According to an Associated Press report, the nuclear industry has said that it will more closely monitor and keep local and state officials informed about releases of radioactive water into ground water from power plants, though it says such releases have not posed a health risk.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently established a task force to look into releases of water containing tritium into ground water at a half dozen plants over the last decade, including three recently in Illinois, where the state has sued Exelon Corp., for violating state environmental laws because of the releases.