San Onofre Update 7/22

Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility: Nuclear Cost Analysis Needed for San Onofre Democratic Underground The Energy Commission and the alliance have called for a cost analysis of the state's dependence on San Onofre and Diablo Canyon. The CPUC (California Public Utilities Commission) and CA-ISO (California Independent System Operator Corporation) ...
What We Learned This Week Voice of San Diego You Really Don't Want High Radiation Alarms to Sound at San Onofre: One of the selling points for the San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station in northern San Diego County is its 24-7-365 reliability. The nuclear power plant is always on, providing 20 percent ...
Design flaws root of nuclear plant's Power Engineering Magazine Errors in computer modeling led to design flaws in steam generators at the San Onofre nuclear plant, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says in a final inspection-team report on a crisis that has kept both of the plant's reactors offline since January.
Calif. Nuclear Plant Still Offline After Six Months Power Engineering Magazine ROBERT SIEGEL: In late January, the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station about 90 minutes south of L.A. was taken offline. That was after radioactive water leaked inside the plant. Six months later, the plant is still closed, and some residents are worried, ... Feds OK with equipment change at Calif. nuke plant CBS News - ‎Jul 20, 2012‎ LOS ANGELES — Federal regulators Thursday concluded that the operator of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California did not mislead the government about modifications to its troubled steam generators, where unusual damage has been found on scores ... Work needed to restart California nuclear plant: NRC report Chicago Tribune - ‎Jul 20, 2012‎ SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US nuclear inspection team has identified a number of issues that require further study before a damaged California nuclear plant can restart, according to a report issued on Thursday. The two-reactor San Onofre Nuclear ...