Northern States Power Company-Minnesota Receives Environmental Clearance for Prairie Island Nuclear Plant

Summary

The company has completed an environmental assessment and received a finding of no significant impact for its Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, in Minnesota.

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