Minn. Pollution Control Agency: Xcel Energy Fined $14,000 Related to Tritiated Water Storage at Monticello Nuclear Facility
December 15, 2023
December 15, 2023
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 15 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news release:
According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Xcel Energy Inc. began storing groundwater contaminated with tritium in aboveground storage tanks before obtaining a required permit at its Monticello nuclear power plant. Tritium is a radioactive material that leaked from the company's facility last fall and required cleanup and on-site sto . . .
According to a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) enforcement investigation, Xcel Energy Inc. began storing groundwater contaminated with tritium in aboveground storage tanks before obtaining a required permit at its Monticello nuclear power plant. Tritium is a radioactive material that leaked from the company's facility last fall and required cleanup and on-site sto . . .