The utility that runs california s troubled san onofre nuclear plant is in the midst of unprecedented upheaval as it works to rein in bloated management. Story updated at 3 p m. Ongoing troubles at southern california s san onofre nuclear power plant have galvanized area residents city officials and environmental groups putting an emphatic end to a complacency that was.
At a public meeting on 9 august 2018 in oceanside california news of the near miss san onofre nuclear waste accident sparked outrage and exposed systemic problems. A worker from the san onofre nuclear power plant david fritch put his job on the line and became the latest whistleblower from the plant to expose safety issues. Placed inside the yellow shield cask as it is.
The san onofre nuclear generating station seen from trail 1 at san onofre state beach trail 1 south of san clemente on tuesday august 27 2019. I wanted to take my students to clear the misconceptions with nuclear power and long term waste programs said san clemente high school teacher mrs. This is the seventh year that mrs kerr has taken her students to the san onofre nuclear generation system songs.
Kaitlyn harsey writer february 21 2020. San onofre power plant still leads the nation in safety complaints despite improvements in its safety culture the nuclear plant last year generated safety allegations at more than six times the. A small quantity of radioactive gas leaked inside one of the buildings at san onofre nuclear power plant north of san diego according to a spokesman for the nuclear regulatory commission.
But the intensity seems to be growing even eight years after the nuclear power plant shut down. San onofre nuclear generating station or songs has been inundated with this stuff for a long time. Nuclear regulatory commission s oversight includes the decommissioning of commercial nuclear power plants and the agency will perform periodic inspections of san onofre s.
The plant is owned by southern california edison. It is currently in the process of decommissioning. The san onofre nuclear generating station songs is a closed nuclear power plant located south of san clemente california on the pacific coast in nuclear regulatory commission region iv the plant was shut down in 2013 after replacement steam generators failed.
