Nuclear Safety Issues at San Onofre

San Onofre is one of dozens of U.S. reactors that faced scrutiny after Japan’s nuclear crisis. It is located right on the coast, and in the heart of America’s earthquake country. It also is right next door to Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base where 38,000 military families live, and another 32,000 people work each…

San Onofre Earthquake Risk

  Earthquake Risk San Onofre was redesigned for a 7.0 earthquake, but sits near faults capable of 8.0+ earthquakes – 10 times larger, 32 times stronger, and long overdue. See USGS earthquake calculator. Nelson Mar, PhD (former Senior Engineer for the original design of San Onofre Units 2 & 3), said San Onofre is not designed for current earthquake or…