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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

NRC says steam flow too great in San Onofre generators


ENERGY: NRC says steam flow too great in San Onofre generators
North County Times
ENERGY: NRC says steam flow too great in San Onofre generators ... brand-new generators since utility Southern California Edison shut down the plant Jan.

AP Exclusive: US regulators suspect design caused tube trouble at idled Calif ...

CanadianBusiness.com -
By Michael R. Blood, AP | June 18, 2012 In this Sunday, June 17, 2012 photo, Elmo Collins, regional administrator of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, speaks during an interview in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. The NRC is holding a public meeting to ...

Design flaws may have led to San Onofre plant shutdown, NRC says

Los Angeles Times -
Federal regulators believe that the unusual equipment problems that have shuttered San Onofre for more than four months stem from a design issue. US Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokeswoman Lara Uselding said preliminary findings of an NRC probe at ...

San Onofre: Federal Investigators Determine That Design Flaws Led To Nuke ...

Huffington Post -
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD 06/18/12 03:10 PM ET CAPISTRANO BEACH, Calif. — After months of investigation, federal regulators have determined that design flaws appear to be the cause of excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water through ...

AP Exclusive: Feds: Design led to nuke plant woes

Boston.com -
June 18, 2012|Michael R. Blood, AP After months of investigation, federal regulators have determined that design flaws appear to be the cause of excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water through California's troubled San Onofre nuclear ...

Faulty Model and Design Changes Led San Onofre to Shut, NRC Says

Businessweek -
By Mark Chediak on June 19, 2012 Faulty computer analysis and manufacturing changes appear to have caused excessive wear in steam generator tubes at Edison International (EIX) (EIX)'s San Onofre nuclear plant in California, according to federal ...

Faulty computer modeling caused San Onofre equipment problems

Los Angeles Times -
Faulty computer modeling caused the equipment problems that are expected to keep the San Onofre nuclear plant dark through the summer, federal regulators said Monday. Officials from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave their first public account ...

San Onofre's issues appear to be result of faulty computer modeling

Los Angeles Times -
The unusual equipment issues that have shut down the San Onofre nuclear power plant appear to be the result of faulty computer modeling by manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, officials from the US Nuclear Regulatory said Monday.
 
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