Congressman Fred Upton (MI-06) will head to southwest Michigan this afternoon, to check out the condition of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant.
The unplanned release of slightly radioactive water into Lake Michigan earlier this month “outraged” the Republican congressman, who chairs the U.S. House’s Energy and Commerce Committee.
“Every option must be on the table to ensure that the continuing leak will not occur again,” Upton said in a statement last week, suggesting that a full replacement of the leaky water tank may be in order.
Officials from the nuclear plant maintain that the leak will not harm the public or any of the plant’s 650 workers.
A commissioner from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will be accompanying Upton on his tour today.
The congressman is expected to speak publicly after the visit.
Michigan Radio's Lindsey Smith will be there and she'll bring us more later today.
- Melanie Kruvelis, Michigan Radio Newsroom
