Despite improvements in its safety culture, the nuclear plant last year generated safety allegations at more than six times the national average.
Tag: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Posted inInvestigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
Expert Says Edison Misled Regulators on San Onofre Changes
The design changes caused the extremely rapid wear on generating tubes that forced the shutdown of the nuclear plant, according to an expert.
Posted inIrvine, Water, Power & Waste
NRC Shuts Down San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Indefinitely
Regulators won’t let SoCal Edison restart the plant until it can explain excessive tube wear.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Top Stories, Water, Power & Waste
What Will Happen If San Onofre Is Shut Down During a Heat Wave?
The nuclear plant has been shut down since January due to tube failures.
Posted inSan Clemente, Water, Power & Waste
City Council Wants Timely Radiation Data Made Public
But San Clemente leaders rejected residents’ pleas and a city staff recommendation that they seek more radiation monitors around the nearby nuclear power plant plant.
Posted inSan Clemente, Water, Power & Waste
Tubes Fail Pressure Test at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will send a special team from its Maryland headquarters to investigate the situation.
