Minnesota’s 31-year-old ban on new nuclear power plants is facing another challenge from utility companies and supporters of nuclear power, who say the technology is necessary to meet the state’s ...

It didn’t take long for us to turn the atomic bomb into atomic energy. People thought nuclear power would be so pervasive that concepts were popping up in the before ’50s that had ...

Momentum is building at the Minnesota Legislature to lift the 31-year-old moratorium on new nuclear plants, with newly empowered Republicans naming it a top priority and resistance softening among ...

at unit 1 of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Minnesota for an additional 20 years. Its operating licence will now expire on 8 September 2050. The NRC’s review of the application from ...

In Becker, Amazon wants to build 250 emergency backup diesel generators capable of producing nearly as much power as Xcel’s Monticello nuclear plant in case of a grid outage. The data center ...

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is putting an unprecedented strain on the power grid. One […] Duke Energy ... XEL receives a 20-year license extension for Monticello Nuclear ...

Minnesota’s 31-year-old ban on new nuclear power plants is facing another challenge from ... In 2023, 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from the Xcel Energy plant in Monticello*; state ...

The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear ... Greater Omaha Angus Ribeye Steak and wine from Monticello are on the menu for the inaugural luncheon.

BISMARCK – North Dakota should explore the potential to expand its energy industry by adding nuclear power ... nuclear plant operated at Prairie Island and the single reactor at Monticello ...

"We're going to have to go look at the tradeoffs." In Becker, Amazon wants to build 250 emergency backup diesel generators capable of producing nearly as much power as Xcel's Monticello nuclear plant ...