Dive Summary:
- A Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector said that a plan has been created to bring the San Onofre nuclear power plant back online.
- The plant, which is operated by Souther California Edison, has been offline for about a year, but an official decision on the restart isn't expected until March at the earliest.
- The initial cause of the plant's shutdown was a radiation leak that eventually led to the discovery of worn out pipes that carry radioactive water.
From the article:
The 2,200 MW plant in southern California has been offline for about a year, since the discovery of a small radiation leak led to finding worn out pipes that carry radioactive water. Southern California Edison, the plant operator, has requested NRC permission to bring Unit 2 at the plant back online to run at reduced power, but a decision on that isn’t expected before March at the earliest. ...