Wednesday, October 10 2012 12:16 PM EDT2012-10-10 16:16:04 GMT
Questions about evacuation plans, whether it was a gamble to restart the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station and more technical queries were posed Tuesday night.
Questions about evacuation plans, whether it was a gamble to restart the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station and more technical queries were posed Tuesday night at a public meeting held by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Dana Point.
Wednesday, May 16 2012 1:56 PM EDT2012-05-16 17:56:27 GMT
The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to proposing a fix to get the twin reactors back in service.
The idled San Onofre nuclear power plant is facing new scrutiny from Congress as the utility that operates it moves closer to proposing a fix to get the twin reactors back in service.
SAN ONOFRE (CNS) - A minor hydrogen leak was detected over the weekend at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County, but it was small and presented no health risk to employees or the public, Southern California Edison announced Monday.
The leak occurred Sunday in a pipe in a non-nuclear area of the facility, and it was reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, according to SCE. The utility said a fitting will have to be replaced.
The hydrogen, which is lighter than air, rose up and dissipated, according to SCE.
The nuclear plant's two reactors have been shut down since January, one for planned maintenance and the other after a leak was discovered in a steam generator tube. A subsequent investigation found unusual wear in many of the tubes.
The utility said the hydrogen leak had nothing to do with testing that took place this weekend.
A group called Friends of the Earth issued a statement calling the latest problem "strong evidence" that the plant is unsafe to restart.
The NRC and SCE, which operates the plant, said they won't restart the reactors until it is safe to do so. San Diego Gas & Electric owns a 20 percent share and receives one-fifth of its power.
Saturday, May 25 2013 3:22 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:22:13 GMT
City crews worked Saturday to fill a 4-by-6-foot sinkhole in Mission Valley caused when a plug at the end of a water line blew out, a city official said.
City crews worked Saturday to fill a 4-by-6-foot sinkhole in Mission Valley caused when a plug at the end of a water line blew out, a city official said.
Saturday, May 25 2013 3:19 PM EDT2013-05-25 19:19:04 GMT
A 28-year-old woman was hospitalized Saturday morning with life-threatening head and chest injuries she suffered in a shooting in San Diego's San Ysidro neighborhood, police said.
A 28-year-old woman was hospitalized Saturday morning with life-threatening head and chest injuries she suffered in a shooting in San Diego's San Ysidro neighborhood, police said.
Saturday, May 25 2013 2:34 PM EDT2013-05-25 18:34:57 GMT
An armed-robbery suspect who stormed into several Bay Terraces-area homes Friday, shooting one resident and holding another hostage for a time, died in a fusillade of police gunfire when
An armed-robbery suspect who stormed into several Bay Terraces-area homes Friday, shooting one resident and holding another hostage for a time, died in a fusillade of police gunfire when he tried to drive past a clutch of SWAT officers to make his escape, authorities reported.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:32 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:32:07 GMT
Ten horses seized in Ramona were in the care of the county Department of Animal Services Friday, and an investigation was underway into the death of another of the owner's horses.
Ten horses seized in Ramona were in the care of the county Department of Animal Services Friday, and an investigation was underway into the death of another of the owner's horses.
Friday, May 24 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-25 02:07:23 GMT
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States,
The last of the brothers accused of creating an infamous Mexican drug cartel pleaded guilty Friday to helping send hundreds of millions of dollars in proceeds from the United States, marking one of the final milestones in an investigation that began nearly two decades ago.
