Morgan Lee

U-T San Diego

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Energy and green business reporter for U-T San Diego (formerly the San Diego Union-Tribune)

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The reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant were shut down two years ago; that’s 2200 Megawatts lost to a large swath of Southern California.

Replacing the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant

The reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant were shut down two years ago; that’s 2200 Megawatts lost to a large swath of Southern California.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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.

from Which Way, L.A.?

The nuclear power reactors at San Onofre generated power off and on for 40 years, until they were shut down a year ago because of leakage from a tube for radioactive steam.

The Shutdown of San Onofre and California's Energy Future

The nuclear power reactors at San Onofre generated power off and on for 40 years, until they were shut down a year ago because of leakage from a tube for radioactive steam.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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