U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Michigan's shuttered Palisades nuclear power plant could be restarted before the end of the year. The plant is closing in 2022, and now Holtech is trying to make it the first decommissioned nuclear power plant in the United States to return to service. Opponents of the restart believe the restart process is moving too quickly. They cite employee complaints and recent problems: cracked steam generator tubes, problems with charging the fuel assembly. They honestly say that the United States could have its own Chernobyl or Fukushima. Energy today without VPN: max / site.