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MONTICELLO, Minn. -- Late last year, a leak of hundreds of thousands of gallons of contaminated water was discovered at Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. There was a monthslong ...
This July 24, 2008 photo shows the Monticello nuclear power plant in Monticello, MN. In November 2022, the plant confirmed a 400,000 gallon leak of water containing tritium and reported it to ...
MONTICELLO, Minn. (FOX 9) - After a leak of radioactive water from the Monticello nuclear power plant in 2022, Xcel Energy officials say their teams have detected a slight increase in tritium in a ...
Ongoing sewage leaks and overflows have kept the Pearl River and tributaries in and near Jackson under a water contact ...
The tritium isn’t a risk to the drinking water of Monticello or the nearby city of Becker, said the Minneapolis-based utility’s president.
The White County Health Department warned that these algae blooms could pose a safety threat to people and animals. "Children ...
The recently revealed leak of radioactive tritium at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Station was the sixth highest recorded among U.S. nuclear power plants. A monitoring well at the site ...
Ashley Summers didn't die of water toxicity, contrary to national media reports and one local TV news story, according to Summers' autopsy findings.
Water containing a radioactive form of hydrogen, tritium, leaked out of Xcel Energy's nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minn., in November, state officials said Thursday.
An Xcel Energy nuclear plant in Monticello will temporarily shut down after officials found more radioactive water leaking from the facility.
MONTICELLO, Minn. — Xcel Energy officials on Tuesday said crews have repaired a leak at the Monticello nuclear plant, and the plant will resume producing power in the next week. The company ...
Monticello, Indiana. Serves 6,480 people. 2 contaminants below legal limits, but above health guidelines In some states a small percentage of tests were performed before water was treated, and ...