California gnatcatcher presents unique challenge to SONGS decommissioning | Nuclear Energy Insider

California gnatcatcher presents unique challenge to SONGS decommissioning | Nuclear Energy Insider: The more than 40-year-old power station nestles between the Pacific Ocean and the busy Interstate-5 and its twin domes housing Units 2 and 3 have become part of the landscape for many residents living around the plant. It is also the natural habitat of ten federally endangered or threatened species including the California gnatcatcher and the southwestern willow flycatcher.