] The state is working with the federal Nuclear Regulatory ] Commission and PSEG Nuclear, which runs the plant, to ] investigate the leak of radioactive water, which is ] around a spent-fuel pool building on the site, according ] to a DEP statement. ] ] According to the DEP, the leak was identified when ] elevated levels of radioactive tritium were discovered in ] ground water and reported last week by the NRC, which ] regulates the nuclear power industry. DEP officials ] confirmed ground water contamination in samples analyzed ] yesterday. For Rattle: Salem 1 started operating in 1977. Oyster Creek went online in '68, I believe. I recommend you move. Now. :) But don't move here... "Millstone Power Station sits on a peninsula on the eastern end of Long Island Sound. The site is 3.2 miles west-southwest of New London, Conn. The station consists of three units: Millstone 1, a 660-megawatt unit, began commercial operation in 1970 and is currently undergoing decommissioning. Millstone 2, an 870-megawatt unit, began commercial operation in 1975, and Millstone 3, an 1,150-megawatt unit, began commercial operation in 1986." Radioactive water leak found at Salem I plant |