Since 1960, more than 70 test, demonstration and power reactors have been retired throughout the United States. SCE formally notified the NRC on June 12, 2013 that operations at San Onofre have permanently ceased. On July 23, 2013, SCE notified the NRC it had transferred fuel from the Unit 2 reactor to the spent fuel pool. The company had previously defueled Unit 3. Once fuel was removed from both reactors, San Onfore transitioned from an operating to a “possession” license.
Within two years of shutdown, SCE must submit to the NRC and state officials a detailed plan that spells out specific decommissioning activities and schedules, cost estimates and potential environmental impacts.
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