COVERT TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant will need more inspections, testing and repairs on its steam generator, according to a recent report from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Steam generators are the large heat exchangers that transfer heat from the primary coolant system to the main steam system. The NRC says it has a team of experts evaluating the data and assessing Holtec’s plans to correct the conditions.

Earlier this year, the federal government announced a $1.5 billion conditional commitment to support the reopening of Palisades. The plant’s owner, Holtec, announced plans to bring the plant back online after it was closed for two years, since May of 2022.

Before that, it operated for 50 years. The reopening of Palisades would mark the first restart of a closed nuclear reactor in U.S. History.

Holtec wants to reopen by next August. The NRC will decide if the plant is safe to reopen.