Public Meeting on Palisades Monday, February 9th @ 2:00 pm ET

Press Advisory 

Public Meeting to Discuss Holtec Relief Request on Palisades Pressure Spray Nozzles

Monday, February 9th @ 2:00 pm ET.  Several Months Delay Anticipated

For additional information please contact:
Michael J. Keegan, Intervenor with Don't Waste Michigan (734) 770-1441, mkeeganj@comcast.net 
Kevin Kamps, Intervenor with Beyond Nuclear (240) 462-3216, kevin@beyondnuclear.org 
 
Last week the NRC posted Palisades  'Revised Relief Request Number RR 5-9' (ML26019A041) in which Holtec concedes that unauthorized welding work not meeting ASME welding standards had been done on Pressure Spray Nozzles.  "These welds are completely out of compliance, with no simple fix. Holtec tried the quick and dirty approach of repair not replace. The existing reactor pressure vessel head is junk and needs to be replaced at a cost in the hundreds of millions, with a delay in excess of a year" stated Michael Keegan with Don't Waste Michigan.
 
Please follow Meeting Info link below to Register for this important Public Meeting on Palisades, Monday at 2:00pm ET
 
02/09/26
2:00PM -
3:00PM ET
Meeting info
Public pre-submittal meeting to discuss the potential for Holtec to submit Relief Request 5-14 for Palisades related to the Pressurizer Spray Nozzle Safe End and Safety Nozzles RV-1039 and RV-1040 Flange Welds. Members of the public are invited to provide comments to the NRC staff at the close of the business portion of the meeting. [more...]

Participation: Observation

 Teleconference
Webinar
Marlayna Doell
(301) 415-3178

Justin Poole
(301) 415-2048
 
Docketed 1/28/2026
Document Title:
Palisades Nuclear Plant - Revised Relief Request Number RR 5-9, Proposed Alternative Section XI Code Requirement for Modification of Reactor Pressure Vessel Closure Head, Control Rod Drive Mechanisms and Incore Instrmentation Penetrations
Document Type:
Letter
Request for Code Relief or Alternative
Document Date:
01/16/2026
 
For extensive information, please see Beyond Nuclear’s “Newest Nuke Nightmares at Palisades, 2022 to Present”.
Interviews with nuclear engineer Arnie Gundersen can be arranged through Kevin Kamps.
 
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Michael J. Keegan
Don't Waste Michigan
Submitted by admin on Fri, 02/06/2026 - 15:26