Dismantling California nuke plant will cost $4.4B

[unhappycamper]

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/08/02/3313987/dismantling-california-nuke-plant.html?sp=/99/261/



Dismantling California nuke plant will cost $4.4B
The Associated Press
August 2, 2014 Updated 12 hours ago

SAN DIEGO — Dismantling the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California will take two decades and cost $4.4 billion, but spent radioactive fuel will be held at the site indefinitely, according to a game plan from Southern California Edison.

The price tag could make it the most expensive decommissioning in the 70-year history of the nuclear power industry, U-T San Diego reported (http://bit.ly/1oZUoTU ).

The plant was shut down in 2012 after a small radiation leak led to the discovery of extensive damage to steam-generator tubes that carried radioactive water. Edison, which operated the plant, closed it for good last year.

On Friday, the utility laid out a draft plan for dismantling the twin reactors and restoring the property north of San Diego over two decades, beginning in 2016.

[Demeter]

1. WORTH EVERY PENNY

Just hope nobody is injured in the process.