SCE Formally Notifies NRC of San Onofre Nuclear Plant's Permanent Shutdown

摘要

Southern California Edison (SCE) on Wednesday formally notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that it has permanently ceased operation of San Onofre nuclear plant Units 2 and 3, effective 7 June 2013. The notification, called a Certification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations, is the formal administrative step following SCE's announcement last week that the company will retire Units 2 and 3. „Safety will remain our top priority as we transition to the decommissioning process," said Pete Dietrich, SCE senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. „We take very seriously our obligation to protect the health and safety of the public and our employees as we take the regulatory and planning steps to decommission San Onofre."