Radioactive leaks found at 75% of US nuke sites

Radioactive leaks found at 75% of US nuke sites

CBS (AP) 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. The number and severity of the leaks has been escalating, even as federal regulators extend the licenses of more and more reactors across the nation. Tritium, which is a radioactive form of hydrogen, has leaked from at least 48 of 65 sites, according to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission records reviewed as part of the AP's yearlong examination of safety issues at aging nuclear power plants. Leaks from at least 37 of those facilities contained concentrations exceeding the federal drinking water standard -- sometimes at hundreds of times the limit.

We should have had free, abundant and clean energy a long time before now.

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oh Sh** OP this is some damning news, with the Important Nuclear bosses that were killed in the russian plane crash today, along with fukishima & the Nuclear plant in Missouri surrounded by flood waters.

Its not looking good for Nuclear power, i cant help but feel this big 'EVENT' that everyone is anticipating, is going to be one big chain reaction involving Nuclear Plants...

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Seems to be pointing that way more all the time, like it will be a major contributor.