Xcel Energy addresses radioactive water leak at Monticello nuclear plant.

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Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant in Minnesota leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water containing tritium, which was first detected in November 2022. The company said there is no danger to the public, and state officials said the water remains contained on Xcel's property and poses no immediate public health risk. Xcel has recovered about 25% of the spilled tritium so far, and recovery efforts will continue. The Monticello plant is about 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis, upstream from the city on the Mississippi River.
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