The Unit 1 nuclear reactor core glows blue with Cherenkov radiation inside the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman, Mich. The pressurized water reactor (PWR) is one of two at the power plant ...

In May 2022, the Palisades plant was shut down and sold the next month to Holtec International, leaving the state with two operating nuclear power plants, Fermi and Donald C. Cook.

Palisades is one of three nuclear plants in Michigan, including the Fermi 2 Power Plant near Monroe and the Cook Nuclear Plant near St. Joseph. Consumers Energy built Palisades in the 1960s.

The history of Michigan's nuclear power plants. Michigan's first and the country's fifth commercial nuclear power plant was constructed at Big Rock Point, just outside of Charlevoix, in 1959.The ...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced staff will discuss the 2024 safety performance of the Donald C. Cook Nuclear Power Plant during an in-person open house on July 10.