Palisades Nuclear Plant is weeks away from becoming the first commercial reactor in American history to restart after entering decommissioning. Three Mile Island has a twenty-year contract to power Microsoft's AI data centers. AI demand is so extreme it is reversing nuclear decommissioning. But the inventory of restartable reactors is far too small for the demand curve. Palisades Nuclear Plant shut down in May 2022. Entergy sold it to Holtec International for decommissioning. Workers began draining the spent fuel pool and preparing the site for demolition. Then the demand regime changed. Holtec reversed course. In August 2025, the company rescinded its decommissioning certifications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, shifting the plant back to operational status. New fuel assemblies arrived. Steam generator inspections revealed thousands of cracked tubes, pushing the restart timeline from late 2025 through early 2026 and beyond.…