Well water test results in the vicinity of Plant Scherer in Monroe County showed levels of uranium that are within safe drinking water limits, Georgia Power announced Thursday.
The company is majority owner of Plant Scherer, one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the country.
Some residents of Juliette, where the plant is located, have found radioactive uranium poisoning in their well water and have questioned whether the plant might be at least partially responsible.
Other neighbors have expressed concern about the health effects of the plant and its large coal ash pond, leading state public health officials to promise a scoping process this summer to clarify what is known about the
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