SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 16, 1996
Northern States Power Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-3034 41-0448030
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
414 Nicollet Mall, Mpls, MN 55401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 612-330-5500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
As reported in Item 1-Business under the caption "Nuclear Power
Plants - Licensing, Operation and Waste Disposal" in Northern
States Power Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, the Company is part of a consortium
that has been working with the Mescalero Apache Tribe (the "Tribe") to
establish a private facility for interim storage of used nuclear
fuel on the Tribe's reservation in New Mexico. This consortium,
the Mescalero Fuel Storage, LLC (the "LLC"), is comprised of
domestic-based nuclear utility companies. The LLC was
established in response to the need to develop temporary storage
of spent nuclear fuel until the U.S. Department of Energy takes
ultimate responsibility for permanent storage of the fuel.
On April 16, 1996, the LLC voted to suspend negotiations with
the Tribe. The LLC and the Tribe were unable to reach agreement
on the contract terms for this first-of-a-kind project. The LLC
has suspended indefinitely all activities related to the
development of a site with the Tribe.
The LLC plans to continue to pursue options with other parties
to construct a safe fuel storage facility which will provide
benefits to a host community.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Northern States Power Company
(a Minnesota Corporation)
By
(Gary R. Johnson)
Gary R. Johnson
Vice President, General Counsel
& Corporate Secretary
Dated: April 18, 1996
