Customers or shareholders: Xcel, state divided on who should pay for Prairie Island outage
The nuclear plant was down for more than 100 days starting this past October after workers accidentally cut underground ...
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The real cause of Xcel's lengthy Prairie Island nuclear outage: workers drilled through cables
The aging nuclear plants are a crucial part of Xcel's plans for a carbon-free energy grid by 2040.Nuclear makes up about 30% of the utility's power supply in the Upper Midwest. Xcel wants to ...
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Simulated drill planned for Prairie Island Nuclear Plant on Tuesday
Don’t be alarmed if you see a large emergency responder presence at the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant on Tuesday. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety stated that they, along with other ...
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North Dakota eyes next-generation nuclear as replacement for coal plants
The Prairie Island Nuclear Plant is near Red Wing, Minnesota. (Photo provided by Xcel Energy) Policymakers in North Dakota are starting to lay the groundwork for a nuclear power industry that ...
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The world’s only coal-to-nuclear reactor plant just broke ground in Wyoming
Bill Gates' TerraPower broke ground on its nuclear reactor plant, making it the first advanced reactor project ever to start construction.
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North Dakota eyes next-generation nuclear as replacement for coal plants
There are no nuclear power plants in North Dakota ... Minnesota’s two nuclear facilities, Monticello and Prairie Island, have a combined generation capacity of over 3,600 megawatts.