NRC gives notice of Holtec's early-work request for two reactors in Covert, Michigan

Official title: SMR, LLC; Palisades SMR, LLC; Pioneer Units 1 and 2; Phased Construction Permit Application-Limited Work Authorization

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving the fourth of four weekly public notices that it has received the first part of a phased construction permit application from SMR, LLC, on behalf of Palisades SMR, LLC, a subsidiary of Holtec International. The application covers a two-unit SMR-300 plant at the Palisades Energy Center in Covert, Michigan. It includes a request for limited work authorization to begin certain early construction activities, plus an environmental report. The NRC says the weekly notices are required by its regulations, and staff are performing a detailed technical review.