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Thursday, October 4, 2012

Damaged San Onofre nuclear plant in Calif. submits restart plan for reactor

Damaged San Onofre nuclear plant in Calif. submits restart plan for reactor
Washington Post
LOS ANGELES — The operator of California's ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant proposed Thursday to restart one of its shuttered reactors after concluding it could be run safely despite damage to scores of tubes that carry radioactive water.http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/after-8-months-future-of-damaged-san-onofre-nuclear-plant-in-calif-slowly-coming-into-focus/2012/10/04/fc25f482-0df7-11e2-ba6c-07bd866eb71a_story.html

Edison Seeks to Restart San Onofre Unit, Run Below Capacity

Businessweek -
Edison International (EIX), owner of California's second-largest utility, has proposed restarting Unit 2 at its San Onofre nuclear power plant in California and running it at 70 percent of capacity to avoid shaking damaged pipes. Five months after the restart, ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-04/edison-seeks-to-restart-san-onofre-unit-run-below-capacity

It's time to pull the plug on San Onofre

Los Angeles Times -
So, Southern California Edison wants to restart one of San Onofre's nuclear reactors. OK, sure. What could go wrong? (And isn't that the $64-million question that always hangs over nuclear power?) It's not that San Onofre has been trouble-free. Far from it. http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-san-onofre-nuclear-plant-pull-the-plug-20121004,0,1007735.story

Troubled Calif. Nuke Plant Aims to Restart Reactor

ABC News -
The operator of California's ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant proposed Thursday to restart one of its shuttered reactors after concluding it could be run safely despite damage to scores of tubes that carry radioactive water. A plan to return even one reactor ...http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/future-damaged-calif-nuke-plant-coming-clearer-17393638#.UG3tfxgVcVk

2nd San Onofre reactor to remain offline through next summer

Los Angeles Times -
2nd San Onofre reactor to remain offline through next summer. October 4, 2012 | 11:31 am. increase text size decrease text size. San Onofre nuclear plant. At least one of the two reactors at the San Onofre nuclear plant will remain offline through next summer, ...http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/10/san-onofre-restart-activists.html

Troubled US nuke plant aims to restart reactor

Zee News -
Tags: San Onofre nuclear power plant, US nuclear plant, Nuclear reactor. Troubled US nuke plant aims to restart reactor Los Angeles: The operator of a troubled US nuclear power plant on Thursday proposed to restart one of the plant's twin reactors, months ...http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/troubled-us-nuke-plant-aims-to-restart-reactor_803767.html

NRC needs months to review San Onofre reactor restart

Reuters -
(Reuters) - U.S. nuclear regulators said Thursday they would take months to review Southern California Edison's (SCE) plan to restart a reactor at the long idled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California. "Our primary focus now must be on analyzing SCE's ...http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/04/us-energy-edison-sanonofre-idUSBRE89311Y20121004

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