Xcel Energy's efforts to move spent nuclear fuel away from Minnesota have suffered a setback. Federal regulators have denied Xcel's application to build a private nuclear waste storage facility in Utah. The denial comes as Xcel seeks to store more waste at its Prairie Island nuclear plant. A nuclear waste storage bill was introduced Monday at the State Capitol. Minnesota Public Radio's Mary Losure reports.
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