Palisades Nuclear Plant

Today, the unprecedented process behind re-opening a shuttered nuclear power plant. Then, a look into the quality of life after cancer treatments. Later, the music of Frontier Ruckus.

Holtec International wants the Palisades nuclear plant in Southwest Michigan to be the first shuttered nuclear plant to ever reopen in the U.S. But federal requlators Tuesday questioned their timeline for bringing the plant back online.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said it will make a final decision by the end of July on whether to approve reopening the Palisades nuclear plant.

At the last public meeting, residents and activists raised concerns about the safety of the plan.

Today, we discuss the future of the Palisades nuclear power plant. Then, we talk to the minds behind NPR's Turning the Tables and authors of a new book on the same topic. Plus, is the power to grant a presidential pardon absolute?

The Palisades nuclear plant is not operating, so the faulty tubes don't pose a risk. But the problems will have to be fixed before plans to reopen it can move forward.

Wolverine Power Cooperative has been awarded a federal grant to subsidize costly electricity from the Palisades Nuclear Power plant in West Michigan — if it restarts.

Holtec, the company that owns the plant, says restarting would create 600 jobs and offer a carbon-free source of energy for the state.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is accepting comments on what it should consider in an environmental assessment of the proposal to reopen the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Southwest Michigan.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer told an economic forum Monday that nuclear energy is a necessary part of her goal to generate all of Michigan’s electricity without fossil fuels.