The City of Red Wing is concerned that it won’t be able to afford the increased emergency personnel needed to respond to a potential nuclear emergency at the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant. The power plant recently sought permission from the state to increase its energy output and allow the facility to provide more dry storage for its nuclear waste. With this growth comes increased risk for a nuclear emergeny, which will require the city to provide more emergency personnel to respond to a potential disaster. Coupled with other factors, recent losses in LGA have the city concerned that they won’t be able to adequately protect residents from these increased risks because their emergency personnel units are already understaffed. To learn more, view the video below from KTTC Rochester.
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10Jul
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