rnr_ t1_jdp5c2x wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:13 AM

Reply to comment by girlfreddyf in Xcel Energy to power down Monticello nuclear plant early after more radioactive water leaks out by VaccumSaturdays

Ground water in that it is water in the ground. It did not reach any aquifers used for drinking water.

girlfreddyf t1_jdp7c6s wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:29 AM

The US Geological Survey would like to have a word.

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-groundwater

rnr_ t1_jdp8ah0 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 2:37 AM

I'm not a geologist so I'm not trying to define geological terms. My point was that the leak did not reach any aquifers (or other underground water reservoir) that is used for drinking water.