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Independent radiation monitoring – call adds to San Onofre’s woes

Nuclear Critics Continue Pleas for Independent Radiation Monitors, Cancer Studies  San Clemente Times, Feb 22, 2012  A sea of red-clad, anti-nuclear activists called for independent radiation readings and studies of cancer rates at the City Council meeting Tuesday.
The council did opt to ask city staff to prepare a report detailing what agencies collect radiation measurements in the area. The turnout of dozens of protesters comes amid growing woes at neighboring San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.

Both reactors at the Southern California Edison-run plant remain offline. Unit 3 was pulled from service January 31 after a radiation leak, prompting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last week to call for a reactor inspection. Unit 2 was taken offline for scheduled maintenance and upgrades in January and has required the plugging of some of its steam generator tubes.

On January 27, a contract plant worker fell into a reactor pool and an ammonia leak November 1 forced SCE to issue an NRC-required alert. A “follow-up focused baseline inspection” must now be performed on Unit 3. San Clemente Times – Nuclear Critics Continue Pleas for Independent Radiation Monitors Cancer Studies

February 23, 2012 - Posted by | general

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