San Onofre (SONGS)

Southern California Edison (SCE) began several new decommissioning tasks at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) during the second quarter of 2026, according to a recent update from the company. According to the second quarter update, SCE, an Edison International subsidiary, said it began to clear out and start hazardous materials removal as well […]

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel will hold a joint hybrid meeting Thursday with nuclear industry experts to discuss recent developments in spent nuclear fuel recycling and disposal initiatives. The meeting will be held at the Casino San Clemente, 140 Avenida Pico, San Clemente, Calif. and it will begin at 5:30 […]

Southern California Edison (SCE) focused heavily on transporting demolition waste offsite from the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station near San Clemente, Calif., the company said in its recent decommissioning update. In SCE’s second quarter update report, the company said a five-track railyard and a specialized material handling facility were built on-site to help streamline the […]

Southern California Edison this week updated its latest decommissioning efforts for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in southern California. In its first quarter update, SCE said it has begun to deconstruct reactor pressure vessels that previously stored nuclear fuel and coolant for the plant. There are three parts of the reactor pressure vessels: a […]

Southern California Edison this week updated its latest decommissioning efforts for the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in southern California. In its first quarter update, SCE said it has begun to deconstruct reactor pressure vessels that previously stored nuclear fuel and coolant for the plant. There are three parts of the reactor pressure vessels: a […]

Paul Murray, the Department of Energy’s deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and high-level waste, will address a community panel on the decommissioning of a retired Southern California Edison nuclear plant on Thursday, according to the electric utility. Murray will discuss the federal spent fuel management program during a quarterly meeting of the San Onofre […]

The “long-term policy solutions” for spent nuclear fuel “will require many difficult conversations,” Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) wrote in an op-ed published Sunday in the local Orange County Register. Levin’s district includes the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which shut down in 2013 and which plant owner Southern California Edison is now decommissioning. In his op-ed, […]

The “long-term policy solutions” for spent nuclear fuel “will require many difficult conversations,” Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) wrote in an op-ed published Sunday in the local Orange County Register. Levin’s district includes the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, which shut down in 2013 and which plant owner Southern California Edison is now decommissioning. In his […]

Fred Bailly joined Southern California Edison as vice president of nuclear decommissioning, according to Bailly’s LinkedIn profile. Bailly will be responsible for decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. He joins Southern California Edison from Westinghouse, where he was most recently vice president of decommissioning services. He was with Westinghouse for about two years […]

A week of torrential rain and flooding in California that has killed more than a dozen people did not significantly affect operations at two of the Golden State’s nuclear sites, according to their owners. Diablo Canyon Power Plant operator Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) late last week “temporarily” reduced power in the plant’s two reactors […]

As final votes were tabulated across the country following last week’s midterm elections, Nevada’s incumbent senior senator, a staunch opponent of a national nuclear waste repository there, managed to hold onto her seat, state election stewards reported this week. Although she trailed former state attorney general Adam Laxalt (R) heading into the weekend, Catherine Cortez […]

One of two on-site facilities storing spent fuel from a California nuclear power plant can keep operating for another decade or so, the Golden State’s coastal land regulator said last week. The 12-member California Coastal Commission voted 9-0 Oct. 13 to approve a 13 year extension on state permits for the storage pad, located at […]

One of two on-site facilities storing spent fuel from a California nuclear power plant can keep operating for another decade or so, the Golden State’s coastal land regulator said last week. The 12-member California Coastal Commission voted 9-0 Thursday to approve a 13 year extension on state permits for the storage pad, located at San […]

Ahead of the midterm elections, plans for disposing of spent nuclear fuel currently stranded at a California nuclear power plant are among the issues at play in one battle to represent the Golden State in Congress. The issue of nuclear waste disposal is especially personal to the candidates for California’s 49th congressional district — incumbent […]

Ahead of the midterm elections, plans for disposing of spent nuclear fuel currently stranded at a California nuclear power plant are among the issues at play in one battle to represent the Golden State in Congress. The issue of nuclear waste disposal is especially personal to the candidates for California’s 49th congressional district — incumbent […]

