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Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant

UNIT 1:
Start of Operation: 12/16/1973
License Expires: 8/9/2033
Architect / Engineer: Fluor Pioneer
Reactor Supplier: Northern States Power Co.
Operator: Xcel Energy
Reactor Type: Pressurized-Water Reactor (PWR)
Capacity MW(e): 551
UNIT 2:  
Start of Operation: 12/21/1974
License Expires: 10/29/2034
Architect / Engineer: Fluor Pioneer
Reactor Supplier: Northern States Power Co.
Operator: Xcel Energy
Reactor Type: Pressurized-Water Reactor (PWR)
Capacity MW(e): 545
   
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    Replacement Steam Generators Arrive at Prairie Island

    Posted 22 days ago
    by Nuclear Street News Team Nuclear Street News Team
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    As part of life cycle management, Xcel Energy is replacing the steam generators on unit 2 at the Prairie Island nuclear generating facility near Red Wing...
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    NRC Cites Prairie Island Reactor for Radiation Detector Malfunction

    Posted 1 month ago
    by Nuclear Street News Team Nuclear Street News Team
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    Unit 1 at the Prairie Island nuclear plant in Minnesota faces tougher regulatory scrutiny after inspectors found it had left a radiation detector inoperable...
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    Xcel Energy Appoints Chief Nuclear Officer

    Posted 2 months ago
    by Nuclear Street News Team Nuclear Street News Team
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    Xcel Energy announced Wednesday that it will allow its interim chief nuclear officer to make the job permanent.
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    Xcel Will Hold Green Bay Job Fair This Week for Kewaunee Nuclear Workers

    Posted 4 months ago
    by Nuclear Street News Team Nuclear Street News Team
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    As the Kewaunee nuclear plant prepares to cease power generation, Xcel Energy will hold a job fair for affected workers in Green Bay, Wis., Thursday and...
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    Xcel to Scrap Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Uprate

    Posted 6 months ago
    by Nuclear Street News Team Nuclear Street News Team
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    Minnesota power regulators have given Xcel Energy preliminary approval to abandon an uprate project at its Prairie Island nuclear plant.
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