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The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is a nuclear power plant located in Monticello, Minnesota, along the Mississippi River. The site, which began operating in 1971, has a single nuclear reactor ( boiling water reactor ) of the General Electric BWR-3 design generating 671 MWe.
A leak of what was believed to be hundreds of gallons of water containing tritium was discovered this week from a temporary fix at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, where 400,000 gallons (1 ...
Minnesota regulators said Thursday they're monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant, and the company said there's ...
Erosion of the 6-inch-thick (150 mm) carbon steel reactor head, caused by a persistent leak of borated water, at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant. The United States Government Accountability Office reported more than 150 incidents from 2001 to 2006 of nuclear plants not performing within acceptable safety guidelines.
The fast breeder Monju Nuclear Power Plant sodium leak. [41] State-run operator Donen was found to have concealed videotape footage that showed extensive damage to the reactor. [45] 0: 11 March 1997: Tokaimura, Japan: The Tokaimura nuclear reprocessing plant fire and explosion. 37 workers were exposed to low doses of radiation.
The Xcel Energy plant is located on the banks of the Mississippi River with the closest neighbourhood about a mile away 400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from nuclear plant before US ...
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In November 2022, Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear power plant leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water.The leak wasn't made public until now.