Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Friday, March 22, 2013

San Onofre design choices led to nuclear plant shutdown

San Onofre design choices led to nuclear plant shutdown
Los Angeles Times
An executive with the company that manufactured faulty equipment that led to the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear plant defended decisions made in the design of the replacement steam generators. The company made choices in designing support ...http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2013/03/san-onofre-mitsubishi.html

SoCal nuke plant could breakdown at full power

Power Engineering Magazine -
LOS ANGELES The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California could be restarted safely and run at full power, but the risk of a breakdown would increase to vexing levels after 11 months, a report concluded Monday. The seaside plant between San ...http://www.power-eng.com/news/2013/03/21/socal-nuke-plant-could-breakdown-at-full-power.html

Restarting San Onofre Isn't Cost Effective, New Study Suggests

KPBS -
Above: The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station at San Onofre State Beach on March 15, 2012 south of San Clemente, California. Thursday, March 21, 2013. By Alison St John. San Onofre may be offline for another summer, and a new analysis suggests ...http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/mar/21/restarting-san-onofre-cost-effective/

San Onofre: Restart plan would cost customers $150M more than replacement ...

YubaNet (press release) - 
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. March 21, 2013 - Restarting one of the crippled San Onofre nuclear reactors this summer would cost Southern California Edison's customers three times as much as keeping it shut down and buying power from other sources, ...http://yubanet.com/california/San-Onofre-Restart-plan-would-cost-customers-150M-more-than-replacement-power.php#.UUx57DdQpCM

Nuke Plant Could Break Down at Full Power

Chem.Info - ‎Mar 19, 2013‎
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in California could be restarted safely and run at full power, but the risk of a breakdown would increase to vexing levels after 11 months, a report concluded Monday. The seaside plant ...http://www.chem.info/News/2013/03/Plant-Operations-Nuke-Plant-Could-Break-Down-at-Full-Power/



NRC delays decision on San Onofre
Power Engineering Magazine
Federal regulators have pushed back their estimate of when they are likely to decide whether one of the reactors at the San Onofre nuclear plant can be restarted. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's website now indicates that the decision could come in ...
http://www.power-eng.com/news/2013/03/21/nrc-delays-decision-on-san-onofre.html
 
 

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