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Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down After Water Leaks Into Lake Michigan

      

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in Covert Township, Michigan.  Alamy

huffingtonpost.com - May 6, 2013

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in southwestern Michigan was taken offline Sunday after operators discovered a leak from a water tank. . .

NRC officials estimate "79 gallons of 'slightly' radioactive water" flowed into Lake Michigan over the weekend, explained Michigan Radio. Officials reportedly don't know exactly how radioactive the leaked water was.

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