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US Southern California Edison (SCE) said on 15 March that it had distributed a three-volume set of plans supporting the offsite relocation of used nuclear fuel currently stored at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Songs). The strategies are outlined in the Action Plan, Strategic Plan and Conceptual Transportation Plan.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 19 March 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssce-releases-plans-for-used-fuel-removal-from-san-onofre-npp-8609375
Southern California Edison (SCE) has released a three-part strategic plan for the relocation of used nuclear fuel from the shut-down San Onofre plant. The company has also launched a stakeholder coalition with two local counties to advocate for and encourage federal government action to deal with used fuel currently stored at San Onofre and other US nuclear sites.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 18 March 2021
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SCE-plans-for-relocation-of-used-fuel
The 73rd and final multi-purpose canister (MPC) of used nuclear fuel from Southern California Edison’s (SCE’s) twin unit San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in the USA has been placed in its designated below-grade storage vault., US-based Holtec International said on 7 August.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Friday, 14 August 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsused-fuel-transferred-to-storage-at-us-san-onofre-npp-8081676
The final canister of used fuel from the shut-down San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has now been transferred into dry storage, marking a milestone for the decommissioning of the California site.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Final-used-fuel-transfer-marks-SONGS-decommissioni
Dismantlement of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is to begin in February, Southern California Edison (SCE) has announced. This follows the receipt in October of the final permit required for the decommissioning and dismantlement of the plant which closed in 2013.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 25 January 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/February-start-for-San-Onofre-dismantlement
The California Coastal Commission has approved a coastal development permit for Southern California Edison's San Onofre nuclear power plant, enabling decommissioning of the plant to begin. The utility said it expects the dismantling of major structures at the two-unit plant to begin next year.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2019
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Permit-issued-for-San-Onofre-decommissioning
US utility Southern California Edison (SCE) has awarded a 20-month contract to consultancy company North Wind to develop a strategic plan to assess the feasibility of relocating used nuclear fuel from the San Onofre nuclear plant to a commercially reasonable, off-site facility.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 18 June 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsused-fuel-transfer-plan-to-be-developed-for-san-onofre-7263933
US power utility Southern California Edison (SCE) has been approved to resume efforts to transfer used nuclear fuel at the two unit San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) into dry storage, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on 21 May SCE has yet to determine when it will officially restart loading the nuclear fuel into canisters for transfer to its storage facility. “The ultimate decision on when fuel transfer operations will resume will be made following a careful review of operational readiness by SCE and our contractor,” SCE said in a press release.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 28 May 2019
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsused-fuel-transfer-to-resume-at-us-san-onofre-npp-7230423
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on 24 August that it will conduct a special inspection at the site of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (Songs), after a near-accident occurred on 3 August during the transfer of highly radioactive used fuel. NRC inspectors will review what happened when a canister loaded with used fuel became jammed while being lowered into a storage vault. It narrowly avoided being dropped 18 feet. The incident was revealed during a community engagement panel by safety inspector David Fitch. Tom Palmisano, chief nuclear officer of Southern California Edison (SCE), described the event as “a serious near miss.”
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 28 August 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsus-nrc-to-inspect-san-onofre-after-incident-involving-used-fuel-6723461
California's last nuclear plant, Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E’s) Diablo Canyon plant in San Luis Obispo County, will close in 2025, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) said on 11 January. The CPUC's five commissioners unanimously approved a revised version of the joint proposal for Diablo Canyon's closure that was put forward by PG&E together with labour and environmental organisations.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 16 January 2018
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscalifornia-to-close-its-last-nuclear-plant-6028909