Radioactive Groundwater Detected at North Anna Plant

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Posted: 10:37 AM Feb 22, 2012 Radioactive Groundwater Detected at North Anna Plant LOUISA, Va. (AP) Dominion Virginia Power is seeking the source of leaking radioactivity at its North Anna nuclear power plant after an elevated level of tritium was detected in groundwater. Email Address: news@newsplex.com

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February 22, 2012

Dominion Virginia Power is seeking the source of leaking radioactivity at its North Anna nuclear power plant after an elevated level of tritium was detected in groundwater.

Company spokesman Rick Zuercher tells the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the plant's two reactors aren't the source of the leak.

The company told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Tuesday that tritium in water taken from an on-site sampling well was more than twice the federal standard for drinking water. The company says the contaminated water is not leaking off-site.

Dominion Virginia Power also told the commission that there's no evidence the leak is related to last year's 5.8-magnitude earthquake.

The commission says the radiation isn't a hazard to the public.

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Posted by: chris on Feb 22, 2012 at 08:27 PM

so were is our goverment out of richmond better yet were is THE UNITED STATES GOVERMENT THEY CARE SO MUCH TES THEY CARE ABOUT THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR NO0 THEY CARE ABOUT ALL THE MONEY THEY GAVE TO LOUISA THEY GOT TO MAKE THE MONEY BACK SOMEHOW DOMINON POWER WILL HELP THEM DONT WORRY WHAT A JOKE

Posted by: duuuu on Feb 22, 2012 at 02:06 PM

maybe i did see godzilla at lake anna last week

Posted by: Glow Worm on Feb 22, 2012 at 01:50 PM

Will make night fishing easier. Won't be a shot in the dark you will have a target.

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