San Onofre

EnergySolutions Receives NRC Approval for Kewaunee Power Station License Transfer

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Thursday, March 31, 2022
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SALT LAKE CITY, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnergySolutions LLC today announced it has received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval for the transfer of the Kewaunee Power Station operating license from Dominion Nuclear Projects Inc.

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  • SALT LAKE CITY, March 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EnergySolutions LLC today announced it has received Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval for the transfer of the Kewaunee Power Station operating license from Dominion Nuclear Projects Inc.
  • The approval includes the general license for Kewaunees spent nuclear fuel storage facility.
  • The transfer will occur pursuant to EnergySolutions LLCs acquisition of Dominion Energy Kewaunee, Inc.
    We very much appreciate the NRCs approving our license transfer application by recognizing EnergySolutions financial and technical qualifications to safely and promptly decommission this facility, stated EnergySolutions President and CEO, Ken Robuck.
  • The Kewaunee license transfer remains subject to approval by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin.

A Controversial Nuclear Waste Cleanup Could Put a Critical Legal Question Before the U.S. Supreme Court

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
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La Bella believes the court made a misstep that could have sweeping implications for future cases.

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  • La Bella believes the court made a misstep that could have sweeping implications for future cases.
  • The issue evolved as Public Watchdogs pushed for the safe storage of spent nuclear waste during the decommissioning process at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California.
  • At least one group of environmental advocates is writing an amicus brief in support of having the Supreme Court hear this pressing legal question that has critical public health and safety implications nationwide.
  • We hope the highest court in the land will send the issue back to the ninth circuit for another look."

SCE Releases Strategic Plan for Relocation of San Onofre’s Spent Nuclear Fuel; New Coalition Launched to Catalyze Solutions

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Monday, March 15, 2021
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Southern California Edison distributed a three-volume set of plans supporting the offsite relocation of the spent nuclear fuel currently stored at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

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  • Southern California Edison distributed a three-volume set of plans supporting the offsite relocation of the spent nuclear fuel currently stored at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
  • The strategies are outlined in the Action Plan, Strategic Plan and Conceptual Transportation Plan.
  • There are 123 canisters of spent nuclear fuel at San Onofre and no federal repository available to relocate them to at this time.
  • The Department of Energy was to begin transporting spent fuel from nuclear sites across the country to a repository in 1998.

San Onofre Begins New Chapter as Fuel Transfer Operations End

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Friday, August 7, 2020
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The fuel is now one step closer to being ready for relocation to an off-site facility when one becomes available.

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  • The fuel is now one step closer to being ready for relocation to an off-site facility when one becomes available.
  • Both wet storage of spent fuel in pools of water and dry storage in welded stainless-steel canisters are extremely safe.
  • However, dry storage offers additional safety benefits: The dry storage systems at San Onofre have more than twice the seismic rating as the spent fuel pools, and dry storage requires no electricity because the fuel is convection cooled with ambient air.
  • For the duration of the project, SCE will continue to issue quarterly updates to surrounding residents on activity at San Onofre.

San Onofre Community Engagement Panel to Discuss Dismantlement of Nuclear Plant, Efforts to Transfer Spent Fuel Off-Site

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Thursday, November 14, 2019
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SDS will discuss the process for removing the material and dismantling the buildings, including the twin containment domes visible from Interstate 5.

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  • SDS will discuss the process for removing the material and dismantling the buildings, including the twin containment domes visible from Interstate 5.
  • Ongoing vigilance is vital as it relates to movement of spent nuclear fuel from wet to dry storage at San Onofre, said David Victor, CEP chair.
  • Developing a strategic plan to move the spent nuclear fuel to an off-site location is also a topic of the meeting.
  • SCE, majority owner of the San Onofre nuclear plant, announced in June 2013 that it had retired San Onofre Units 2 and 3 and had begun the process to decommission the facility.

Crucial Milestone Achieved for Decommissioning San Onofre Nuclear Plant

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Friday, October 18, 2019
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The California Coastal Commission today unanimously approved a coastal development permit for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, clearing the way for dismantlement of plant structures and decontamination of the site.

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  • The California Coastal Commission today unanimously approved a coastal development permit for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, clearing the way for dismantlement of plant structures and decontamination of the site.
  • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission allows up to 60 years to complete decommissioning.
  • Importantly, the dismantlement of the plant structures will remove a significant amount of hazardous material from the site.
  • The $4.4 billion nuclear plant decommissioning is financed through existing trust funds, including SCEs share of the project as majority owner.

San Onofre Community Engagement Panel to Discuss Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage, Safety

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Thursday, August 15, 2019
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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 Hills.

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  • 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 Hills.
  • San Onofres spent fuel canisters have a design life of 60 years with a service life of potentially more than 100 years through programmatic monitoring and maintenance.
  • Until the federal government develops a credible, long-term solution for spent nuclear fuel, we need to ensure the fuel is safe on site, not just at San Onofre but across the country.
  • There will also be a presentation updating the current status of spent fuel transfers from wet to dry storage at San Onofre.

SCE, Communities Near San Onofre Removing Long-Retired Emergency Sirens

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Wednesday, June 26, 2019
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While the reactors at San Onofre were operating, the sirens would only have been activated during the two highest emergency levels, known as a site-area and a general emergency.

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  • While the reactors at San Onofre were operating, the sirens would only have been activated during the two highest emergency levels, known as a site-area and a general emergency.
  • In the more than 39 years that the sirens were in service, they were never activated due to an emergency at San Onofre.
  • Although emergency planning requirements are changing with the elimination of almost all accident scenarios, we continue to maintain a robust emergency planning and preparedness program, said Kelli Gallion, SCEs senior manager for Emergency Planning at San Onofre.
  • San Juan Capistrano 9 sirens: San Juan Capistrano will be retaining two of the poles to support existing streetlights and infrastructure.

SCE Awards San Onofre Spent Fuel Strategic Plan Contract to North Wind

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Thursday, June 13, 2019
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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.

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  • 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.
  • Moving San Onofres spent nuclear fuel off-site is a top priority for SCE, as is safely managing the fuel while it is on-site.
  • To develop the strategic plan, North Wind assembled a team of experts possessing many decades of experience with spent nuclear fuel.
  • SCE is optimistic that the strategic plan will set forth practical steps that SCE can and will take to support efforts to relocate San Onofre spent fuel to an off-site, licensed facility.

San Onofre Community Engagement Panel to Discuss Spent Nuclear Fuel Transfer Operations at Plant

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Thursday, May 30, 2019
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The San Onofre Community Engagement Panel(CEP) will receive an update from Southern California Edison regarding the status of spent fuel transfer operations and discuss the process for resuming fuel loading at the San Onofre nuclear plant.

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  • The San Onofre Community Engagement Panel(CEP) will receive an update from Southern California Edison regarding the status of spent fuel transfer operations and discuss the process for resuming fuel loading at the San Onofre nuclear plant.
  • The Nuclear Regulatory Commission recently announced that SCE can safely resume transfer of spent nuclear fuel from wet storage to passive dry storage.
  • The ultimate decision on when fuel transfer operations will resume will be made following a careful review of operational readiness by SCE and its contractor.
  • SCE, majority owner of the San Onofre nuclear plant, announced in June 2013 that it had retired San Onofre Units 2 and 3 and had begun the process to decommission the facility.