The U.S. on Friday said Holtec's planned restart of the Palisades nuclear power plant in Michigan would not harm the ...

NuScale Power Corp. has won US approval for a small nuclear reactor design.

As Xcel Energy continues to deal with a leak of tritium at the Monticello nuclear power plant in 2022, officials announced Monday a monitoring well had seen a slight increase in the radioactive ...

FOX 9’s Kilat Fitzgerald reports: “A control valve issue at the Xcel Energy Monticello nuclear power plant caused the ... the deadliest school shooting in Minnesota at Red Lake High School ...

Xcel Energy on Saturday was continuing to fix a problem with a control valve at its Monticello nuclear power plant that was discovered ... it over the years. Xcel, Minnesota’s largest utility ...

Minnesota has two nuclear power plants that started operating in the 1970s: a two-reactor plant at Prairie Island near Red Wing and a one-reactor plant in Monticello. None have been built since ...

Xcel has said continuing to operate its two Minnesota nuclear plants ... to carbon-free electricity. The Monticello plant produces enough energy to power more than half a million homes in the ...

Monticello’s continued operation will ensure that nuclear energy plays a foundational role in Xcel Energy’s transition to 100% carbon-free electricity. “The Monticello plant has long been an ...

The plant is Monticello’s largest employer and local taxpayer. Together with its counterpart near Red Wing, MN, the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Monticello provides nearly a quarter ...

The Monticello nuclear power plant gained federal clearance to operate through 2050 — pending approval from state regulators — extending the life of one of two such facilities in Minnesota ...