State agencies monitor radioactive chemical leak in Monticello, Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Health and other state agencies are investigating a nuclear power facility in Monticello after 400,000 gallons of radioactive chemical-laced water escaped into the earth.
According to a release, Xcel Energy first reported the leak to the Minnesota Duty Officer and Nuclear Regulatory Commission in late November 2022.
Minnesota Radioactive Leak
According to Xcel, the spill poses no danger to the local people or the environment, as "confirmed by Nuclear Regulatory Commission guidelines."
The leak was discovered late last year, and Xcel reported it in late November to the Minnesota...
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State agencies monitor...
The Minnesota Department of Health and other state agencies are investigating a nuclear power facility in Monticello after 400,000 gallons of radioactive chemical-laced water...
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