On January 15, 2026, EnergySolutions submitted a formal Notice of Intent to file for major licensing by June 2028 with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to pursue new nuclear power generation at the shuttered Kewaunee Power Station site in Wisconsin.
Seehafer News reached out to Mark Walker, VP Marketing and Communications at Energy Solutions. He confirmed the filing to explore the activation at the Kewaunee Power Station site and added, “The plan is to finish decommissioning the existing Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant, which still has 3-5 years to complete.”
Rather than a simple “restart” of the old 1974-era reactor, the companies are exploring building new advanced nuclear generation. Walker said, “A decision as to what type of nuclear power plant will be built on the site is to be determined.”…