NUCLEAR POWER IN MINNESOTA
Two nuclear power plants owned and operated by Xcel Energy are on the Mississippi River, one upstream and one downstream from the Twin Cities.
PRAIRIE ISLAND
Location: 40 miles southeast of the Twin Cities
Began operations: Unit 1 in 1973, Unit 2 in 1974
Type: Westinghouse pressurized water reactor
Reactors: 2
License expires: 2034
Output: 1,100 megawatts, enough to serve about 1 million homes
MONTICELLO
Location: 40 miles northwest of the Twin Cities
Began operations: 1971
Type: General Electric BWR-3, boiling water reactor
Reactors: 1
License expires: 2030
Output: 600 megawatts, enough to serve about 500,000 homes
Source: Xcel Energy
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