It takes two or three days to restart a fully functioning nuke plant.
Most of San Diego’s power already comes from outside the county borders, some even from Mexico.
If you read the article, power companies are looking to restart mothballed power plants to makeup the difference in San Onofre’s plant.
8.5 million people live in about a 50 mile radius of the quake prone plant area. I wouldn’t miss the plant for a second if the put a ‘Closed’ sign on it.
My brother used to live within eyeshot of the reactor. The residents really do not care. Having the reactor on line provide businesses to thrive in the area.Many of the workers live in the area and the economy is not hurting in that area.
1.5 million people in the Northern San Diego and Southern Orange Country depends on the power from San Onofre
Facts on San Onofre