NRC Considers Voiding Key Ruling On San Onofre

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Source: KPBS

Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff want to void a ruling that played a significant role in Southern California Edison’s decision to shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

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Now, Kendra Ulrich of FOE said NRC staff are preparing to wipe the judges’ ruling from the record. Ulrich said the regulatory agency is too closely allied with the companies they are regulating.

“That’s why they want to vacate this order,” she said. “They want to make sure that this very comfortable relationship that they have established is maintained.“

The NRC did not respond to questions about the motion to vacate the ruling. Voiding the ruling will not change the decision to shut down San Onofre but it could affect communities in other states such as Ohio, which is seeking more transparency from the nuclear industry.

Read more: http://www.kpbs.org/news/2013/jun/14/nrc-considers-voiding-key-ruling-san-onofre/

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[Bluestar]

3. Fuckers! That is all n/t

[dbackjon]

4. Good - there is no sane reason to close San Onofre

Ignorance is the only thing forcing it's closure

[antiquie]

5. Please explain.

There are so many reasons, none of which is ignorance.

[dbackjon]

6. No, there are no logical reasons

Only ones driven by fear and ignorance.

[antiquie]

7. Overdue for shutdown

and huge modeling errors in their attempt to extend SONGS life. Perhaps you could supply details.

[Nimajneb Nilknarf]

8. The CEO of Edison International said the decision to close it was based on financial uncertainties

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/08/business/san-onofre-nuclear-plant-in-california-to-close.html?_r=0

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9. Riiiight- so "safe, clean, cheap" that even the owners want it closed

Good try, go back to your nuke employers and tell them it didn't work. And you/they need to read "Nuclear Roulette: The Case Against the Nuclear Renaissance." It's FREE right here: http://ifg.org/pdf/Nuclear_Roulette_book.pdf

[Brother Buzz]

10. SONGS is insane?

There was a simple sane reason to close the plant that any cookie counter could understand: The bottom line

The white elephant was costing to much to repair with no economically viable fix in sight; they pulled the plug after their band-aid repairs did not pass muster with the NRC.

The growing public objection to firing up a questionably safe nuclear reactor was only the catalyst to closing the plant.