Xcel wants to continue operating the plant into the 2050s. It’s requesting to store an additional 34 casks of spent fuel at the site. But spent fuel storage has a history of controversy at the plant ...

The Prairie Island Indian Community’s approval could be key to securing support from Democratic Farmer-Labor lawmakers, ...

In an ensuing fire, a hydrogen explosion hurled a 200-pound piece of the generator across the plant floor. Much of the unit ...

Monticello Nuclear Plant shut down automatically due to a control valve issue; no impact on electric service expected.

Xcel Energy on Saturday was continuing to fix a problem with a control valve at its Monticello nuclear power plant that was ...

Xcel Energy says they are working to bring the plant back to full operation. The reactor was automatically taken offline on Wednesday. The company says the shutdown is not impacting electrical service ...

Xcel Energy operates two nuclear energy facilities in the state of Minnesota, in Monticello and Prairie Island, which account for about one-quarter of the electricity used by Xcel customers in the ...

(KNSI) – The Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant reactor is offline after a control valve issue caused it to shut ...

At a Thursday hearing for a new bill to lift Minnesota’s nuclear ... energy transition, any discussion about lifting the state’s moratorium on new nuclear plants must include the Prairie ...

The commission also approved life extensions for the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants into the early 2050s. These developments reflect Xcel Energy’s ongoing strategic initiatives and ...