FEMA and Michigan State Police will hold a briefing on the safety plan for the Palisades nuclear power plant next month.

The agencies say they’ll join local officials at the session for residents to learn about emergency public health and safety plans and preparations for the restart of the facility.

FEMA officials will outline the review and approval process of those plans and also provide a brief overview of a preparedness exercise set for July 29. The exercise, part of FEMA’s Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program, will assess the ability of the state, Van Buren County, Allegan County, and Berrien County to respond to an emergency at the plant.

The public briefing for everyone to learn more will be on August 5 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Van Buren Intermediate School District Conference Center in Lawrence.

The preparedness exercise and briefing are just two more steps on the road to the Palisades restart, still slated for later this year.