Dave Lochbaum

Union of Concerned Scientists

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Director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists, he worked as a nuclear engineer for 17 years

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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has two nuclear reactors under those big domes you see when you drive south of San Clemente on Interstate 5.

After San Onofre, What's Next?

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has two nuclear reactors under those big domes you see when you drive south of San Clemente on Interstate 5.

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Southern California Edison's website calls the  San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 's two reactors the region's "largest and most reliable sources of electricity." Not any more.

San Onofre: the Nuclear Plant in LA's Backyard

Southern California Edison's website calls the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station 's two reactors the region's "largest and most reliable sources of electricity." Not any more.

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America's nuclear power plants are aging.

How Safe Are America's Aging Nuclear Power Plants?

America's nuclear power plants are aging.

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