Nuclear Plant, Minnesota Officials Hid 400,000-Gallon Leak of Radioactive Water for Months

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Xcel Energy reported a leak of tritium-contaminated water at its Monticello nuclear power plant on November 22. State authorities just acknowledged they're monitoring the ongoing cleanup effort.

Xcel Energy in late November told Minnesota and federal officials about a leak of 400,000 gallons of water contaminated with radioactive tritium at its Monticello nuclear power plant, but it wasn't until Thursday that the incident and ongoing cleanup effort were made public., Xcel said Thursday that it"took swift action to contain the leak to the plant site, which poses no health and safety risk to the local community or the environment.

The Monticello plant, adjacent to the Mississippi River, is roughly 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis.:"We understand the importance of quickly informing the communities we serve if a situation poses an immediate threat to health and safety. In this case, there was no such threat." Asked why they waited four months to inform residents, state regulators who are monitoring the cleanup said they were waiting for more information.

 

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