CO2: 420.41 ppmRepairs are set to begin to fix the leaking of radioactive water from the facility this week, after a larger leak was discovered last November but only made public this month.
MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) — The company that owns a nuclear power plant northwest of Minneapolis said Thursday that water containing a radioactive material is leaking from the plant for a second time , but there is no danger to the public and the facility will power down Friday to begin working on permanent repairs.
Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week.