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Prairie Island Nuclear Plant Leak Prompts Emergency and Inspection
Northern States Power halted Unit 1 at Prairie Island near Red Wing after a small radioactive gas puff was detected. Officials said radioactivity remained well below dangerous levels and no residents were evacuated. The rupture in a water tube triggered a shutdown and a cold shutdown plan with tests and repair expected in days.
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RED Wing, Minn
UPI
Northern States Power Co
Prairie Island
NSP
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Albert Quie
Ross Leddick
Three- Mile Island
Westinghouse Corp
Babcock & Wilcox
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Mississippi River
Red Wing
Dennis Gilbert
NSP Power Production
Unit
NRC
Gov
Quie
Leddick
Rollie Comstock
NSP Communications
State Health Department