Radioactive Water Leak Contained and Cleaned Up at Monticello Nuclear Plant by Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota experienced a radioactive water leak in November 2020, with about 400,000 gallons of water containing tritium leaking from a water pipe. The leak has been stopped and has not contaminated drinking water sources or reached the Mississippi River. The company is monitoring the groundwater plume and considering options for disposal of the collected tritium. The cause of the leak is still under investigation.