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Entergy reports radioactive leak at St. Francisville nuclear plant
</SPAN>wwltv.com
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Updated today at 8:24 AM
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) -- Officials at Entergy Corp.'s nuclear power plant near Baton Rouge say they have notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about a leak of radioactive hydrogen.
The Advocate reports that an elevated level of tritium was found Wednesday in a groundwater monitoring well at the Entergy River Bend Station.
Entergy says the leak is not considered a public health threat because it was only in one of 31 monitoring wells.
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</SPAN>wwltv.com
Posted on December 22, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Updated today at 8:24 AM
ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (AP) -- Officials at Entergy Corp.'s nuclear power plant near Baton Rouge say they have notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about a leak of radioactive hydrogen.
The Advocate reports that an elevated level of tritium was found Wednesday in a groundwater monitoring well at the Entergy River Bend Station.
Entergy says the leak is not considered a public health threat because it was only in one of 31 monitoring wells.
More...
http://www.wwltv.com/news/Entergy-r...-St-Francisville-nuclear-plant-136062808.html