Due to expected inclement weather, the proceeding will be virtual-only,
starting at 11 a.m. The public will be able to listen to the virtual session using the telephone line
information below.
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will conduct an
oral argument Feb. 12 on adjudicatory hearing petitions concerning Holtec Decommissioning
International, LLC’s, and Holtec Palisades, LLC’s, license amendment requests and an
exemption request related to a potential restart of the Palisades Nuclear Plant. Palisades is
located in Covert, Michigan.
The oral argument will allow the board to ask questions regarding challenges from two
petitioning groups, a group of nine individuals (Joint Petitioners) and a group of five
organizations (Petitioning Organizations). The three administrative judges on the board will hear
argument from representatives for the petitioning groups, Holtec, and the NRC staff.
The public may listen to the oral argument by dialing 301-576-2978 and entering
passcode 101 394 753#. For additional information please contact Twana Ellis at
Twana.Ellis@nrc.gov or 301-415-6094.
The board is composed of three administrative judges from the NRC’s Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel. Boards conduct adjudicatory hearings on NRC licensing and
enforcement actions, and they are independent of the NRC staff. A board’s rulings may be
appealed to the Commission, the five-member body that sets NRC policy.
Information on the Palisades restart review is available on the NRC website (click on
“Potential Restart”).
