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  2. Regulators monitor tritium leak at Minnesota nuclear plant - AOL

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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 ...

  3. Radioactive water leaks at Minn. nuclear plant for 2nd time - AOL

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    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 ...

  4. Oops! A Minnesota Power Plant Leaked 400,000 Gallons of ... - AOL

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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.

  5. Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. List of power stations in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant: Monticello, Minnesota: 671 1 Boiling Water Reactor: Xcel Energy: 1971 Prairie Island Nuclear Power Plant: Red Wing, Minnesota: 1,092 2 Pressurized Water Reactor: Xcel Energy: 1974

  7. Nuclear reactor accidents in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Xcel Energy fined $14,000 after leaks of radioactive tritium ...

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    Xcel Energy has been fined $14,000 related to leaks of radioactive tritium from its nuclear power plant at Monticello, Minnesota regulators announced Thursday. The relatively small fine was not ...

  9. Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents - Wikipedia

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    The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, the world's largest single nuclear power station, was completely shut down for 21 months following an earthquake in 2007. [1] Erosion of the 150-millimetre-thick (5.9 in) carbon steel reactor head at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant , in Oak Harbor, Ohio, USA , in 2002 ...