and In-Person at 11555 Rockville Pike O1F24 Rockville, MD

 

Webinar Link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/211900237847058?p=BLKzqCusdQnMh1mZOC

Webinar Meeting Number: 211 900 237 847 058 and Webinar Password: dg3Ze26C

 

Teleconference Bridge Number: 301-576-2978

Passcode: 456806328# and Conference ID: 456 806 328#

 

Holtec International's own nuclear engineering contractor, Framatome, on March 19, 2026 admitted in a report that Palisades atomic reactor cannot operate more than 14.5 months, without "the Probability of Burst" of dangerously degraded, safety-critical steam generator tubes "exponentially" increasing. The discovery of steam generator tube damage 250 times greater than during the previous outage’s inspection has not been scrutinized.  The NRC has never asked Holtec to analyze any lingering effects from chemical hideout that may cause further long term damage if Palisades were to return to service.  The NRC has not required Holtec to determine the root cause of this extensive outbreak of safe-end tube damage.  There is nothing on historical record where a nuclear power plant was allowed to restart after it sat for two years with unmonitored water chemistry in excess of industry water quality standards.  

 

On behalf of Petitioners, nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen, with 55 years of relevant experience, documented Framatome's admission in a White Paper (ML26107A109) entitled "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Double Standard: A Historical Overview of NRC's Inspection Requirements at Millstone 1, Turkey Point, and Holtec's Palisades." Gundersen's detailed report, including analysis based on his own direct professional experience, warns that nuclear power safety regulation has been dangerously weakened over the past half-century, risking dire consequences for the Great Lakes State, given Palisades' impending, unprecedented restart.  The White Paper was sent on April 2, 2026 to Palisades Restart Panel which then sent to NRC's 2.206 Petition Review Board for burial.  The Petition Review Board has now granted Petitioners a Public Meeting on Thursday before final burial.  Toledo based attorney Terry J. Lodge and nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen will be presenting Thursday morning.

 

The Coalition contends that the NRC has abdicated its legal responsibility to ensure that Palisades is SAFE – full stop – SAFE and instead sees  its role as approving Palisades as SAFE ENOUGH to begin operation for a short period of time. 

 

NRC Contact: Dennis Galvin, (301) 415-6256 and Jeff Smith, (301) 415-1057

 

Related Documents

ML25212A137 - 7/29/2025 Petition Submittal

ML26107A108 - 4/3/2026 Petitioner White Paper Cover Letter

ML26107A109 - 4/3/2026 Petitioner White Paper

ML25328A037 - 9/30/2025 NRC Screen-in email

ML26114A066 - 4/22/2026 NRC Referral of Petitioner White Paper to the 2.206 Process

ML26124A016 - 5/1/2026 NRC Initial Assessment

 

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[Michael J Keegan]

Dear No Nuke Community,

NRC is looking to clear the runway for Palisades Restart.

Please tune in today / Thursday at 10:00am ET to Observe (bare witness) and Comment.