en.Wedoany.com Reported - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct an environmental review of Holtec's plan to build two SMR-300 reactors at the Palisades site and has initiated a public scoping period. The project is intended to operate in parallel with the planned restart of the Palisades pressurized water reactor, with the second part of the construction permit application expected to be submitted no later than mid-2027.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will prepare an environmental impact statement for the application submitted by Holtec International to review its proposal to construct two Holtec SMR-300 reactors at the Palisades site in Covert, Michigan. The two proposed reactors will be named Pioneer-1 and Pioneer-2.

The draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will identify, describe, and analyze the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action and a range of reasonable alternatives. To gather information on environmental concerns and specific issues, obtain supplementary data and analysis results, and weigh alternatives, the NRC, in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has initiated a 30-day public scoping period as part of the environmental review.

Holtec submitted the first part of its two-part construction permit application to the NRC at the end of December 2025. In this application, Holtec requests a limited work authorization, three exemption requests, and a comprehensive environmental report for the Palisades project. The two 340 MWe Holtec pressurized water reactors, Pioneer-1 and Pioneer-2, will operate in parallel with the 777 MWe Palisades pressurized water reactor, which the owner plans to restart.

Holtec has informed the NRC that it plans to submit the second part of the construction permit application no later than 18 months after the submission of the first part, which is approximately no later than mid-2027.

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