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The End Comes for a Troubled California Nuclear Plant
2013-06-07 20:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The two reactors at Californias troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will be permanently shut down, the plants owners said today. The Los Angeles Times has the details in this piece: Activists praise San Onofre closure, but 1,100 layoffs expected. The decision leaves one operating plant, Diablo Canyon, in the state. Troubles at the San Onofre plant started building in January last year, with the problem described succinctly in The Times: In 2009 and 2010, Southern California...
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California nuclear plant to shut
2013-06-07 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: A California nuclear power plant will close permanently amid doubts it could operate safely, 18 months after a small radiation leak was discovered. The San Onofre plant near Los Angeles halted operations in January 2012 after radioactive water tubes were damaged. Operator Southern California Edison has faced a series of regulatory inquiries. San Onofre powered 1.4 million homes but regulators say they can supply sufficient electricity through the summer barring threats to other plants. ...
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Californias Damaged San Onofre Nuclear Plant to Be Retired
2013-06-07 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Southern California Edison has decided to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, SONGS, due to premature wear found on over 3,000 tubes in replacement steam generators and a leak of radioactive material. Both SONGS units have been shut down since January 2012. Unit 2 was taken out of service January 9, 2012, for a planned routine outage. Unit 3 was taken offline January 31, 2012, after station operators detected a leak in a tube inside a steam generator...
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Calif. utility says it will retire nuclear plant
2013-06-07 16:30:30| Energy - Topix.net
The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California is closing, after an epic 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely returned to service, officials announced Friday.
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Residents set to fight new recycling plant
2013-06-07 12:50:34| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Thelma Johnston is one of about 30 residents in Roseneath, P.E.I., who are concerned that a proposed recycling depot could be an environmental risk.
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