NRC: SCE MUST ADDRESS UNUSUAL TUBE WEAR AT SAN ONOFRE BEFORE RESTARTING

NRC: SCE MUST ADDRESS UNUSUAL TUBE WEAR AT SAN ONOFRE BEFORE RESTARTING
Southern California Edison (SCE), operator of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, Calif., must understand and address unusual wear on steam generator tubes before it can be allowed to restart the beleaguered two-reactor nuclear plant, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday. California officials are meanwhile preparing contingency plans to prevent power outages this summer that could result from the plant’s indefinite shutdown. Read More »