This is so outrageous. People in the Nuclear Industry are always saying that their reactors are safe and they are responsible operators. Turns out both of those things are lies.
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/19/san-onofre-reactor-leak-redlining/
Report: San Onofre reactor was pushed too far, leak resulted
Owners of the failed San Onofre nuclear power plant operated the reactor outside the allowable limits for pressure and temperature, causing the radiation leak that shut down the facility for good in 2012, a new report has found.
Citing documents recently obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, former Southern California Edison engineer Vinod Arora issued a report Tuesday laying blame for the breakdown squarely on Edison.
“Higher primary reactor coolant temperatures and higher steam pressure caused tube-to-tube contact resulting in dangerous and potentially deadly tube ruptures,” he said.
Excessive tube wear inside replacement steam generators forced the shutdown in 2012.
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Go there and be very horrified. More next week.
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