Torgen Johnson

Southern California Edison

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Urban planner who lives in Solano Beach, California

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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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