Kitchen_Bicycle6025 t1_jdjxwt9 wrote on March 24, 2023 at 10:52 PM Reply to Xcel Energy to power down Monticello nuclear plant early after more radioactive water leaks out by VaccumSaturdays Tritium becomes harmless in 30 years. In fact, it’s already harmless enough that scientists use heavy water to track stuff in digestive systems. You drink some of this water, and doctors track the low radioactivity Permalink 4
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Reply to Xcel Energy to power down Monticello nuclear plant early after more radioactive water leaks out by VaccumSaturdays
Tritium becomes harmless in 30 years. In fact, it’s already harmless enough that scientists use heavy water to track stuff in digestive systems. You drink some of this water, and doctors track the low radioactivity