"Unreported Nuclear Plant Leak Contaminates Minnesota Water Supply"
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Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota confirmed a 400,000 gallon leak of water containing tritium in November 2022 and reported it to officials the same day. The leak wasn't known to the public until last week. The company said the leak posed no health and safety risk to the local community or the environment. Tritium is a naturally occurring form of hydrogen that emits a weak form of radiation, which can't travel far in air or penetrate skin. Xcel said the tritium levels in the leaked water were below Nuclear Regulatory Commission safety thresholds. The cleanup will take months.
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