Xcel Energy to take Monticello nuclear plant offline to fix tritium ...
MINNEAPOLIS (March 23, 2023) – Xcel Energy will begin powering down its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant tomorrow to allow it to more quickly perform the repairs needed to …
Xcel: Tainted water released from hose at Monticello nuclear plant ...
Jan 20, 2025 · MONTICELLO — As Xcel Energy continues remediation efforts following a November 2022 tritium leak at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, the company reported …
400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from a nuclear plant …
Mar 17, 2023 · ST.. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators said Thursday they’re monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy’s Monticello …
Monticello Nuclear Plant refuels for two more years of ... - Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy has filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 20-year extension of Monticello’s operating license, allowing the plant to continue operations through 2050. The …
What we know about the Monticello nuclear plant tritium leak
Mar 27, 2023 · The leak at Xcel Energy nuclear generating plant near Monticello, Minn. was detected nearly four months ago and reported to state and federal regulators.
Minnesota nuclear power plant to shut down Friday to repair …
Mar 24, 2023 · Cooling towers release heat generated by boiling water reactors at Xcel Energy's Nuclear Generating Plant on October 2, 2019, in Monticello, Minnesota. The plant is shutting …
Regulators: Nuclear plant leak didn’t require public notice
Mar 18, 2023 · Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak …
Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear plant receives federal approval …
MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 2, 2025) – Xcel Energy will extend the operation of its carbon-free Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant well into the future to support its clean energy vision, following the …
Monticello nuclear plant gets federal approval to keep operating …
Jan 3, 2025 · PAUL — The federal government has given Xcel Energy permission to continue operating its nuclear power plant in Monticello for another two decades. On Dec. 30, the U.S. …
Xcel Energy, state officials update on radioactive chemical leak ...
Mar 17, 2023 · Xcel Energy says the leak at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant involves Tritium, a byproduct left over after the creation of nuclear energy. MONTICELLO, Minn. — The …