NRC overlooked San Onofre steam generator problem

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) missed an opportunity during an inspection in 2009 to note design changes to the faulty steam generators that eventually led to Southern California Edison's decision four years later to close the San Onofre nuclear plant, the agency's Office of Inspector General (OIG) said.


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