of testing, they found this just is on the grounds of the plant and hasn't been found anywhere else out this the community. the vermont health department is doing some testing as well, here's the commissioner. >> people are taking fish for samples, sediment from the surrounding area, soil, plant vegetation, even milk from cows who are in the surrounding area just to assure ha there's no -- that there's no con contaminati. >> reporter: so right now the health department and plant officials believe the public is in no immediate risk, but they're concerned essentially this leak has not been found which means it could continue to leak tritium into the environment for some time, so they want to stop that before it does reach some of these outside sources, particularly wells in the area or gets into the river. the health department believes it's a possibility it could already be getting into the river, it's just such a diluted area that they're not getting that in their test samples. vermont is the only state in the country that allows legislators to be part of the relicensing
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