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San Onofre nuclear power plant shutting down

Written on 7 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

The distressed San Onofre nuclear power plant is shutting down. Southern California Edison announced Friday it will retire the Unit 2 and Unit 3 reactors and lay off approximately 1,000 employees. San Onofre has not generated any electricity since January... (Continue reading)

San Onofre nuclear plant’s flawed system

Written on 11 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has released a report detailing how a flawed system of steam generators led to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, which has now lasted more than a year. Mistsubishi Heavy Industries, which replaced... (Continue reading)