Politics & Government

San Onofre Nuke Plant Again Has the Most Safety Complaints

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating station leads the nation in safety complaints made to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The Voice of OC reported that San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station leads the nation's nuclear plants in safety complaints reported to and confirmed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

Despite progress in improving the safety culture of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the plant still ranked highest in the nation last year for both substantiated and unsubstantiated safety complaints at nuclear plants, according to figures from federal regulators.

The number of substantiated safety allegations at San Onofre in 2011 was more than six times the national average, a significant drop from its peak in 2010 when it was 15 times the average. But even with the decline, San Onofre was — for the third consecutive year — the national leader in safety allegations substantiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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