ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct 9, 2025 – The SONGS Community Engagement Panel will hold a seminar on Oct. 16, detailing the safe on-site storage of spent nuclear fuel, including a review of canister inspection results to date, with photos. Dr. James T. Burns, a materials science and engineering professor with the University of Virginia, will discuss the mechanism of and approach to monitoring for chloride-induced stress corrosion cracking. He will also discuss his review of the inspection photos.
Jerry Stephenson, SONGS Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation engineering manager, will present inspection images and findings, and answer questions from CEP members. All spent fuel canisters inspected over time have been found to be in good condition, and none require repair.
Currently, 123 stainless steel canisters of spent nuclear fuel are stored at SONGS in steel-reinforced concrete bunkers, the standard practice for nuclear utilities in the United States. On-site storage is safe and highly regulated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. (PDT) via Microsoft Teams video conference and in-person at the Casino San Clemente, 140 West Avenida Pico, San Clemente, CA 92672. Members of the public can view the video conference by visiting
SONGScommunity.com, where they will find a link to the Microsoft Teams meeting and can register to participate in an hourlong public comment period.
In June 2013, when SCE announced the retirement of SONGS Units 2 and 3, the company established the core principles of safety, stewardship and community engagement to guide the decommissioning. For more information, visit SONGScommunity.com, the Facebook page(@SONGScommunitypage) or subscribe to the YouTube channel (youtube.com/c/SONGScommunity). To learn more about efforts to clear San Onofre of spent fuel, visit Spent Fuel Solutions (spentfuelsolutionsnow.com) and join the coalition.
About Southern California Edison
An Edison International (NYSE: EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving approximately 15 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area across Central, Coastal and Southern California.
