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The small modular reactor (SMR) is a class of small nuclear fission reactor, designed to be built in a factory, shipped to operational sites for installation and then used to power buildings or other commercial operations.
Holtec International is a supplier of equipment and systems for the energy industry. [1] [2] Founded in Mount Laurel, New Jersey in 1986, Holtec International is a privately-held technology company with domestic operation centers in New Jersey, Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania and worldwide in Brazil, India Japan, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Spain, U.K. and Ukraine. [3]
However, in September 2022, Holtec applied for funds from the Civil Nuclear Credit to reopen the plant. [12] This request was denied in November 2022. [13] In December 2022, Holtec announced that it will reapply for funds from the Civil Nuclear Credit in order to restart Palisades. [14] Other efforts have been made to "repower" the plant. [15]
Holtec is developing the SMR-160, an advanced light water reactor that can generate 160 MW of power. The first SMR-160s are scheduled to enter service around 2030, Holtec said.
More than 1,000 Holtec and specialty workers and contractors are trying to get Palisades power plant back online. Inside the Holtec Palisades nuclear power plant in Covert Township on Dec. 11, 2024.
Holtec, which is decommissioning the Oyster Creek nuclear plant, announced that Hyundai is joining a project to build a new type of nuclear reactor.
The Westinghouse SMR design is a scaled down version of the AP1000 reactor, designed to generate 225 MWe. After losing a second time in December 2013 for funding through the U.S. Department of Energy's SMR commercialization program, and citing "no customers" for SMR technology, Westinghouse announced in January 2014 that it is backing off from ...
Mar. 5—Federal judges in Washington, D.C., reviewed a petition Tuesday by opponents of Holtec International's plans to build an underground storage site for spent nuclear fuel in southeastern ...