Decommissioning Work Progresses at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
Initial planning and preparation sets the stage for demolition to begin in the next two years.
The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station south of San Clemente was retired in June 2013.
Tom Palmisano, SCE vice president of Decommissioning and chief nuclear officer, who is overseeing the decommissioning of the San Onofre nuclear plant, shows SCE President Pedro Pizarro around the nuclear facility.
Tom Palmisano (center), SCE vice president of Decommissioning and chief nuclear officer, who is overseeing the closure of the San Onofre nuclear plant, discusses the plan during a tour last November of the control room for Units 2 and 3.
Tom Palmisano, SCE vice president of Decommissioning and chief nuclear officer at the San Onofre nuclear plant, talks to on-duty operators during a tour last November of the control room for Units 2 and 3.