Friday, June 7, 2013

San Onofre Will Close

Operator will close San Onofre nuclear reactor in southern California. For the archives.

Lasted ~ 40 years.

Flashback, March 21, 2013:
California's electric grid agency warned on Wednesday that a second summer without output from the damaged San Onofre nuclear plant presents more challenges than last year and will force the agency to rely on voluntary conservation to avert rolling blackouts.
"This summer will be more difficult than last," Steven Berberich, president of the California Independent System Operator (ISO)...
The 2,150-megawatt San Onofre nuclear station, owned by Edison International and Sempra Energy, has been shut since January 2012 after the discovery of premature tube wear that damaged thousands of tightly packed tubes inside the large steam generators.
 So, we'll see.

2 comments:

  1. They will just install another 200 acres of Tortoise Fryers in the Desert. Oh and the rates will double..

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    1. I think this will be a very, very interesting story to follow.

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