[Sustain] Fwd: FW: BREAKING NEWS: SAN ONOFRE: Secret report confirms Edison knew of major problems with steam generator design

[Don Eichelberger]

Here is some important, breaking information on San Onofre showing they 
put expediency over safety- something whistle blowers have been 
witnessing for years, but this time they got caught.

Now, if we can make it stick, and stick it to those responsible for 
their own cost overruns.

Another nail,

Don

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Subject: 	FW: BREAKING NEWS: SAN ONOFRE: Secret report confirms Edison 
knew of major problems with steam generator design
Date: 	Fri, 8 Mar 2013 20:27:38 +0000
From: 	Ulrich, Kendra <KUlrich at foe.org>
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Dear All,

The long awaited MHI report has been publicly released. And yes, it is 
as incendiary as Boxer and Markey had indicated. Please see our press 
release below, and feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Best,

Kendra

*From:*Bill Walker

*Sent:*Friday, March 08, 2013 3:18 PM
*Subject:* BREAKING NEWS: SAN ONOFRE: Secret report confirms Edison knew 
of major problems with steam generator design


*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2013*

*CONTACT: Bill Walker, (510) 759-9911 <tel:%28510%29%20759-9911>; Damon 
Moglen (202) 352-4223 <tel:%28202%29%20352-4223>*

**

*SAN ONOFRE: Secret report confirms Edison knew of major problems *

/Friends of the Earth: 'Bombshell' for plans to restart crippled reactor /

//

*WASHINGTON, March 8 --*A secret Mitsubishi Heavy Industries report 
released today confirms that Southern California Edison knew about 
serious problems in the radically redesigned replacement steam 
generators for the San Onofre nuclear reactors years before the 
defective equipment was installed, yet failed to make changes to fix the 
problems. The report was released today by the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission after Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Representative 
Edward Markey (D-Mass.) revealed its existence and demanded it be made 
public.

The report documents that Edison knew of specific safety concerns with 
the replacement steam generator design as early as 2005, and failed to 
incorporate changes proposed to fix it because they would trigger a more 
lengthy and public review by the NRC. It fatally undermines Edison's 
case for restarting one of the plant's crippled reactors and for 
receiving any compensation from the California Public Utility Commission.

"This is a bombshell," said Damon Moglen, energy and climate director 
for Friends of the Earth. "Edison clearly knew about design problems 
with the San Onofre replacement steam generators yet failed to take 
corrective action. Instead Edison gambled with the safety of millions of 
Southern Californians. It is inconceivable that the NRC would now give 
approval to restart these damaged reactors without the thorough, public 
review of a license amendment proceeding."

David Freeman, former head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and 
Power and a senior advisor to Friends of the Earth, said the Mitsubishi 
report could prove pivotal with the California Public Utility 
Commission, which is considering whether Edison can pass on to its 
customers the $671 million cost of the faulty generators, plus the cost 
of repairs and replacement power during the plant's shutdown, now in its 
14^th month. Said Freeman: "It's clear that ratepayers in Southern 
California can not be expected to pay for Edison's defective equipment 
if Edison acted imprudently.  At  nuclear reactors, prioritizing 
construction speed over safety is the height of imprudence."

Since Sen. Boxer and Rep. Markey revealed the existence of the report, 
Friends of the Earth has demanded that the NRC Petition Review Board 
consider it in proceedings currently underway. The Petition Review 
Board, in response to a petition from Friends of the Earth, is 
determining whether Edison improperly failed to apply for a license 
amendment before installing replacement steam generators of a radically 
different design than was permitted under the reactors' operating license.

Nuclear engineers Arnie Gunderson of Burlington, Vt., and John Large of 
London, consultants to Friends of the Earth, are reviewing the 
Mitsubishi report and will provide expert analysis.

#      #      #

Click here for the MHI document 
<http://libcloud.s3.amazonaws.com/93/92/5/2795/MHI_Root_Cause.pdf>.

Click here for Friends of the Earth's annotation of selected quotes from 
the MHI report and related documents. 
<http://www.foe.org/news/blog/2013-03-san-onofre-quotes-and-conclusions%20%20>

Click here for the Friends of the Earth petitions case 
<http://www.fairewinds.org/sites/fairewinds.org/files/reports/2013-1-16_foe_2-206_fairewinds_presentation_sano.pdf%20%20%20%20%20%20>.

	

*Bill Walker
dba Deadline Now
Berkeley CA
(510) 759-9911 <tel:%28510%29%20759-9911>
bw.deadline at gmail.com <mailto:bw.deadline at gmail.com>
Twitter: @deadlinenow
Skype: deadlinenow*



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