San Onofre News Update: Layoffs: Latest Sign of Nuke Plant's Demise

San Onofre Layoffs: Latest Sign of Nuke Plant's Demise Bay Area Indymedia Yesterday's notice that San Onofre's owners are laying off 730 workers—one third of the workforce—is yet another indication of a nuclear power plant in severe distress. Both formerly operating reactors have been shut down since January due to ...

San Onofre layoffs raise questions about nuclear plant's future Los Angeles Times More than six months after a leaking steam generator tube prompted a complete shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, Southern California Edison officials announced plans to lay off nearly one-third of its workforce, leading many to wonder if ...

Ailing San Onofre nuclear plant downsizes staff Businessweek ROSEMEAD, Calif. (AP) — Southern California Edison plans to cut 730 employees at the ailing San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, a decision that follows two years of analysis that included comparisons to similar nuclear plants, utility officials ...

San Onofre nuclear plant cutting 730 employees KFMB News 8 SAN ONOFRE (CNS) - Southern California Edison announced Monday it plans to eliminate about 730 positions at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station beginning in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year, saying the plant's staffing and operating costs ...

Utility to lay off 730 at closed Calif. nuclear power plant Reuters SAN FRANCISCO Aug 21 (Reuters) - The owner of the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California will lay off 730 employees during the fourth quarter of this year to cut costs, which the company said are well above the industry average ...

San Onofre Power Plant to Cut 730 Jobs NBC Southern California San Onofre's nuclear power plant will be cutting 730 employees from its workforce effective in October, a Southern California Energy announcement read. Met with uncertainty over its future as an energy supplier and high operational costs, the troubled ...

San Onofre to downsize by 730 employees U-T San Diego ... Report questions San Onofre restart plan · NUCLEAR PLANT RESTART ASSAILED. The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station plans to cut 730 employees -- more than one in four workers, plant operator Southern California Edison announced Monday.

730 Jobs Cut at San Onofre Nuclear Plant KTLA SAN ONOFRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Southern California Edison announced plans Monday to cut nearly one-third of its workforce at the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant, the Los Angeles Times reported. The cut of about 730 employees will bring the plant's ... KTLA

Funding Cuts Force Closure Of 3 Camp Pendleton Community Centers KPBS According to the Marine Corps Community Services Camp Pendleton webpage, Abby Reinke will close September 7, and both San Onofre and Stuart Mesa will shut their doors on September 30. The folks at the Abby Reinke Community Center wrote on ... San Onofre layoffs raise questions about nuclear plant's future Posted: 21 Aug 2012 07:48 PM PDT More than six months after a leaking steam generator tube prompted a complete shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, Southern California Edison officials announced plans to lay off nearly one-third of its workforce, leading many to wonder if the troubled plant would ever fully reopen. The company announced Monday a planned reduction of about 730 employees that will bring down staffing at the plant in northern San Diego County to 1,500. Details of the cuts will be worked out later this year, officials said. Rochelle Becker, executive director of the watchdog group Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility, said she believes the layoffs show Edison is being disingenuous about its plans for the plant. "You can't lay off 700 people when you're trying to restart a plant — you hire more people when you have problems," Becker said. "I think the utility is being unfair to the ratepayers. I think they're being unfair to the workforce. I think if they're not going to operate this plant, they should come out and say they're not going to operate the plant." On Jan. 31, one of the plant's steam generator tubes leaked, releasing a small amount of radioactive steam. The leak led to a complete shutdown of the plant and the eventual discovery of excessive wear on hundreds more tubes in the newly replaced steam generators. Company officials have said that they hope to submit a restart plan for Unit 2 to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the end of the year, but have backed off from making any projections about if or when Unit 3 might return to service. READ MORE...