Tag Archives: Southern California Edison

Plan issued to replace nuclear power via UT San Diego

Posted on 2014/02/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The early retirement of San Onofre in north San Diego County has touched off a tug-of-war over how to replace its air pollution-free nuclear power without derailing California’s environmental goals or overinflating utility rates. The utilities commission, which has … Continue reading →

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Edison starts legal fight with maker of faulty San Onofre generators via Los Angels Times

Posted on 2013/07/19 by kojimaaiko

Southern California Edison Co. has started legal action against the manufacturer of steam generators that failed and forced the permanent closure in June of the San Onofre nuclear power plant on the northern San Diego County coast. As expected, the … Continue reading →

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A ‘David vs. Goliath’ tale of how a small environmental group helped close the San Onofre nuclear power plant via KPCC

Posted on 2013/06/12 by norma field

When Southern California Edison made the surprise announcement last week that it would shut down San Onofre, nuclear foes were jubilant. While there have been many activists working for decades to close to the plant, there was one small environmental … Continue reading →

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San Onofre is Dead, the Nuclear Waste Isn’t　via Counterpunch

Posted on 2013/06/08 by norma field

I think Edison deserves credit for making a wise decision to permanently close the San Onofre nuclear plant. I support the decision. It’s good for business, good for California, good for the environment. It’s the correct engineering decision to make. … Continue reading →

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Senator Boxer Seeks Criminal Probe of San Onofre Nuclear Plant via Environmental News Service

Posted on 2013/05/29 by norma field

WASHINGTON, DC, May 29, 2013 (ENS) – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California is asking the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into Southern California Edison’s statements to nuclear regulators about replacing steam generators at the shuttered San Onofre … Continue reading →

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Los Angeles to San Onofre: Not So Fast! via Nukefree.org

Posted on 2013/04/29 by norma field

A unanimous Los Angeles City Council has demanded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission conduct extended investigations before any restart at the San Onofre atomic power plant. The move reflects a deep-rooted public opposition to resumed operations at reactors perched in a … Continue reading →

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San Diego School Board takes stand against San Onofre via KFMB

Posted on 2013/01/23 by norma field

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education adopted a resolution Tuesday night opposing the proposed restart of a reactor at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station until its operator undergoes a rigorous license amendment … Continue reading →

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Final Shipment of Original Steam Generator to Utah to Begin via Business Wire

Posted on 2012/12/04 by norma field

WHAT: Southern California Edison (SCE) is about to begin shipping the last of four retired steam generator lower assemblies from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station via truck to a disposal site in Clive, Utah. As at the plant, safety … Continue reading →

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Hydrogen leak at San Onofre poses no risk, Edison says [Updated] via the LA Times

Posted on 2012/10/25 by norma field

Workers discovered a hydrogen leak in a pipe on the non-nuclear side of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant over the weekend. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued a non-emergency notice of the leak on Sunday, after plant operator Southern … Continue reading →

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Fed regulators slap troubled San Onofre plant for security violation via Southern California Public Radio

Posted on 2012/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Federal regulators have slapped the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant with a violation for a lapse in plant security. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said plant operator Southern California Edison failed to develop procedures to monitor electronic devices related to … Continue reading →

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