Record-low Danube River levels threaten shutdown of Hungary's nuclear plant
Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as of Wednesday morning.
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Three of four units of Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant were not in operation and the fourth was operating at about 50%, as of Wednesday morning.
About 200 gallons of oil has leaked out of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in southern Minnesota, according to Xcel Energy.
Red Wing police officers say four to five drones were spotted flying around a nuclear plant on Wednesday.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby called the "barbaric" tactics "a symptom of how poorly Russia's military leaders know they're doing."
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel's application to allow increased storage of spent nuclear fuel at the Monticello site.
Xcel Energy says it is set to begin construction this weekend on an underground wall meant to impede interaction between river water and groundwater at its Monticello plant.
Tritium occurs naturally in the environment and is a common by-product of nuclear plant operations.
Ukrainian officials ordered thousands of people to evacuate and accused Russia of unleashing the "largest man-made environmental disaster in Europe in decades."
Officials said residents shouldn't be worried if they see a large number of emergency responders in the area.
Officials say residents shouldn't be worried if they see a large number of emergency responders in the area.
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Xcel Energy said there was "no threat to plant staff or to the public at any point."
Last fall, at least 400,000 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium leaked from Xcel Energy's Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
A Minnesota nuclear power plant says it fixed a radioactive leak, but the process killed hundreds of fish.
An official with Xcel Energy says a faulty pipe that allowed water containing a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to leak at a Minnesota nuclear power plant has been repaired and that the plant will return to service in the next week.
There's another chance to have your questions answered about the leak at the nuclear plant in Monticello.
Xcel Energy will start to power down its nuclear plant in Monticello several weeks earlier than planned after more radioactive water leaked out of the facility.
A public hearing on the matter was scheduled well in advance of last week's disclosure that 400,000 gallons of radioactive water had leaked on the site back in November.
As at least 9 people were killed and the electricity supply to the Zaporizhzhia plant was cut for a 6th time, the IAEA warned, "one day our luck will run out."
Rep. Ted Lieu of California said if the announcement this week is what's expected, "it could be a game changer for the world."
Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog, tells Lesley Stahl about the situation at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, which has been shelled repeatedly since March.
Biden to urge "respect for the core principles of the international order" as Russia's war on Ukraine drives a "crisis in confidence" in the U.N. system.
