SONGS Dismantlement Update to be presented by SCE’s General Contractor at the Aug. 28 Community Engagement Panel Meeting
ROSEMEAD, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025 — Demolition progress of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) will be the focus of the next public meeting of the SONGS Community Engagement Panel. With 46 of the 62 site structures demolished, SONGS Decommissioning Solutions (SDS) Executive Sponsor Joe Nowak will discuss the remaining focus areas as SDS prepares to remove the domes starting in 2026. Nowak will also brief the panel on the sorting, packaging, and shipping offsite of industrial waste. More than 526 million pounds of crushed concrete, steel and debris have been shipped to facilities via 2062 railcars. Each rail car carries the equivalent of five trucks; the use of rail reduces emissions by eliminating thousands of truck trips.
Additionally, SCE staff will provide updates on recent decommissioning activities, including environmental monitoring and recent regulatory inspections.
The virtual meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. (PDT) via Microsoft Teams video conference. 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, we established the core principles of safety, stewardship, and community engagement to guide the decommissioning. For more information, visit SONGScommunity.com and Facebook (@SONGScommunitypage) or subscribe to our YouTube channel. To learn more about efforts to clear San Onofre of spent fuel, visit Spent Fuel Solutions and join the coalition.
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