Federal Register #2026-21594

NRC License Amendment for Recovery and Transfer of Fuel Assembly DD41 at Palisades Nuclear Plant

The NRC issued a temporary license amendment allowing recovery and transfer of a tilted fuel assembly at Palisades Nuclear Plant. - Government agency: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. - Licensee and facility: Palisades Energy, LLC, operator of Palisades Nuclear Plant in Van Buren County, Michigan. - Amendment scope: Temporarily revises plant safety analysis report sections on fuel handling and storage systems and fuel handling accidents. - Authorized activity: Recover fuel assembly DD41 and move it to the spent fuel pool using alternative plant equipment and a different travel path. The described process includes retrieval, placement in an engineered transfer canister, transport to the spent fuel handling building, and placement in the cask loading area within the spent fuel pool. - Procurement status: This is a regulatory license amendment, not a solicitation for products or services. No OEMs, vendors, quantities, or product part numbers are identified.

Description

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued an amendment under exigent circumstances to Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-20 for Palisades Energy, LLC’s operation of the Palisades Nuclear Plant. On a one-time basis, the amendment revises UFSAR Sections 9.11 and 14.19 to allow transport of fuel assembly DD41 from the reactor to the spent fuel pool using different plant equipment and a different travel path than those described in the UFSAR. The changes support recovery of the tilted fuel assembly, including retrieval, packaging in an engineered transfer canister, transport, and placement in the spent fuel pool. The amendment was issued October 13, 2026, and the deadline to request a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is December 21, 2026.

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