MN SF3363

Spent nuclear fuel stored in dry casks at Prairie Island must be moved to another storage site by January 1, 2028, with the exclusion of Monticello as an acceptable alternative destination removed

A new spent fuel storage facility must be constructed at the Monticello nuclear generating plant to receive spent nuclear fuel transferred from Prairie Island

The public utility owning Prairie Island may withhold funds from the renewable development account to pay costs of transporting spent nuclear fuel from Prairie Island to Monticello

Monticello nuclear plant contributions to the renewable development account ($350,000 per dry cask annually) would end on January 15, 2028

Repeals the renewable energy production incentive program (section 216C.41) and eliminates the $10.9 million annual allocation from the renewable development account for wind, biogas, and hydroelectric incentives