Greenwire: A leak of radioactive tritium at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant has been stopped, and groundwater cleanup will start today, officials said today.
The radioactive leak at the 38-year-old plant near Vernon was reported Jan. 7. A clogged drain caused tritium-laced water to seep into soil and groundwater. However, officials say no detectable levels of tritium have been found in the Connecticut River or in nearby drinking water wells.
The plant is scheduled to close in 2012. In February, the Vermont Senate voted against recommending a 20-year extension of the plant’s operating license (AP/Burlington Free Press, March 25). – AC