A Minnesota nuclear power plant reportedly leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water last November, and the public is just now learning of the incident.
State regulators are monitoring the leak cleanup at Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
While the company says there is no danger to the public, the leak is ominously close to the Mississippi River.
The Monticello plant is approximately 35 miles northwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota, upstream from the city along the Mississippi River.
“Xcel Energy took swift action to contain the leak to the plant site, which poses no health and safety risk to the local community or the environment,” the company said in a statement.
According to reports, the company notified federal and state authorities of the leak November 22nd.
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