(Photo courtesy of Nuclear Regulatory Commission)

A Massachusetts Congressman has sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, raising concerns about the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant near South Haven. Mlive/Kalamazoo Gazette reports that Democrat Edward Markey’s letter requests more information about the leak in a cooling tank that caused the Palisades Plant to shut down June 12th. The plant was downgraded by the NRC earlier this year because of safety issues identified in 2011.