Public Meeting About Decommissioning San Onofre Planned Next Week in San Juan

Southern California Edison will host an event Monday in San Juan Capistrano for the public to get information and ask questions about the utility’s plan to decommission the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station within 20 years and safely manage its used nuclear fuel.

The event will be from 4-7 p.m. at the San Juan Capistrano Community Center, 25925 Camino del Avion.

“The education fair is just one part of Southern California Edison’s comprehensive effort to inform and engage Californians every step of the way as we decommission San Onofre,” said Chris Thompson, SCE’s vice president of decommissioning.

A small, non-injury leak forced the closure of one of San Onofre’s reactors more than two years ago. The other unit was undergoing scheduled maintenance at the time, and was never restarted.

Rosemead-based SCE, the majority owner of the plant in northern San Diego County, shelved restart plans last June and decided to retire the reactors.

--City News Service

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