Supplemental Documents for NY Forum on Zombie Nukes
7/28/2026 – Palisades Presentation by Michael J. Keegan.
2006 Testimony to Michigan Public Service Commission found here: http://archives.nirs.us/reactorwatch/licensing/kampsconsbrifeinf051806.htm
Holtec's safety-significant stumbles have exacerbated serious, persistent, and worsening problems that date back at least two decades, as admitted to by Palisades' original owner, Consumers Energy, in testimony to the Michigan Public Service Commission in spring 2006 (see page 2).
Nuclear engineer Dave Lochbaum (Union of Concerned
Scientist) created document in 2010 on Palisades historical poor performance
with Control Rod Drive Mechanisms (CRDM) available by request as pdf.
Palisades Exemption from Records Retention
Date Released: Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Package Contents (https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML2119/ML21195A368.html Parent zip of 3 below)
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ML21195A367 - Exemption-Palisades Nuclear Plant (PNP)
Record Retention-L-2021-LLE-0033 (13 page(s), 11/23/2021)
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ML21195A369 - FRN - PNP Records Retention Exemption FRN-
L-2021-LLE-0033 (16 page(s), 11/23/2021)
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ML21195A372 - Palisades Nuclear Plant - Partial Exemption
From Record Retention Requirements (EPID L-2021-LLE-0033) (16 page(s),
11/23/2021)
Palisades Simulator Inspection Report – Violation
Missing QA
ML24078A315
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML24078A315
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Document Title: |
Palisades Nuclear Plant - Plant
Reference Simulator Inspection Report 05000255/2024010 É 3/20/2024 |
ML24197A185
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML24197A185
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Document Title: |
Palisades nuclear Plant - Restart
Inspection Report 05000255/2024011 É 07/15/2024 |
Three Mile Island Unit 1 – Similar Exemptions
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML19193A005
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Document Title: |
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,
Unit 1 - Request for Exemption from Record Retention Requirements É
07/12/2019 |
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20107J648
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Document Title: |
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,
Unit 1 - Partial Exemption from Certain Record Retention Requirements (EPID
L-2019-LLE-0018) É 05/19/2020 |
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20107J698
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Document Title: |
Three Mile Island Nuclear Station,
Unit 1 - Partial Exemption from Certain Record Retention Requirements (EPID
L-2019-LLE-0018) É 05/19/2020 |
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML21043A364
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Document Title: |
Exelon Generation Co. LLC - Summary
of Changes, Quality Assurance Topical Report, NO-AA-10 & Decommissioning
Quality Assurance Program, NO-DC-10 É 02/10/2021 |
October 2025 Event Reports – Lack of Supervision /
Lack of Quality Control
Glitter on the HighwayÉ
Power Reactor
Event Number: 57996
Facility: Palisades
Notification Date: 10/21/2025
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Power Reactor Unit Info |
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Unit |
SCRAM Code |
RX Crit |
Initial PWR |
Initial RX Mode |
Current PWR |
Current RX Mode |
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1 |
N |
N |
0 |
Defueled |
0 |
Defueled |
Event
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TRANSPORT OF
CONTAMINATED PERSON OFFSITE
The following information was provided by the licensee via phone and email:
"On 10/21/2025 at 0930 EDT an individual fell into the reactor cavity. The
reactor cavity is full of water. They ingested some amount of cavity water. The
individual was decontaminated by radiation protection personnel but had 300
counts per minute detected in their hair. At 1632 EDT they were sent off site
to seek medical attention.
"This is an eight-hour notification, non-emergency, for the transportation
of a contaminated person offsite. This event is reportable in accordance with
10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(xii).
"The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified."
Power Reactor
Event Number: 57998
Notification Date: 10/22/2025
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Power Reactor Unit Info |
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Unit |
SCRAM Code |
RX Crit |
Initial PWR |
Initial RX Mode |
Current PWR |
Current RX Mode |
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1 |
N |
N |
0 |
Defueled |
0 |
Defueled |
Event
Text
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION
The following information was provided by the licensee via phone and email:
"On October 22, 2025, at 0452 EDT, chemistry determined that a report to
the State of Michigan, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy,
would be required based on exceeding the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permit limit for hydrazine. This exceedance did not exceed
any NRC regulations or reporting criteria. This notification is being made
solely as a four-hour, non-emergency notification for a notification to another
government agency. This event is a 4-hour non-emergency report in accordance
with 10 CFR 50.72(b)(2)(xi). There was no impact on the health and safety of
the public or plant personnel.
