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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: Free Vulcan on March 25, 2023, 10:08:29 am
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Nuclear Power Plant Has Another Leak After Initially Spilling 400K Gallons of Radioactive Water
One week after officials revealed that a Minnesota nuclear power plant had leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November, officials said a second, smaller leak had been discovered.
As a result, Xcel Energy is taking the Monticello plant temporarily offline, NBC News reported.
“While the leak continues to pose no risk to the public or the environment, we determined the best course of action is to power down the plant and perform the permanent repairs immediately,” Chris Clark, president of Xcel Energy–Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, said in a Thursday statement, according to ABC News.
Clark said there was “no drinking water concern, no safety concern, no concern to the environment,” according to CBS News.
https://www.westernjournal.com/nuclear-power-plant-another-leak-initially-spilling-400k-gallons-radioactive-water/