Carbon Pricing is Key to Economic Viability of Xcel’s Nuclear Power Plants in Minnesota - Union of Concerned Scientists

Carbon Pricing is Key to Economic Viability of Xcel’s Nuclear Power Plants in Minnesota - Union of Concerned Scientists: A new UCS report released today found that more than one-third of U.S. nuclear plants--representing 22 percent of total US nuclear capacity--are uneconomic or slated to retire over the next decade under current market conditions. The UCS study, The Nuclear Power Dilemma, shows that the economic viab