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Restart Of San Onofre Nuclear Plant Postponed Indefinitely

Federal regulators have pushed back indefinitely a decision on the proposed restart of the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Clemente.

2013/05/20

City Council To Call For Hearings Before San Onofre Restart

The resolution would clearly state the city’s official position on any potential decision by regulators to restart the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

2012/12/14

Residents Warned Of Siren Test At San Onofre Nuclear Plant

The test comes as the now-offline generating plant has been selected for a study on cancer risks for people living near U.S. nuclear power plants.

2012/10/24

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Public To Weigh In On Plan To Restart San Onofre Nuclear Plant

Federal regulators will hold a public meeting in Dana Point on Tuesday to seek input on plans to bring the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station back online.

2012/10/09

Rohrabacher Declares San Onofre Safe, Calls For Moratorium On New Reactors

An Orange County lawmaker wants to replace the aging reactor with newer technology after leaky tubes forced an extended shutdown.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/05/04

US Navy OKs 1st-Ever Deal To Trim Electricity Use Over San Onofre Troubles

The Navy has agreed to temporarily reduce its energy consumption if regional supplies get scarce as the San Onofre plant continues to remain offline.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/04/30

Trace Levels Of Radiation Found In Seaweed Along Southern Calif. Coast

Marine life along the California coast may have trace amounts of radiation resulting from last year’s nuclear disaster in Japan.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/04/09

Customers Asked To Limit Summer Power Use If San Onofre Repairs Delayed

Will Southland power customers be willing to curtail their air conditioning use during the hottest months of the year if the San Onofre plant isn’t back online by then?

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/03/23

Investigators Visit San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Following Testing Failure

Federal investigators are visiting the San Onofre nuclear power plant after three steam generator tubes failed pressure testing on Wednesday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/03/16

Feds To Visit San Onofre After Steam Generator Tubes Fail Stress Test

The visit by officials with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission comes over six weeks after a leak was reportedly detected in one of the plant’s reactor units.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/03/15

Inspectors Get First Shot At Tests After Radiation Leak At San Onofre Nuclear Plant

Safety inspectors have begun installing equipment that will help them determine what may have caused a small radiation leak last week.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/02/07

NRC: San Onofre Worker Returned To Work After Fall Into Nuclear Reactor Pool

Federal regulators said an employee at the San Onofre plant fell into a reactor pool last week, but did not present any radiation threat.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/02/03

Nuclear Reactor At San Onofre Plant Shut Down Over Possible Leak

A partial shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant was in effect Wednesday after sensors detected a possible leak in one of the reactor units.

CBS Los Angeles–2012/02/01

Low-Level Radioactive Cargo Rolls Through Riverside, San Bernardino Counties

Officials say passers-by would have had to stand by the truck for an hour to receive about the same amount of radiation exposure as they would from a dental X-ray.

2011/08/04