Radiation News Roundup for July 17, 2013

TEPCO lied when they said recently that it would take 100 years for contaminated groundwater to reach the ocean from the area of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. fukushima-diary.com

A report has been published about high levels of radiation in a shaft at the Fukushima Unit Three reactor. fukushima-diary.com

State Representative Jim Cantwell, D-Marshfield, has presented legislation addressing expansion of the emergency zone around the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Massachusetts.  wickedlocal.com

Xcel Energy's Monticello nuclear plant will come back online this week after extensive work that included a 12 percent power uprate and equipment upgrades needed for its license extension. nuclearstreet.com