re: #198 sattv4u2

Vermont Yankee is the only one I’m aware of and that was back in 2005. iirc it was an underground pipe, has been corrected and cleaned up and their license was renewed

Leaks spotlight aging nuclear plants

MONTPELIER, Vt. - Radioactive tritium, a carcinogen discovered in potentially dangerous levels in groundwater at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, now taints at least 27 of the nation’s 104 nuclear reactors — raising concerns about how it is escaping from the aging nuclear plants.

The leaks — many from deteriorating underground pipes — come as the nuclear industry is seeking and obtaining federal license renewals, casting itself as a clean-green alternative to power plants that burn fossil fuels.

Tritium, found in nature in tiny amounts and a product of nuclear fission, has been linked to cancer if ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin in large amounts.

I still think nuclear power the way to go, I just want to see this fixed.