Radioactive tritium leaks occurred at the Three Quarters US Nuclear Power Plant

> Radioactive tritium leaks occurred at the Quarter Three US Nuclear Power Plants. An investigation by the Associated Press found that tritium radioactive leaks occurred at three-quarters of the commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, usually from corrosion...

Radioactive tritium leaks occurred at the Quarter Three US Nuclear Power Plants. An Associated Press investigation found that three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power plants have leaked tritium radioactivity, usually from corroded underground pipes into groundwater, but it is not certain whether public water was contaminated. The news agency pointed out that the number and severity of tritium leak accidents are increasing, but U.S. federal regulators are allowing more and more nuclear reactors to be built across the United States. According to records from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, at least 48 of 65 nuclear power plants have experienced tritium leaks. Among them, at least 37 leaked tritium concentrations that exceeded federal drinking water standards, and some even exceeded the standards by hundreds of times. The Associated Press launched a year-long investigation into tritium leaks and pointed out that most leaks were discovered around the nuclear power plant, and some were moved to other places. However, it is not known whether tritium flows into public water supplies. Tritium is very rare in nature. Tritium is harmful to humans if inhaled in large amounts. It is mainly used in thermonuclear reactions, which can produce fusion reactions with ultra-high-heat deuterium and release a large amount of heat energy. Tritium leaks occurred at two nuclear power plants in Illinois and one in Minnesota, contaminating water wells in nearby homes. However, radiation concentrations have not yet exceeded drinking water standards. At a nuclear power plant in New Jersey, tritium found its way into aquifers and a drainage channel. So far, federal officials have said the tritium leak poses no threat to health and safety. The impact is "virtually zero," said Peter Rangelo, chief nuclear officer at the National Nuclear Energy Institute. From 2008 to the year before last, 38 underground tritium leak accidents occurred. About two-thirds of leaks have been reported over the past five years. Many underground pipes have been buried for decades and have never been inspected, making repairs and replacements cumbersome. In the past few years, nuclear power plant companies have dug more observation wells and replaced leaking metal pipes. But still, it doesn't solve the leak problem comprehensively.