Report: Quake could cut backup power at San Onofre

Report: Quake could cut backup power at San Onofre OCRegister LOS ANGELES (AP) — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California operated for decades with equipment that might have temporarily severed the plant's emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, government filings revealed Tuesday.		Backup power probed at ailing Cal nuke plant BusinessWeek - ‎20 hours ago‎ By MICHAEL R. BLOOD The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant operated for three decades with equipment that might have temporarily cut off the plant's emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, government filings revealed Tuesday.  Earthquake could trigger San Onofre shutdown, officials say Los Angeles Times - ‎21 hours ago‎ Officials at the San Onofre nuclear plant said it's possible that vibration sensors in the plant's backup diesel generators could be tripped by an earthquake, leading to shutdown of the generators. Plant operator Southern California Edison reported the ... Utility finds possible backup power problem went undetected for years at San ... NRC Criticized for Not Requiring Stringent Tests at San Onofre San Diego 6 - ‎4 hours ago‎ A new report says officials at the plant, aren't sure what would happen in the event of an earthquake or a major flood. The Government Accountability Office released the report on Tuesday. The report said that Southern California Edison has not done a ... San Onofre Nuclear Plant Adds Shaky Sensor Problem to Other Recent Woes OC Weekly (blog) - ‎5 hours ago‎ By Matt Coker Wed., May 30 2012 at 9:00 AM Vibration from an earthquake shaking the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) could cause sensors to malfunction that would prevent back-up emergency power from kicking on, plant operators concede. Report: San Onofre plant operated with faulty equipment fox5sandiego.com - ‎15 hours ago‎ By Rick Boone FOX5 San Diego SAN DIEGO - Southern California Edison has submitted a required written report – a Licensee Event Report – to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission noting that SCE personnel identified a vibration sensor at San Onofre Nuclear ... New complication arises for San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Valley News - ‎16 hours ago‎ SAN ONOFRE - A new complication has arisen for the operators of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station -- which has been off-line for four months due to equipment problems -- when engineers began questioning if an earthquake could shut down the ... Engineers Double Checking Nuke Plant Sensor Patch.com - ‎19 hours ago‎ Too much vibration could cause diesel backup generators to shut down incorrectly, according to an filing submitted to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. By Adam Townsend San Onofre Nuclear Generating ... Officials probe possible threat to backup power during quake at Cal nuke plant Newser - ‎21 hours ago‎ By MICHAEL R. BLOOD | AP | May 29, 2012 7:07 PM CDT in The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant operated for three decades with equipment that might have temporarily cut off the plant's emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, ... Officials: Earthquake could trigger San Onofre shutdown fox5sandiego.com - ‎21 hours ago‎ By Abby Sewell SAN DIEGO - Officials at the San Onofre nuclear plant said it's possible that vibration sensors in the plant's backup diesel generators could be tripped by an earthquake, leading to shutdown of the generators.   Washington Post (blog) - ‎22 hours ago‎ LOS ANGELES — Utility finds possible backup power problem went undetected for years at San Onofre nuke plant. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.  Equipment used at troubled California nuclear plant may have severed plant's ... Fox News - ‎22 hours ago‎ LOS ANGELES – The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California operated for decades with equipment that might have temporarily severed the plant's emergency power supply in the event of an earthquake, government filings revealed Tuesday. Backup power probed at CA nuke plant Newsday - ‎22 hours ago‎ Nation Newsday > News > Nation Print Aa Backup power probed at CA nuke plant Published: May 29, 2012 6:06 PM By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELAS - Equipment used for decades at California's troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant might have temporarily ... AP NewsBreak: Backup power probed at CA nuke plant BusinessWeek - ‎22 hours ago‎ By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Equipment used for decades at California's troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant might have temporarily severed the plant's emergency power supply during an earthquake. Operator Southern California Edison said Tuesday it's ... Workers find issue at San Onofre diesel generators Reuters Africa - ‎May 29, 2012‎ HOUSTON May 29 (Reuters) - Southern California Edison told US nuclear regulators that its workers identified a potential problem that would have incorrectly shut emergency diesel generators at the San Onofre nuclear station in California at the worst ...