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Daily Archives: June 17, 2011

75 percent of US nuclear sites have corrosion issues — leaking tritium

Posted on June 17, 2011 by integritythatworks

BRACEVILLE, Ill. (AP) – 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 … Continue reading →

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