"Although the leak still does not pose a danger to the population or the environment, we decided that the best course of action would be to turn off the power plant," TASS quoted chris Clark, president of the regional branch of Xcel Energy, as saying.

A leak with tritium in the amount of about 1.5 million liters of water occurred in Minnesota in November 2022, but the information was made public only on March 16. It is specified that a certain amount of liquid got into groundwater.

In October, a member of the French National Assembly, Michel Castellani, appealed to the country's Minister of Health, Francois Bron, about the supply of iodine tablets and the distribution of these medicines in connection with the threat of using nuclear weapons. RT got acquainted with the letter of the parliamentarian.