Minnesota Statutes

Minn. Stat. § 116C.776 (2026)

Alternative Cask Technology For Spent Fuel Storage

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If the Public Utilities Commission determines that casks or other containers that allow for transportation as well as storage of spent nuclear fuel exist and are economically feasible for storage and transportation of spent nuclear fuel generated by the Prairie Island nuclear power generating plant, the commission shall order their use to replace use of the casks that are only usable for storage, but not transportation. If the commission orders use of dual-purpose casks under this section, it must authorize use of a number of dual-purpose casks that provides the same total storage capacity that is authorized under sections 116C.77 to 116C.779; provided, that the total cask storage capacity permitted under sections 116C.77 to 116C.779 may not exceed the capacity of the TN-40 casks authorized under section 116C.77.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: N. States Power Co. v. United States, 78 Fed. Cl. 449 (Fed. Cl. 2007).

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N. States Power Co. v. United States, 78 Fed. Cl. 449 (Fed. Cl. 2007). “Minn. Stat. § 116C.776 (1994). Rather than risk a future requirement directing it to purchase, at considerable cost, a new storage technology and to transfer accumulated spent fuel from old casks to new casks, plaintiff deemed it prudent to qualify the TN-40 cask in advance for…”

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