Bill to help Xcel plan for hefty nuclear plant costs heads to Senate floor | Minnesota Public Radio News

Bill to help Xcel plan for hefty nuclear plant costs heads to Senate floor | Minnesota Public Radio News: Nuclear power is expensive, especially when you're dealing with power plants that were built in the early 1970s. Xcel Energy wants to keep running its Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear plants for another 12 to 15 years, but utility officials are also concerned about how much that will cost.