Report Sparks Debate Over Edison’s Role in Reactor Woes
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A report on the causes of equipment failure at Edison International’s San Onofre nuclear-power plant in California has fueled debate over what the utility knew about flaws in the gear and when it learned about them.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday released a redacted version of the report produced by Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., the supplier of steam generators that failed, forcing a shutdown of the plant a year ago. The environmental group Friends of the Earth and two Democratic lawmakers said it showed Rosemead, California-based Edison knew about design issues and failed to correct them.