State launching study to determine whether to lift moratorium on new nuclear pow

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State launching study to determine whether to lift moratorium on new nuclear power plants

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Source: KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News.

Minnesota will begin a feasibility study on July 1 to evaluate the potential removal of the state's long-standing moratorium on new nuclear power plants. The Department of Commerce is coordinating the assessment, which must address technical, economic, and environmental factors, including waste management and public safety, by early 2027.

The study arrives as the state pursues a carbon-free energy mandate by 2040 amid rising electricity demand from data centers. For the nuclear industry, the outcome could determine whether Minnesota remains a restricted market or opens to new reactor deployments, balancing grid reliability needs against ongoing concerns regarding long-term radioactive waste storage.

Next week, the state launches a new study looking at whether to lift Minnesota's moratorium on new nuclear power plants and what that could mean for the state's energy future.

Over the last few months, you may have seen billboards around the metro saying, "Nuke the Mandate." Posted by the Center for the American Experiment, they're part of a growing push to expand nuclear power in Minnesota.

"We have the nuclear waste sitting right next door to us," said Grant Johnson, tribal council president for the Prairie Island Indian Community. "We're the closest community in the nation to stored nuclear waste."

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