Xcel wants to continue operating the plant into the 2050s. It’s requesting to store an additional 34 casks of spent fuel at the site. But spent fuel storage has a history of controversy at the plant ...

The Prairie Island Indian Community’s approval could be key to securing support from Democratic Farmer-Labor lawmakers, ...

Minnesota lawmakers are once again debating whether the state should lift a three-decade ban on new nuclear power plants in the state as a way to work toward a clean energy future.

The politics of nuclear power today in Minnesota reflect ... free goals hinge on extending the life of the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear plants into the 2050s. Those plants generate ...