Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in a letter website last week urged U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm - herself a former Michigan governor - to keep Palisades open to save 600 high-paying union jobs at the plant and 1,100 local jobs it supports.
If the DOE awards funding from its $6 billion Civil Nuclear Credit (CNC) program, it could "potentially reactivate" Hands-on with the 2024 iPad mini: Spot the differences plant to help bridge energy needs until a new generation of small modular reactors, or SMRs, are ready, Holtec said in a statement. Holtec hopes to have its SMR technology in use by 2030, though where they might be deployed remains to be seen.
The department is also reviewing an application from PG&E Corp for Diablo Canyon, a nuclear plant in California set to fully shut in 2025. DOE will announce "any conditional awards" as soon as 30 days after the Sept. 6 deadline, a spokesperson said. (Reporting by Timothy Gardner in Washington; additional reporting by Nichola Groom in Los Angeles; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - The governor of Michigan said last week she wants a nuclear power plant to reopen to save jobs and help curb climate change, but the company that bought the plant said there are many hurdles to save the facility.