There is a nuclear power plant in San Onofre, California,
that is easily visible from Interstate 5.
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has three
generating units simply called Unit 1, Unit 2, and Unit 3. Unit 1 operated from
1968 to 1992 and Unit 2 started operation in 1983 and Unit 3 began operating in
1984. Although upgrades were made in 2009 and 2010 San Onofre was ordered to
shut down. It was closed in Southern California Edison ceased all operations at
San Onofre and official decommissioning procedures were put into place. The
main reason for the shut down and decommissioning is that the plant was found
to have premature wear on over 3,000 tubes in the replacement steam generators
installed in 2010 and 2011. The California Senate Environment and Public Works
Committee stated these defects are “unsafe and posted a danger to the eight
million people living within 50 miles of the plant.”
However to close this blog I would like to make you laugh.
When I first saw the San Onofre Nuclear Power Generation Plant my first thought
was that the twin domes, with a point on top in the middle of the domes, reminded
me of breasts.
Now that you have a smile on your face check back on our
family blog as I have an upcoming article on one of the Nuclear powered ships I
served on while on Active Duty in the United States Navy.
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