BUCHANAN, N.Y., Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Entergy Nuclear Northeast, which owns the Indian Point, N.Y., nuclear plant, says tiny amounts of radioactive material may be seeping into the Hudson River.
Federal nuclear regulators plan to test new samples of underground water at the plant, but note there is no threat to public safety now because the levels detected were near or below amounts allowed for safe drinking water, the White Plains Journal said.
The materials identified are tritium and strontium-90, both radioactive isotopes that are byproducts of nuclear reactor operations.
A spokesman for the company said the state health officials found the presence of strontium-90 after analyzing split samples from some wells dug to test for tritium.
Company and public officials say both radioactive materials could be coming from a leak in a spent-fuel pool near Indian Point 2, which was found during excavation work at the site in August, the report said. The leak has since been contained.
