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Holtec’s Engineering and Manufacturing Prowess Delivers Breakthrough Fuel Assembly Recovery at Palisades
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Holtec’s Engineering and Manufacturing Prowess Delivers Breakthrough Fuel Assembly Recovery at Palisades

In a remarkable demonstration of technical ingenuity and precision manufacturing, Holtec has successfully recovered the tilted fuel assembly at its Palisades Nuclear Power Plant using a purpose-built Fuel Movement Device conceived, engineered, manufactured, and delivered by the company in just two weeks.

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October 21, 2026
Progress Report on Palisades’ March to Startup
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Progress Report on Palisades’ March to Startup

Holtec’s Palisades Nuclear Power Plant continues to perform the work necessary to return the plant to safe and reliable operation, including fuel-loading-related activities, plant testing and restoration, and preparations for the next stages of startup. This Holtec Highlights issue summarizes the present status.

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September 21, 2026
Palisades Begins the Process for Loading Fuel in its Reactor Vessel, Embarking on a Meticulous Progression to Restart: Holtec’s Finest Hour
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Palisades Begins the Process for Loading Fuel in its Reactor Vessel, Embarking on a Meticulous Progression to Restart: Holtec’s Finest Hour

We are thrilled to announce that Palisades began the process for loading nuclear fuel into the plant's reactor vessel this morning, marking a historic milestone as America’s first shuttered nuclear power plant begins its step-by-step return to active power generation.

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August 30, 2026
Palisades’ Methodical March Toward Restart Reaches a Major Milestone
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Palisades’ Methodical March Toward Restart Reaches a Major Milestone

The Palisades restart project reached a watershed moment as the last of the major projects were successfully closed out and the site transitioned from large-scale activities to the remaining routine maintenance, testing, inspection, and operational readiness work required before startup.

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July 2, 2026
With Major Refurbishment Milestones Achieved, Palisades Advances Toward Restart, Prompting the Beginning of Preparatory Site Construction Planning by the Holtec/Hyundai Team to Build the Pioneer 1 & 2 SMR-300 Units
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With Major Refurbishment Milestones Achieved, Palisades Advances Toward Restart, Prompting the Beginning of Preparatory Site Construction Planning by the Holtec/Hyundai Team to Build the Pioneer 1 & 2 SMR-300 Units

Holtec Palisades has successfully completed passivation of its primary system, which is an essential step to ensure long-term equipment reliability and a key milestone in the ongoing effort to return the plant to service.

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March 30, 2026
Holtec Receives Coveted “Tier 1 First Mover Award” from the USDOE to Accelerate Deployment of its Dual-Unit SMR-300 Plant at the Company’s Palisades Energy Site
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Holtec Receives Coveted “Tier 1 First Mover Award” from the USDOE to Accelerate Deployment of its Dual-Unit SMR-300 Plant at the Company’s Palisades Energy Site

We are delighted and honored to have been selected as a recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Tier 1 “First Mover Team Support” award under the U.S. Government’s Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Pathway to Deployment Program.

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December 2, 2025