Xcel: Tainted water released from hose at Monticello nuclear plant ...
5 days ago · MONTICELLO — As Xcel Energy continues remediation efforts following a November 2022 tritium leak at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, the company reported that some of the contaminated water was inadvertently released last Thursday. “On Jan. 16, around 450 gallons of the recovered ...
Xcel Energy to take Monticello nuclear plant offline to fix tritium ...
MINNEAPOLIS (March 23, 2023) – Xcel Energy will begin powering down its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant tomorrow to allow it to more quickly perform the repairs needed to permanently resolve a leak of water containing tritium at the plant.
400,000 gallons of radioactive water leaked from a nuclear plant …
Mar 17, 2023 · ST.. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota regulators said Thursday they’re monitoring the cleanup of a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear power plant, and the company said there’s no danger to the public.
Xcel Energy’s Monticello nuclear plant receives federal approval …
MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 2, 2025) – Xcel Energy will extend the operation of its carbon-free Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant well into the future to support its clean energy vision, following the recent renewal of the plant’s operating license by the …
What we know about the Monticello nuclear plant tritium leak
Mar 27, 2023 · The leak at Xcel Energy nuclear generating plant near Monticello, Minn. was detected nearly four months ago and reported to state and federal regulators.
Monticello nuclear plant gets federal approval to keep ... - MPR News
Jan 2, 2025 · The federal government has given Xcel Energy permission to continue operating its nuclear power plant in Monticello for another two decades. On Dec. 30, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...
Xcel Energy cleaning up radioactive leak at Monticello nuclear ...
Mar 17, 2023 · MONTICELLO, Minn. -- Minnesota state agencies are monitoring Xcel Energy's cleanup of a tritium leak at a Monticello nuclear generating plant. According to state officials, 400,000...
Regulators: Nuclear plant leak didn’t require public notice
Mar 18, 2023 · 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.
Xcel Energy, state officials update on radioactive chemical leak ...
Mar 17, 2023 · Xcel Energy says the leak at the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant involves Tritium, a byproduct left over after the creation of nuclear energy. MONTICELLO, Minn. — The chemical leak at an Xcel...
Minnesota's Xcel Energy to extend Monticello plant operations …
Jan 3, 2025 · Roughly 700 people work at Xcel's Monticello plant, according to a city report, making it the city's top employer.Monticello in Wright County is home to more than 14,800 people.. The state fined ...