Low levels of radioactive tritium may be near the Mississippi River after an energy company's leak

Low levels of radioactive tritium may be near the Mississippi River after an energy company's leak

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MONTICELLO, Minn. -- Groundwater containing low levels of radioactive material may have reached the edge of the Mississippi River, the energy company responsible for the leak from its nuclear power plant in Monticello, Minnesota, announced on Thursday. Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen,…

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