"The NRC Resident Inspector will be notified.Ó
This write up of LER which happened 2/5/2026 was submitted 30 days late (at 90
days, May 4, 2026) This
looks like a pretty severe SNAFU situation - No other documents showing on
this. But they have severed
two cables and stretched a third.
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ML26124A222 |
LER 2026-001-00 for Palisades
Nuclear Plant, Human Performance Error resulted in Emergency Diesel Generator
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2026-05-12 07:54 AM EST |
2026-05-04 |
05000255 |
See License Event Report LER 2026-001-00 Human Performance Error Resulted in Emergency Diesel Generator {EOG) 1-2 Actuation. See page 1 of LER for three fiber conduits / cables severed.
EVENT NUMBERS
58006
Power Reactor
Event Number: 58006
Facility: Palisades
Event Date: 10/25/2025
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Power Reactor Unit Info |
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Unit |
SCRAM Code |
RX Crit |
Initial PWR |
Initial RX Mode |
Current PWR |
Current RX Mode |
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1 |
N |
N |
0 |
Defueled |
0 |
Defueled |
Event
Text
FITNESS FOR DUTY (FFD)
EVENT
The following information was provided by the licensee via phone and email:
"On 10/25/25, at approximately 1230 EDT, 3 empty alcohol bottles were
found in the protected area by a contract employee. Site security was notified
and took possession of the empty bottles which were removed from the protected
area. The individual who accidentally brought in the empty alcohol bottles with
other non-alcoholic empty bottles was tested for FFD and was negative. This
event is reportable in accordance with 10 CFR 26.719(b). "The NRC Resident Inspector has
been notified."
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LER
2026-001-00 for Palisades Nuclear Plant, Human Performance Error resulted in
Emergency Diesel Generator ( |
2026-05-12
07:54 AM EST |
2026-05-04 |
05000255 |
Fifty Single Positive Test for Alcohol / Drugs docketed
2/25/2026 – Annual Report – all redacted.
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Palisades
[50-255], Single Positive Test Form Collected on 12/01/2025 |
2026-02-23
01:10 PM EST |
2026-02-23 |
05000255 |
There have been five exemptions on Worker Fatigue to
date.
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Palisades
Nuclear Plant - One-Time Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 26.3(a)
(EPID L-2026-LLE-0025) (L |
2026-06-29
08:44 AM EST |
2026-06-18 |
05000255 |
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Palisades
Nuclear Plant - One-Time Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 26.3(a)
(EPID L-2026-LLE-0025) (E |
2026-06-29
08:44 AM EST |
2026-06-18 |
05000255 |
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Palisades
Nuclear Plant - One-Time Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR 26.3(a)
(EPID L-2026-LLE-0025) (F |
2026-06-25
10:04 AM EST |
2026-06-18 |
05000255 |
On July 5, 2022 Holtec makes secret application to DOE
for Restart Finances for Palisades – 7 days after taking title to plant.
In 2022, Holtec predicted it could restart the closed Palisades reactor by mid-2024. However, Holtec's self-inflicted wounds -- steam generator tube degradation, as well as Primary Water Stress Corrosion Cracking of reactor pressure vessel nozzle safe ends -- have led to very significant and costly delays. Holtec's safety-significant stumbles have exacerbated serious, persistent, and worsening problems that date back at least two decades, as admitted to by Palisades' original owner, Consumers Energy, in testimony to the Michigan Public Service Commission in spring 2006 (see page 2).
Holtec International's
own nuclear engineering contractor, Framatome, on
March 19, 2026 admitted in a report that an environmental coalition's years-long
warnings have been correct: the soon to restart Palisades atomic reactor cannot
operate more than 14.5 months, without "the Probability of Burst" of dangerously degraded,
safety-critical steam generator tubes "exponentially" increasing.
Holtec's
neglecting to implement basic, essential, so-called "wet layups" --
precautionary chemical preservation of safety-critical systems,
structures, and components such as steam generator tubes and reactor vessel
closure head penetrations -- for two long years after taking over at Palisades,
from 2022 to 2024, resulting in extensive, costly, risky damage.
1982 NRC
report (Calculation of Reactor Accident Consequences at Palisades)
A 1982 NRC report (Calculation of Reactor Accident Consequences, also known as the Sandia Siting Study or NUREG/CR-2239) calculated that a reactor core meltdown at Palisades would cause a thousand acute radiation poisoning deaths, 7,000 radiation injuries, 10,000 latent cancer fatalities, and $52.6 billion in property damage.
Collusion Root Cause of Fukushima – This is the
case at Palisades
"The Japanese Parliament concluded the root cause of the Fukushima catastrophe was collusion
between the owner, the regulator, and government officials."
Edition
generated 7/28/2026 and subject to update.
Edition 1.