Federal regulators say there is no danger to the public after a small amount of a radioactive isotope was discovered on the Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant complex in Scriba.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says Tritium was discovered in a sump near the reactor building. The sump is used to keep groundwater away from the building.
An NRC spokesman tells us the isotope most likely came from inside the plant, at a level far below what is allowed in drinking water.
The NRC is continuing to monitor the situation, and says the current level of the isotope poses no health risk.
– from 9wsyr.com