The Palisades Nuclear Plant, a facility that sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, was shut down just two years ago due to financial pressures. As a result of a $400 million federal investment, the plant is now poised to become the first U.S. commercial nuclear power reactor ever to be restarted. Read the full story by the Ottawa News Network.
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