US nuclear plant leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive material into groundwater
On Friday, Xcel Energy’s nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minnesota, was forced to shut down temporarily for repairs after officials discovered that radioactive material was leaking into the groundwater. The leak was initially publicized last week, with approximately 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium having been discharged from the plant, which is situated along the Mississippi River. Tritium is a mildly radioactive type of hydrogen that is naturally found in the environment, but is …