A California congressman who has been a vocal proponent of a federal nuclear waste solution took some credit this week for the Department of Energy’s recently-unveiled interim storage funding opportunity, according to a press release. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), who counts San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) among his constituents in California’s 49th congressional district, […]

A California congressman who has been a vocal proponent of a federal nuclear waste solution took some credit Tuesday for the Department of Energy’s recently-unveiled interim storage funding opportunity, according to a press release. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), who counts San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) among his constituents in California’s 49th congressional district, “helped […]

The utility company in charge of decommissioning a California nuclear power plant is preparing to ship some heavy reactor parts out of state to a low-level disposal facility, according to a recent press release. The reactor pressure vessel head of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s (SONGS) Unit 2 reactor “will be leaving the site soon,” […]

The utility company in charge of decommissioning a California nuclear power plant is preparing to ship some heavy reactor parts out of state to a low-level disposal facility, according to a recent press release. The reactor pressure vessel head of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s (SONGS) Unit 2 reactor “will be leaving the site soon,” […]

Around a month after a workplace injury paused decommissioning work at a California nuclear power plant, things are spooling back up again, the plant’s operator said last week. Decommissioning at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is “slowly ramping up” after operator Southern California Edison (SCE) put a hold on things to evaluate an April […]

Orano’s company-led inspection of its own waste storage canisters at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station revealed no degradation after nearly two decades, the company in charge of waste management at the site said this week. During the months-long inspection that began in November, Orano USA found no signs of chloride-induced stress corrosion in the […]

The California congressional district home to one of the Golden State’s former nuclear power plants could have a new representative in Congress after November’s midterm elections. Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), the incumbent for California’s 49th district, faces a primary challenge from a slate of rivals including Lisa Bartlett (R), a member of the Orange County, […]

Orano’s company-led inspection of its own waste storage canisters at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station revealed no degradation after nearly two decades, the company in charge of waste management at the site said Wednesday. During the months-long inspection that began in November, Orano USA found no signs of chloride-induced stress corrosion in the stainless […]

Around a month after a workplace injury paused decommissioning work at a California nuclear power plant, things are spooling back up again, the plant’s operator said last week. Decommissioning at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) is “slowly ramping up” after operator Southern California Edison (SCE) put a hold on things to evaluate an April […]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Christopher Hanson took a break from the East Coast in early February to tour San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the California plant’s operator said in a press release last week. Hanson visited the Pendleton, Calif., San Onofre (SONGS) “earlier this month” and toured the site’s turbine building area, spent fuel storage […]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Christopher Hanson took a break from the East Coast in early February to tour San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the California plant’s operator said in a press release last week. Hanson visited the Pendleton, Calif., San Onofre (SONGS) “earlier this month” and toured the site’s turbine building area, spent fuel storage […]

A bipartisan bill unveiled last week aims to move a California nuclear power plant’s spent fuel inventory to the top of the Department of Energy’s collection list for when it finally starts accepting nuclear waste for disposal. If the “Spent Fuel Prioritization Act,” reintroduced Wednesday by Reps. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), became […]

A bipartisan bill unveiled last week aims to move a California nuclear power plant’s spent fuel inventory to the top of the Department of Energy’s collection list for when it finally starts accepting nuclear waste for disposal. If the “Spent Fuel Prioritization Act,” reintroduced Wednesday by Reps. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) and Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), became […]

When it comes to potential host communities for a future federal interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, the Department of Energy plans to cast a wide net, the agency’s acting nuclear waste chief told members of a California decommissioning advisory board this week. DOE’s November request for information (RFI) on federal interim storage is […]

Members of a California community hosting a former nuclear power plant should hear from the Department of Energy’s acting spent fuel chief this week about the agency’s effort to site a federal interim storage facility, according to a press release from the plant’s operator. Kim Petry, DOE’s acting assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste […]