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Inspection Finds Source Of Tritium Leak At Indian Point

BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- A leak is the reason for increased tritium amounts in groundwater on the site of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan according to lohud.com.

The leak was uncovered in a building's basement near a water storage tank.

The leak was uncovered in a building's basement near a water storage tank.

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The leak was uncovered last week by an inspector in a building's basement by a water storage tank, said lohud.com.

"He saw leakage that supports the theory that the water came from water storage tank," Neil Sheehan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesperson, told the Journal News on Friday, Feb. 13, according to lohud.com.

Should more inspections reveal that "pipes connected to the storage tank are leaking" the increased amounts of tritium would have an explanation, Sheehan said, reported lohud.com.

Next up would be to repair the leak at the plant where the filtering operation has stopped though the facility continues to be in operation, said lohud.com.

Indian Point's owner, Entergy, said Wednesday, Feb, 10, that the tritium amounts had gone up by around 80 percent between the first and second tests "fluctuations that can be expected as the material migrates," reported lohud.com.

Entergy spokesperson Jerry Nappi told the Journal News on Saturday, Feb. 13,  that the "the groundwater monitoring well that had increased by 80 percent was back down to its initial elevated level from the first sample, which was expected," said lohud.com.

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