San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Dismantling Will Cost $4.4 Billion, Take 20 Years

mdsolar writes with news about the closing of the San Onofre nuclear plant. Dismantling the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California will take two decades and cost $4.4 billion. Southern California Edison on Friday released a road map that calls for decommissioning the twin-reactor plant and restoring the property over two decades, beginning in 2016. U-T San Diego says it could be the most expensive decommissioning in the 70-year history of the nuclear power industry. But Edison CEO Ted Craver says there's already enough money to pay for it. Edison shut down the plant in 2012 after extensive damage was found to tubes carrying radioactive water. It was closed for good last year.

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CLEAN, SAFE,

[Jeremiah Cornelius]

Too cheap to meter

Re:CLEAN, SAFE,

[AmiMoJo]

The UK has enough renewables and our North Sea gas for all its requirements. We have excellent wind and wave resources, and lots of existing hydro electricity. Even coal with carbon capture isn't too bad, and much cheaper than nuclear.