LAKE WYLIE More than 100 gallons of water with traces of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has been leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The leak has been classified as a "non emergency event" by the NRC. The leak, however, has the potential to reach groundwater, according to the NRC.
Duke Energy has initiated actions to fix the problem, which happened at 11:23 p.m. Tuesday, according to NRC officials.
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