beyond nuclear

Company buying Palisades nuclear plant hopes to profit by decommissioning faster, more efficiently

Lindsey Smith

The Palisades nuclear power plant will shut down by the spring of 2022. Michigan Radio's Morning Edition host Doug Tribou talks to reporter Lindsey Smith about a plan to sell the plant.

Environment & Climate Change

Plans to bury nuclear waste near Lake Huron hit new roadblock

Paulette Parker

Plans for a nuclear waste dump site near Lake Huron in Ontario are on hold, at least for now.The proposed Deep Geologic Repository (DGR) is the work of…

Fences similar to high security prisons keep hikers on the sand dunes away from the plant. All vegetation was cut down (mostly sassafras trees) to create a natural mat and to increase security.

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Anti-nuclear groups oppose bills to define when deadly force could be used to protect nuclear plants

Lindsey Smith

Anti-nuclear power groups are fighting a bill that’s working its way through the Michigan House. The bill outlines when security officers at nuclear power…