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Ramsey County │ Annex C: Ingestion Pathway 3 <br /> Figure 1. Ingestion County Map <br />Ramsey County is among the Minnesota Ingestion Counties for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant <br />along with Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, McLeod, <br />Meeker, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Renville, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, Stearns, Washington, and Wright. <br />Ramsey County is also among the Minnesota Ingestion Counties for the Prairie Island Nuclear <br />Generating Plant along with Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Hennepin, Le Sueur, <br />Olmstead, Rice, Scott, Steele, Wabasha, Waseca, Washington, and Winona. <br />1.2.2 EMERGENCY CLASSIFICATION LEVELS <br />There are four Emergency Classification Levels (ECLs) used at all nuclear generating plants in the United <br />States. These classification levels drive the actions taken based on the level of severity. An incident at a <br />nuclear generating plant could begin at any of these Classification Levels. The Classification Levels are <br />listed below from least to most severe. <br />1.2.2.1 Notification of Unusual Event (NUE) <br />A low-level event which poses no threat to public safety, but which warrants an increased awareness on <br />the part of the plant and off-site agency personnel. The state monitors the condition until it is resolved.