Sunday, July 14, 2013

The San Onofre Story

The Los Angeles Times is reporting.

This is a 3-page internet story about closing the San Onofre nuclear reactors in southern California. It is a very well-written article. I am posting it only because it is simply a great article detailing why the San Onofre nuclear reactors were shut down permanently.

The plant had been operating since 1968 and was nearing its expected life expectancy when a proposed $1 billion "fix" was suggested. If the "fix" worked, it would help the power plant get a 20-year renewal of its operating license.  San Onofre is one of two nuclear power plants in California; it is a  2,200 megawatt power plant that provides electricity to 1.4 million homes.

The "fix" was in the form of new steam generators which cost in the ballpark of $700 million -- in the story, the reporter says the "fix" was a billion-dollar blunder.

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