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Feds again delay San Onofre nuke restart decision
2013-05-21 14:36:42| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Federal regulators have indefinitely delayed a decision on the proposed restart of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, raising new questions Monday about whether the twin reactors will produce electricity again. The seaside plant between San Diego and Los Angeles has been dark since January 2012, after a small radiation leak led to the discovery of unusual damage to hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water. Operator Southern California Edison wants permission to...
Environmentalists praise fed ruling on San Onofre
2013-05-14 05:45:24| Energy - Topix.net
A federal panel Monday sided with environmentalists who have called for lengthy hearings on a plan to restart the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant - a decision that further clouds the future of the twin reactors.
Not So Fast: LA City Council Demands Complete Transparency Before San Onofre Nuke Restart
2013-04-29 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A unanimous Los Angeles City Council has demanded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conduct extended investigations before any restart at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The move reflects a deep-rooted public opposition to resumed operations at reactors perched in a tsunami zone near earthquake faults that threaten all of Southern California. Meanwhile, yet another top-level atomic insider has told ABC News that San Onofre Units 2 and 3 are not safe to operate. On April...
NRC staff signals 'no hazard' with San Onofre run at lower power, key step in restart bid
2013-04-11 08:56:35| Energy - Topix.net
Federal regulators have signaled that running California's San Onofre nuclear power plant at reduced power would not pose a significant safety risk.
San Onofre submits draft linked to restart bid
2013-04-01 23:39:03| Energy - Topix.net
The operator of the shuttered San Onfore nuclear power plant submitted a draft plan to federal regulators Monday that could help pave the way to restart one of the twin reactors by summer.