Analysis of CDC data shows excess cancer deaths in counties that host the 16 oldest U.S. reactors In commercial nuclear power reactors, after capital costs of construction are paid, which for the Monticello reactor in Minnesota was in the early 1990s, selling nuclear electricity is extremely profitable. Xcel Energy sells electricity for about $0.10/kWh. At … Continue reading Serial Killers on the Loose: Cancer Death Rates Rising in Reactor Host Communities