Major Blow Dealt To Restart Efforts For Crippled San Onofre Reactor

The NRC Atomic Safety & Licensing Board has dealt a major blow to efforts to restart the crippled San Onofre reactor.  The Board has ruled that the restart is a de facto license amendment proceeding which requires an adjudicatory hearing to determine if the reactor is safe.  A recent CBG study on San Onofre was cited by the judges in support of their decision.

Read the decision here.