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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Calif. Reactors Might Be Retired If Restart Nixed

Calif. Reactors Might Be Retired If Restart Nixed

NPR - 
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Costs tied to the long-running shutdown of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant have soared to $553 million, while the majority owner raised the possibility Tuesday of retiring the plant if it can't get one reactor running later this ...http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=180144726

Calif. reactors might be retired if restart nixed

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎12 hours ago‎
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Costs tied to California's idle San Onofre nuclear power plant have hit $553 million, while the company that runs it is raising the possibility of retiring the plant if it can't get one reactor running later this year. The plant between San Diego ...

Edison International CEO: Could Decide by End 2013 Whether to Permanently ...

Fox Business - ‎13 hours ago‎
Edison International (EIX) could decide by the end of 2013 whether or not to permanently shut down its California nuclear power plant, Edison's top executive said Tuesday. Edison's faces uncertainty and potential costs associated with the troubled San ...http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2013/04/30/edison-international-ceo-could-decide-by-end-2013-whether-to-permanently-shut/

Edison utility may retire Calif. nuclear plant if restart denied

Edison's Damaged Nuclear Plant Costs Exceed $550 Million

Businessweek - ‎14 hours ago‎
Edison International (EIX) has spent $553 million on costs associated with its San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California that's been shut for more than a year with damaged steam generators. Costs for repairs and inspections climbed to $109 ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-30/edison-s-damaged-nuclear-plant-costs-exceed-550-million

Nuclear station insider says San Onofre should stay closed

RT - ‎14 hours ago‎
The safety engineer, who has worked in the nuclear field for 25 years, told ABC 10 that due to broken tubes carrying scalding water, there could easily be a main steam line break, which would cause the nuclear reactor core to overheat and result in a ...http://rt.com/usa/san-onofre-nuclear-insider-652/

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