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How MN's history with the Prairie Island Indian Community could lead to electricity shortfalls
21 May 2025 18:29 GMT
… own reliable base load power, and what that does … leads the group, Generation Atomic, a nonprofit that advocates … railroad and a nuclear plant with twin reactors they were never … tons of nuclear waste generated from the Prairie Island nuclear plant," said …
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Xcel Energy to deliver refund to customers from nuclear energy tax
03 Jun 2025 10:14 GMT
… in announcing the refund.
“Our nuclear power plants have produced safe, reliable, …
Xcel Energy’s two nuclear power plants, Monticello and Prairie Island, together account for nearly … a similar extension for its Prairie Island plant.
A Minot man has been …
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Across the U.S., states want to finance nuclear energy, putting taxpayers on the hook
21 May 2025 23:54 GMT
… costs of constructing nuclear reactors. Many bills don … mothballed Palisades Nuclear Generating Station power plant, Michigan lawmakers … new construction on Prairie Island, a Native American … state’s two nuclear power plants. The Prairie Island Indian Community …
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Xcel Energy wants to store more spent fuel at Prairie Island nuclear plant. Public hearings are this week
24 Mar 2025 21:54 GMT
… more nuclear waste at the southeastern Minnesota plant.
Xcel … the life of its Prairie Island nuclear plant by 20 years and … plant near Red Wing, which is just 700 yards from the Prairie Island … permanent storage solution for nuclear waste.
An environmental …
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As MN Legislature again weighs ending ban on new nuclear plants, Prairie Island tribe a key voice
14 Mar 2025 01:20 GMT
… new nuclear plant or waste storage facility on Prairie Island.
Minnesota has two nuclear power plants that … started operating in the 1970s: a two-reactor plant at Prairie Island …
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Police report drone sightings near Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
10 Jan 2025 18:38 GMT
… report Wednesday evening from the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. The report indicated four to … Police and officers from the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department responded to … two drones flying around the power plant and the nearby Lock and …
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Drones spotted near Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
10 Jan 2025 07:13 GMT
… of drones flying near the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant near Welch.
On Wednesday night … active investigation.
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Drones spotted at Prairie Island Nuclear Plant in Welch
09 Jan 2025 21:25 GMT
… drone sighting at the Prairie Island Nuclear Plant in Welch.
On Wednesday … a complaint from the nuclear plant that "four to … Department.
Officers from the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department and … drones flying around the nuclear plant and Lock and Dam …
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Drones sighted near Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
09 Jan 2025 21:21 GMT
… a complaint from the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant of four to five … around the area of the plant.
The report was made … Department (RWPD) and the Prairie Island Tribal Police Department responded to … two drones flying around the plant and Lock and Dam …
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Amid safety concerns, federal government puts land into trust for Prairie Island Indian Community
17 Dec 2024 16:18 GMT
… federal government last week, the Prairie Island Indian Community can start preparing … an incident from the nearby nuclear power plant would render their casino inoperable … next to Xcel Energy’s Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, and flooding from the …