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Thursday, June 14, 2012

San Onofre Update 6/14

The long, hot summer without San Onofre's nuclear power

Los Angeles Times -
San Onofre's two nuclear-power units have been down for months and will stay that way for months more. Late last week, Southern California Edison officials acknowledged that after early hopes that the reactors would be running safely in time for the ...

Troubles at San Onofre Nuclear Plant Awaken Activists

Inside Climate News - ‎1
Plant's problems mobilize local anti-nuclear activists, residents and officials for the first time since the early '80s. By Elizabeth Douglass, InsideClimate News Ongoing troubles at Southern California's San Onofre nuclear power plant have galvanized ...

Pipe Problems Shut Down Nuclear Power Plant

Santa Barbara Independent -
By Nick Welsh (Contact) As Californians scour their coast for debris generated by Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster last year, the San Onofre nuclear power plant has announced its twin towers won't be generating any electricity at all this ...

Shutdown of California's nuclear power plants might get on ballot

Central Valley Business Times -
A proposal that would shutter Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Diablo Canyon plant near San Luis Obispo and the San Onofre plant, run by Southern California Edison, would have to shut down until the federal government has approved technology for ...

Nuclear Energy Institute Chief 'Optimistic' About California Nuclear Plant

AOL Energy -
By Felicity Carus The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is seen from the beach along San Onofre State Beach on March 15, 2012 south of San Clemente, California. The head of the Nuclear Energy Institute yesterday said he was optimistic that ...

Southern California Edison Reports on the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Power Engineering Magazine -
Edison International Chairman and CEO Ted Craver, in meetings with Southern California media representatives, said that safety, not timelines, would determine when the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) restarts. According to a release, ...

Natural Perspectives: How to bring that power to the people

Huntington Beach Independent -
We like it so much that we want to make sure that we keep receiving it, but we wonder where electrical power is going to come from in the future. As the population grows and we all acquire more and more electrical devices, demand for electricity ...

NRC To Update Public On San Onofre Inspections

Kbps - ‎J
By Alison St John The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting next week to provide an update on what their inspectors have observed at the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting ...

Southern California Edison says Nuclear Plant out through August

energybiz -
Edison International (NYSE: EIX) subsidiary Southern California Edison (SCE) said late June 7 that it expects both units at the San Onofre nuclear power plant will remain offline through August at least. The California Independent System Operator (Cal ...


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MarketWatch (press release)
The region is at risk of local reliability issues as a result of the extended outage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station--the area's largest power supplier.
 

New 'Demand Response Program' To Help Prevent Blackouts

Kbps - ‎15 hours ago‎
By Alison St John The loss of power from San Onofre will be a big hole to fill, but one that officials say should only be a problem on peak demand days this summer. Ted Reguly of SDG&E said a new strategy - launched for the first time this year– will ...
 
 
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