DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nuclear</span></a> corporations often under-report radiation amounts, or take their time about reporting incidents (sometimes only after there's a whistleblower involved). After all, it's all about image and money, not public or environmental safety.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Xcel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xcel</span></a> fined $14K over unpermitted storage of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/radioactive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radioactive</span></a> water at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nuclear</span></a> plant</p><p>After a leak of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tritium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tritium</span></a> at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonticelloNuclear" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MonticelloNuclear</span></a> Generating Station was revealed in March, Xcel faced repeated challenges in collecting and storing the tainted water. </p><p>By Chloe Johnson Star Tribune<br>December 14, 2023</p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/XcelEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XcelEnergy</span></a> has been fined $14,000 for storing radioactive water without a permit in the aftermath of a spill last year at its Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.</p><p>"Meanwhile, Xcel revealed Thursday that the original spill started a few weeks earlier than the company originally reported, and may have released more than twice as much radioactive water as it originally estimated.</p><p>"The plant, about a 30-minute drive northwest of the Twin Cities, sprung a leak of tritium-tainted water in late 2022. The utility and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) didn't reveal the leak to the public until the following March, drawing public criticism and a promise from state officials to be more transparent.</p><p>"Xcel originally reported that some 400,000 gallons of water had seeped from a broken pipe in a narrow space between two buildings. But on Thursday, it reported that the real amount was more likely between 750,000 and 900,000 gallons — an updated guess based on research the company has done and 'signs that the leak may have started a few weeks earlier than previously estimated.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.startribune.com/xcel-fined-14k-mpca-over-unpermitted-storage-of-radioactive-water-at-nuclear-plant-minnesota/600328087/?refresh=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">startribune.com/xcel-fined-14k</span><span class="invisible">-mpca-over-unpermitted-storage-of-radioactive-water-at-nuclear-plant-minnesota/600328087/?refresh=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MississippiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MississippiRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TEPCOLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TEPCOLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/XcelLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XcelLies</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoNukes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoNukes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreOversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MoreOversight</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RethinkNotRestart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RethinkNotRestart</span></a></p>