News Releases

ROSEMEAD, Calif., Nov. 14, 2019 — The San Onofre Community Engagement Panel (CEP) will receive an update from Southern California Edison’s decommissioning general contractor, SONGS Decommissioning Solutions (SDS), on plans to begin dismantlement of the...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 17, 2019 — The California Coastal Commission today unanimously approved a coastal development permit for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), clearing the way for dismantlement of plant structures and decontamination...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., Sept. 20, 2019 — Southern California Edison today filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by an activist group in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California in San Diego and an opposition to a request for a...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., Aug. 15, 2019 — The San Onofre Community Engagement Panel (CEP) will take a closer look at various aspects of the spent nuclear fuel storage system deployed at the San Onofre nuclear plant at its quarterly meeting Aug. 22 in Laguna...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., July 15, 2019 — Southern California Edison, after rigorous regulatory, internal and third-party readiness and operational reviews, will recommence spent nuclear fuel transfer operations at the San Onofre nuclear plant. SCE halted the...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., July 6, 2019 — Last night at 8:19 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey recorded a 7.1 earthquake in the vicinity of Ridgecrest, Calif., located in Kern County (the epicenter was about 165 miles from the plant). The shaking could be felt...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., June 26, 2019 — Utility crews will begin Monday depowering the 50 community alert sirens once required for operation of the San Onofre nuclear plant. The sirens are located within a 10-mile radius of the plant in the communities of San...

ROSEMEAD, Calif., June 13, 2019 — Southern California Edison today awarded a consulting contract to North Wind, Inc. to develop a strategic plan that will assess the feasibility of relocating spent nuclear fuel at the San Onofre nuclear plant to a commercially reasonable, off-site facility.

The Environment subcommittee of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, chaired by Rep. Harley Rouda (CA-48), held a field hearing today in Laguna Niguel, Calif. According to the committee website: “The hearing will examine the role of the Nuclear...