2009 Minnesota Statutes

116C.772 PUBLIC UTILITY RESPONSIBILITIES.

Subdivision 1.Definition.

For the purpose of this section, "public utility" means the public utility operating the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant.

Subd. 2.Dry cask alternatives study.

The public utility must submit to the Legislative Electric Energy Task Force a reevaluation of all alternatives and combinations of those alternatives to dry cask storage.

Subd. 3.Worker transition plan.

The public utility must submit to the Department of Employment and Economic Development a worker transition plan if there is a shutdown of the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant for longer than six months.

Subd. 4.Nuclear power phase-out plan.

The public utility must submit to the Electric Energy Task Force a detailed plan for the phase-out of all nuclear power generated by the utility.

Subd. 5.Decommissioning plan.

The public utility must submit to the Electric Energy Task Force a decommissioning plan for TN-40 storage casks after the casks are emptied of spent fuel.

History:

1994 c 483 s 1; 1994 c 641 art 1 s 3; 2004 c 206 s 52