San Onofre nuclear power plant News

California Regulators Reopening Settlement over San Onofre Nuke Plant

California regulators said this week they will re-examine a settlement that made consumers responsible for covering some $3.3 billion in costs for closing the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The Public Utilities Commission said parties involved in the case can …

Edison Expects 2016 Hearing on $7.57B California Reactor Claim

Edison International expects a hearing to be held next year on its $7.57 billion damage claim against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. over the shutdown of a Southern California nuclear power plant. A confidentiality order in the case, being arbitrated by …

Mitsubishi Blamed In California Nuclear Plant Closure

Southern California Edison says it is seeking to hold Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems liable for defective steam generators that forced the closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The utility says in a statement …

San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant in Southern California to Close

The troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on California’s coast is closing, after a 16-month battle over whether the twin reactors could be safely restarted with millions of people living nearby, officials announced Friday. Southern California Edison, which operates the …

Boxer Wants Probe On Troubled California Nuclear Plant

U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer wants the Justice Department to investigate if California utility executives deceived federal regulators about an equipment swap at the San Onofre nuclear power plant that eventually led to a radiation leak, The Associated Press has learned. …

Operator At California Nuke Plant Disputes Safety Claim

The utility that runs the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast sharply denied Thursday that it was aware of equipment problems linked to a 2012 tube break that released a trace of radiation. On Wednesday, Sen. …

Nuclear Plant Problems Continue at Socal Facility

After months of investigation, federal regulators have determined that design flaws appear to be the cause of excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water through California’s troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, a top federal regulator said. The twin-reactor …

NRC Chair To Visit Troubled California Nuke Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Wednesday that its chairman will visit the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant on the California coast, where twin reactors have been sidelined because of excessive wear in tubing that carries radioactive water. The visit …