Groundwater
Contamination (Tritium) at Nuclear Plants
The
recent identification of the inadvertent release of water containing tritium at
several reactors sites has caused the NRC to increase our oversight activities
in this area. The NRC is reviewing these contamination incidents to determine
what, if any, changes are needed to our regulatory program. Although the
measured levels of tritium at the affected plants are above background levels,
they remain well below NRC's regulations for release. Because there is a
substantial amount of public interest, the NRC is providing information on the
status of the unintended tritium leaks and the NRC's response.
