LAKE WYLIE, S.C. (AP) — Water with traces of a radioactive hydrogen isotope has again leaked at a South Carolina nuclear power plant.
But the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the level of tritium in the water is well below limits that would make it dangerous to drink.
The NRC says more than 100 gallons of water containing tritium leaked over the weekend during maintenance at the Catawba Nuclear Station in York County. Officials say water was being pumped to a collection pump, and the water in the pond overflowed.
Duke Energy says the contaminated water was not near drinking water wells. In May, a leak in a discharge pipe resulted in a spill of more than 100 gallons of water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says drinking water containing tritium can increase cancer risk.
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