Tank leaking tritium at LaSalle plant fixed

SENECA -- Exelon Nuclear has fixed a tritium leak found at its LaSalle plant last month.

Exelon officials say ultrasound tests on a water tank found no problems after three holes about as big as the head of a thumbtack were repaired.

The tritium was found in a monitoring well in the middle of the LaSalle Station site.

The company says it wasn't found anywhere else, and no people were in danger because of it.

Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen that's created as a byproduct of nuclear power plant operations. Environmental officials say exposure to tritium can increase cancer risks.