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Xcel Energy to Construct Underground Barrier to Prevent Radioactive Water from Reaching Mississippi River

MONTICELLO, Minn. (AP) – The energy company responsible for leaking radioactive material from its nuclear plant in Monticello, Minnesota, in recent months has announced that it will build an underground metal barrier to keep affected groundwater away from the nearby …

Investigation Uncovers Significant Radioactive Waste at Missouri Elementary School

FLORISSANT, Mo. (AP) — There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report by environmental investigation consultants. The report by Boston Chemical …

Small Nuclear Power Projects May Have Big Waste Problems

A planned new generation of small nuclear reactors will create more waste than conventional reactors, while treatments to make some types of waste safe could be exploited by militants trying to obtain fissile materials, a study published on Tuesday said. …