However, the public perception of nuclear power has significantly improved in recent years. When the reactor was shut down at Michigan’s Palisades Power Plant in 2022, it was expected to be permanent. While many of these challenges were predictable for nuclear energy companies, Holtec had never operated a nuclear plant before. When it purchased the plant from the utility company Entergy, Holtec had not yet inspected the entire Palisades plant, according to the general manager of plant operations, Jeff Borah. There are concerns that the high cost of renovating and restarting shuttered nuclear reactors will, therefore, fall on the taxpayer.