What the San Onofre closure means for the nuclear power industry

A couple stands near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station at San Onofre State Beach on March 15, 2012 south of San Clemente, California. Plant operator Southern California Edison has applied to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to restart one of the two reactor units, at 70 percent of power for a limited time. The nuclear plant has been shut down a leak in generator tubes sent a small amount of radioactive steam into the atmosphere on January 31, 2012. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

This morning, we're following breaking news on the San Onofre nuclear plant. Southern California Edison announced in a press release that it is closing the generating station due to uncertainty over the plant's future.

This morning, we're following breaking news on the San Onofre nuclear plant. Southern California Edison announced in a press release that it is closing the generating station due to uncertainty over the plant's future.

KPCC's Ed Joyce fills us in on the latest. Then, David Lochbaum, a nuclear engineer who once worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and who directs the nuclear safety program for the Union of Concerned Scientists, joins the show with more on what closure of the San Onofre plant means for the nuclear power industry.