Texas-based Holtec International has completed the acquisition of the shutdown single-unit Palisades nuclear power plant and the Big Rock Point spent fuel storage facility at a former nuclear plant , both in Michigan.
The company said in a statement that the acquisition was given the green light by US regulators with a licence transfer approval in December 2021.
Holtec said it will now proceed with decommissioning at Palisades, the first task being the planned removal of spent nuclear fuel.
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