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San Onofre Unit 3 reactor had cracks before delivery

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Donna Gilmore

Cracks and damage were found in the Japan-made steam generator for San Onofre Unit 3 reactor in 2009 before it was delivered to the plant, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) documents showed Tuesday. The steam generator, produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries … Continue reading →

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Inspectors find ‘unusual’ wear on San Onofre steam generator tubes

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Donna Gilmore

Unusual wear has been found on hundreds of tubes that carry radioactive water at Southern California’s San Onofre Unit 2 nuclear plant, raising questions about the integrity of equipment the company installed in a multimillion-dollar makeover in 2009. San Onofre … Continue reading →

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San Onofre Shut Down 1/31/2012

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Donna Gilmore

San Onofre Unit 2 and 3 are both down today (1/31/2012) and yet we still have plenty of power without this nuclear plant running. Unit 2 is shut down for maintenance and Unit 3 is shut down after a possible … Continue reading →

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