Unused Nuclear Reactor to Be Hauled Over Beach
From Staff and Wire Reports
Operators of the San Onofre nuclear power plant won state permission Friday to move a decommissioned nuclear reactor by truck across a beach that environmentalists say is a critical habitat for the endangered snowy plover and other species.
The California Coastal Commission approved the request by Southern California Edison. It plans to make the 15-mile three- to five-day trip in early March. The project must be completed by March 31 to avoid the plover’s primary nesting season.
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