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US / Minnesota Utility Seeking Life Extension For Two-Unit Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

By Kamen Kraev
5 February 2024

Xcel Energy operates three reactors at two sites in Minnesota

Minnesota Utility Seeking Life Extension For Two-Unit Prairie Island Nuclear Plant
The two-unit Prairie Island nuclear plant near Minneapolis in Minnesota could be operated until 2053 and 2054. Image courtesy Xcel Energy.
US utility Xcel Energy has announced its intention to extend the operating lifetime of the Prairie Island nuclear power station into the 2050s.

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