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Xcel Energy names Chris Church new chief nuclear officer
28 Sep 2023 17:10 GMT
… Monticello and Prairie Island plants provide about 30% of the power the company supplies … Prairie Island plant’s operating life.
Learn more about Xcel Energy’s nuclear generating plants … : XEL) provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses …
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These 2 countries embraced nuclear power. Here’s what they can teach Minnesota
28 Sep 2023 14:59 GMT
… — have operating nuclear reactors. In Ontario, nuclear power accounted for 58% … Prairie Island nuclear plant, which sits only 700 yards from the Prairie Island Indian Community reservation.
Nuclear … found ways to make atomic power a steady baseline component …
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Nuclear at a Crossroads: Exploring its future in Minnesota
22 Sep 2023 00:09 GMT
… country's
first rural atomic plants.
In 1969 the state … a nuclear reactor system similar to the one at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant with … nuclear power has been rife with controversy — especially the location of the Prairie Island reactors …
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Does nuclear power stand a chance in Minnesota amid a moratorium and carbon-free mandate?
15 Sep 2023 09:56 GMT
… rural atomic plants. In … construction of nuclear power, controversy … nuclear power has been rife with controversy — especially the location of the Prairie Island reactors … , which border on Native land belonging to the Prairie Island …
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Xcel Energy seeks license extension for Monticello nuclear plant
29 Aug 2023 16:20 GMT
… extend operations of the Monticello nuclear plant through 2040.
State regulators approved … Minneapolis.
Xcel’s Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear plants combined provide more than 30% …
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Xcel Energy receives approval for additional storage at Monticello nuclear plant
28 Aug 2023 23:12 GMT
… , North Dakota and South Dakota. “Nuclear power is crucial to achieving those … .”
The plant operates on a single-unit boiling water reactor powered by nuclear fuel … 2024.
Together, the Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear plants provide more than 30% of …
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Xcel's plan to store more nuclear waste at Monticello plant gets OK August 24, 2023 2:06 PM By Kirsti Marohn The Minneapolis-based utility says it needs additional storage to continue operating the 52-year-old nuclear plant until 2040, a decade beyond…
24 Aug 2023 19:14 GMT
… Member!
Minnesota’s nuclear plants at Monticello and Prairie Island provide about 30 percent … to extend the plant’s license another 20 years.
Nuclear power has been … the environment, and also during nuclear power production.
State officials concluded that …
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How the “Nuclear Renaissance” Robs and Roasts Our Earth
31 Jul 2023 18:16 GMT
… and the U.S.
Atomic plants were first constructed during … build old-style big nuclear reactors, financial experts have long … required inspections. Monticello and Prairie Island in Minnesota threaten the … hitting the Indian Point power plant north of New York …
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Nuclear reactor at Xcel’s Prairie Island plant remains offline after ‘unusual event’ reported Saturday
01 Jun 2023 01:32 GMT
… of two nuclear generators at Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island plant in Red … to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). There … and generating electricity.
The plant notified the city of … malfunctioned.
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Prairie Island Nuclear Plant: ‘Unusual event’ triggers generator shutdown
31 May 2023 22:37 GMT
… 9) - A nuclear generator at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant remains shut down Wednesday … transformer malfunction and is still powered down as of Wednesday evening … reactor following this type of shutdown are complete. RELATED: Xcel to power …