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A look at the San Onofre power plant, one year after closure
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Jan 31, 2013
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A look at the San Onofre power plant, one year after closure
One year ago today, a tube burst inside one the newly installed steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. A tiny amount of radioactive steam was released, and the plant been closed ever since.
California Senator Barbara Boxer told the chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission she wants public hearings and an investigation before any restart of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The San Onofre nuclear plant has been offline since a radioactive leak from a damaged steam generator tube January 31, 2012. Southern California Edison has submitted a restart plan to the NRC.
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has been offline for one year since a radioactive leak from a damaged steam generator tube January 31, 2012. Southern California Edison has submitted a plan to restart one of the plant's two units. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said they will consider the plan by April or May 2013.
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One year ago today, a tube burst inside one the newly installed steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. A tiny amount of radioactive steam was released, and the plant been closed ever since.

One year ago today, a tube burst inside one the newly installed steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant. A tiny amount of radioactive steam was released, and the plant been closed ever since. Here to explain when and if it will ever re-open is Orange County reporter, Ben Bergman.

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