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PAUL, Minn. (AP) — 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 ...
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 ...
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.
Xcel Energy, the owner, said it will temporarily power down the Monticello facility Friday to repair a recurring leak of radioactive water discovered this week.
In comparison, the single-unit Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant located less than four miles away has an output of 671 MW. [3] The state's other nuclear power plant, the 2-unit Prairie Island facility, is rated at 1,096 MW, [4] [5] so Sherco has a larger peak output than those plants put
A fault in the main transformer at the Donald C. Cook nuclear power plant causes a fire that damages the main generator and back-up turbines: 0: 10: June 16, 2005: Braidwood, Illinois, USA: Exelon's Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station leaks tritium and contaminates local water supplies: 0: 41: August 4, 2005: Buchanan, New York, USA
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.
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