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1. N.J. DEP orders wider investigation of radioactive leak at Oyster Creek nuclear plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... radioactive tritium into aquifers below the plant and ensure the radioactive substance does not endanger public health. Under a directive of the state's Spill Act, the Exelon Corporation must drill new ...

2. N.J. DEP chief criticizes Exelon's response to radioactive-water leaks at Oyster Creek nuclear reactor
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Tritium detected at high levels in two aquifers State Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin Tuesday expressed disappointment with Exelon Nuclear's response to a state order requiring the company ...

3. N.J. DEP begins new probe of radioactive leak at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Commissioner Martin wants swift action to prevent possible contamination of water supply State Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin is not willing to let the 2009 leak of radioactive tritium ...

4. Nuclear power making a comeback in U.S.
(U.S./Nation)

... plant. Vermont is the only state that requires a legislature to sign off on renewing the license for a nuclear power plant. The plant had been leaking tritium, a potentially dangerous substance, into the ...

5. Radioactive leak found at N.J.’s Salem 2 nuclear reactor; Oyster Creek monitor inoperable
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... of tritium at two catch basins, DEP Commissioner Bob Martin said. "We have been advised that there is no immediate threat to public health and safety and that the contaminated water did not leave the ...

6. Nuclear powered cancer clusters
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... pressurized water and steam which turns the turbine that generates electricity. The presence of tritium or heavy elements such as plutonium in the secondary loop indicates that one or more of the steam ...

7. Second leak in four months reported at Oyster Creek nuclear facility
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... is about four feet thick. The NRC is investigating to determine if the leak contains any tritium, a naturally occurring radioactive form of hydrogen. A leak occurred at Oyster Creek in April shortly ...

8. Appeal filed over N.J.’s Oyster Creek relicensing
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... instead, is based on reaction to a disaster rather than prevention. "Two weeks after NRC staff said the plant was safe for another 20 years, underground pipes burst spewing radioactive tritium into the ...