Containment Domes of Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Near Red Wing

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant's two containment domes rise above the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota.
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant's two containment domes rise above the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota.

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant sits on an island in the Mississippi River near Red Wing, Minnesota, adjacent to the Prairie Island Indian Community. Xcel Energy operates the station's two pressurized-water reactors, which entered commercial service in 1973 and 1974 and supply electricity to the regional grid. The twin containment domes, built of reinforced concrete, house the reactor systems.

Taken July 2022

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