San Clemente, California
Local population: 105,010 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Shutdown
Licensed to operate from 09/16/83-11/15/22
Owner:
Southern California Edison Company
Safety Issues:
Fire Protection Problems, Groundwater Leaks Reported, Near Misses, Year Plus Outages
Related Links & Documents
11/13/2012Fission Stories #118 addressed the flawed computer studies that contributed to the steam generator tube degradation problems and which may still impair remediation efforts.
05/15/2012Fission Stories #92 covered the site topping the list of safety allegations received by the NRC from plant workers in 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.
01/31/2012 An All Things Nuclear blog post explained how a broken tube inside a steam generator forced workers to shut down the reactor and many more damaged tubes prevented it from immediately restarting.
05/03/2006 UCS commended Southern California Edison for responding to a recent safety culture survey reporting very good results as an opportunity for improvement rather than as evidence for no further attention required. Download the pdf
07/14/1991Fission Stories #55 describes a mistake made to prepare for a maintenance task resulted in the spent fuel pool being overfilled with water and an adjacent building being flooded with slightly radioactive water.
