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Xcel Energy Applies for Extension on Major Nuclear Plant

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Xcel Energy want to extend its license for the Pririe Island Nuclear Plant. The facility is located in Red Wing, Minnesota on the Mississippi River, across from West Central Wisconsin. Maureen McCollum reports…

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