Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
Description: The video recording of RIC 2025 Technical Session: T1 - Palisades and Beyond: Regulatory Perspectives on the Potential Restart of Facilities in Decommissioning. The potential return to operation of decommissioning nuclear power plants provides a unique opportunity for helping address the Nation’s clean energy needs. To ensure safe and efficient return to operation, it is imperative to develop a wholistic approach to regulatory activities including licensing, oversight and inspection. This session brought together the Palisades Restart Panel members to discuss the journey of developing a predictable regulatory approach for currently decommissioning facilities interested in returning to operation. Session attendees gained insights into the regulatory issues presented by this first-of-a-kind activity and the regulatory entrepreneurship required to ensure that nuclear safety was maintained while avoiding unnecessary increases in regulatory burden. Topics included the approach to restoring full operating licenses, the risk-informed approach to oversight and inspection, the importance of interorganizational collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
SPEAKER(S):
Jason Kozal, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC
Opening Remarks
Michael Schultheis, Director, Regulatory and Site Strategies, Holtec International, LLC
Adam Stein, Director, Nuclear Energy and Innovation, The Breakthrough Institute
Philip McKenna, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC
Jamie Pelton, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/NRC
April Nguyen, Team Leader, Palisades Restart Team, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
Julie Winslow, Senior Project Engineer, Palisades Restart Team, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC e-mail: Julie.Winslow@nrc.gov
Justin Poole, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/NRC
Description: The video recording of RIC 2025 Technical Session: T1 - Palisades and Beyond: Regulatory Perspectives on the Potential Restart of Facilities in Decommissioning. The potential return to operation of decommissioning nuclear power plants provides a unique opportunity for helping address the Nation’s clean energy needs. To ensure safe and efficient return to operation, it is imperative to develop a wholistic approach to regulatory activities including licensing, oversight and inspection. This session brought together the Palisades Restart Panel members to discuss the journey of developing a predictable regulatory approach for currently decommissioning facilities interested in returning to operation. Session attendees gained insights into the regulatory issues presented by this first-of-a-kind activity and the regulatory entrepreneurship required to ensure that nuclear safety was maintained while avoiding unnecessary increases in regulatory burden. Topics included the approach to restoring full operating licenses, the risk-informed approach to oversight and inspection, the importance of interorganizational collaboration, and stakeholder engagement.
SPEAKER(S):
Jason Kozal, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC
Opening Remarks
Michael Schultheis, Director, Regulatory and Site Strategies, Holtec International, LLC
Adam Stein, Director, Nuclear Energy and Innovation, The Breakthrough Institute
Philip McKenna, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Oversight, NRR/NRC
Jamie Pelton, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/NRC
April Nguyen, Team Leader, Palisades Restart Team, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
Julie Winslow, Senior Project Engineer, Palisades Restart Team, Division of Operating Reactor Safety, RIII/NRC e-mail: Julie.Winslow@nrc.gov
Justin Poole, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, NRR/NRC
