How much did Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant cost to build?
The Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant is a two-unit pressurised-water plant of about 1,000 MW combined on the Mississippi River in Minnesota, operated by Xcel Energy, with Unit 1 construction beginning on 25 June 1968 and Unit 2 on 25 June 1969, licensed operations in 1973 and 1974, a 20-year licence renewal granted in 2011 and shutdowns planned for 2033 and 2034. Wikipedia's infobox gives its cost as USD 993.3 million in 2007 dollars, and the Nuclear Decommissioning Collaborative gives USD 1.2 billion in 2018 dollars for the same construction.
Reported project cost
$993.3 million
Cost basis: 2007
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Reported project cost2007
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- PowerNuclear Decommissioning Collaborative
- 1,000 MW
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