Xcel Energy and state officials share more information about leak at Monticello nuclear power plant
Posted on AllSides March 17th, 2023
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Xcel Energy says the leak at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant involves Tritium, a byproduct left over after the creation of nuclear energy. When the leak happened, Xcel Energy reported it to the state and to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but since the public was never in danger, and the leak was contained to the site, Xcel Energy and state officials never felt the need to inform the public until now. Xcel Energy says the leak at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant involves Tritium, a byproduct left over after...