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Palisades nuclear plant will restart before end of year, Chris Wright says during visit to 'zombie reactor'

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“Palisades nuclear plant will restart before end of year, Chris Wright says during visit to 'zombie reactor”

Despite a string of safety incidents, the shuttered Palisades nuclear plant in Michigan might be restarted before the end of this year, according to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright . Mr Wright visited the reactor owned by Holtec International that was shut down in 2022 but is now in the process of restarting. The plant has become a symbol for the nuclear energy sector in the US, which is experiencing something of a renaissance due in part to the heavy electricity needs of data centres. On…

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