Prairie Island uprates approved

Monday, 23 August 2010
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved capacity uprates of 2% and 1.64% respectively to Northern States Power's Prairie Island units 1 and 2. The uprates will be achieved through more accurate feedwater flow measurements which will see unit 1's capacity increase from 551 MWe to 560 MWe and unit 2 from 545 MWe to 554 MWe. Excel Energy subsidiary Northern States Power intends to implement the uprate to the two pressurised water reactor (PWR) units in February 2011.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved capacity uprates of 2% and 1.64% respectively to Northern States Power's Prairie Island units 1 and 2. The uprates will be achieved through more accurate feedwater flow measurements which will see unit 1's capacity increase from 551 MWe to 560 MWe and unit 2 from 545 MWe to 554 MWe. Excel Energy subsidiary Northern States Power intends to implement the uprate to the two pressurised water reactor (PWR) units in February 2011.
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