AM 1240 WJON » monticello nuclear power plant http://wjon.com Mon, 20 May 2013 22:08:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 WJON News On-Demand – Monday, 3/4/13 – Midday http://wjon.com/wjon-news-on-demand-monday-3413-midday/ http://wjon.com/wjon-news-on-demand-monday-3413-midday/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:00:50 +0000 Adam Ulbricht http://wjon.com/?p=172833 Here’s today’s headlines on WJON:
Winter Storm Warning continues into tomorrow
MnDOT says driving conditions are difficult to fair
Three facing charges after bar fight
Farmers face possible drought
Monticello Nuclear Plant shut down for maintenance

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]]> http://wjon.com/wjon-news-on-demand-monday-3413-midday/feed/ 0 Nuclear Plant at Monticello Back Up to Full Power http://wjon.com/nuclear-plant-at-monticello-back-up-to-full-power/ http://wjon.com/nuclear-plant-at-monticello-back-up-to-full-power/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:29:16 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=126856 Seven days after two of Minnesota's three nuclear reactors were shut down, Xcel Energy's nuclear power plant at Monticello is operating at full power — but Unit 1 of the twin-reactor at Prairie Island's plant is still ramping up.

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]]> http://wjon.com/nuclear-plant-at-monticello-back-up-to-full-power/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Nuclear Plant Back to Full Power http://wjon.com/nuclear-plant-back-to-full-power/ http://wjon.com/nuclear-plant-back-to-full-power/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:40:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=47201 Operators returned the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant to full power this (Monday) morning, after replacing a cable that failed on October 21st.

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]]> http://wjon.com/nuclear-plant-back-to-full-power/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Plant Remains Shut Down After Transformer Lockout http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-remains-shut-down-after-transformer-lockout/ http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-remains-shut-down-after-transformer-lockout/#comments Sat, 22 Oct 2011 22:27:24 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=44718 Operators of the Monticello nuclear power plant are investigating what caused a transformer to lock out, prompting the plant to automatically shut down.

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]]> http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-remains-shut-down-after-transformer-lockout/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-power-plant-shuts-down/ http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-power-plant-shuts-down/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:01:38 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=44501 Xcel Energy officials say the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant shut down safely this afternoon after a transformer lock-out.

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]]> http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-power-plant-shuts-down/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy NRC Inspecting Monticello Nuclear Power Plant http://wjon.com/nrc-inspecting-monticello-nuclear-power-plant/ http://wjon.com/nrc-inspecting-monticello-nuclear-power-plant/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:24:44 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=33236 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection of the Monticello nuclear power plant. That after Xcel Energy found a blockage in a fire suppression system.

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]]> http://wjon.com/nrc-inspecting-monticello-nuclear-power-plant/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Plant Shuts Down To Replace Valve http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-to-replace-valve/ http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-to-replace-valve/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 21:50:08 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=19630 Operators have temporarily shut down the Monticello nuclear power plant to replace a safety relief valve. Xcel Energy says the valve protects the plant's main steam line system from over pressure conditions.

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]]> http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-shuts-down-to-replace-valve/feed/ 0 Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Plant Offline For 9 Weeks http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-offline-for-9-weeks/ http://wjon.com/monticello-nuclear-plant-offline-for-9-weeks/#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 16:30:07 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=9346 The Monticello Nuclear Power Plant is offline for the next nine weeks for a planned refueling outage. The maintenance includes placing new fuel assemblies in the reactor, adding equipment to increase the plant's generating capacity and eight, new control rod blades. Xcel says the reactor is refueled every two years.

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