REACTOR WASTE IN MINNESOTA

Xcel Energy stores 1,320 tons of used fuel rods in indoor pools and in steel or steel-concrete outdoor casks at Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear power plants.

In pool% in In casksNo. ofCasks

(tons)pool(tons)casksallowed

Prairie Island46050%4612964*

Monticello28271%1171030*

Total 74256%5783994*

* Does not include estimated 34 more casks at Prairie Island and 35 more at Monticello needed to decommission plants in 2030s.

Source: Xcel Energy, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission