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Tritium in water under nuclear plant; Kewaunee owner, regulators say radioactive isotope doesn't pose health threat
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The release of tritium underneath the Kewaunee nuclear plant
doesn't pose a health risk because the radioactive substance hasn't
been found in drinking water, federal nuclear regulators said.
The radioactive isotope of hydrogen was found in four groundwater
samples taken from narrow shafts underneath the nuclear plant,
located in the Kewaunee County Town of Carlton, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission said in a report.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Dominion Resources Inc.,
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Tritium found in groundwater ; EPA: Radioactive material levels considered safe
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