Decomm Digest

Back when SONGS was generating clean electricity, the plant and its operating procedures were fortified by “defense-in-depth” – an intentional design where key systems and processes are built upon layers of protection, such that if one failed, others ...

Dismantlement work recently reached a milestone at SONGS with the surpassing of more than 50 percent of plant structures being demolished — 33 of 62 to be exact. Some of this progress is highly visible and dramatic, such as the recent lowering of the ...

An attorney for the Samuel Lawrence Foundation filed paperwork Aug. 2 with the California 2nd District Court of Appeal requesting its appeal be dismissed. The court has granted the dismissal request. The Foundation was appealing the final judgment by ...

Claims of death and destruction from nuclear power or its waste, some stored at SONGS, are unfounded scientifically. No one has ever been harmed by nuclear energy or nuclear waste in this country.

During this dismantlement phase of decommissioning SONGS, more than 5,000 railcars will leave the site bound for destinations outside of California. They will carry all manner of material, from crushed concrete to cut steel. But a few loads will need ...

The San Onofre site has been home to three nuclear reactors in its history. The iconic domes of Units 2 and 3 grabbed the spotlight as soon as they went operational in 1983 and 1984, respectively. But a pioneer for nuclear energy on the Southern ...

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Dismantlement work at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is slowly ramping up after a pause to evaluate how a worker was injured on April 11, and to prevent a similar event from occurring again. (See previous Decomm Digest post here). Though some ...