Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites

Source: AP via MSNBC
Date: ???
by: JEFF DONN

'You got pipes that have been buried underground for 30 or 40 years, and they've never been inspected', whistleblower says

BRACEVILLE, Ill. — Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, often into groundwater from corroded, buried piping, an Associated Press investigation shows.
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Addition: Local news report on Braidwood, IL nuclear plant which had pipes leaking tritium.

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