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To: dragnet2
Wonder if they are running on backup generators ?

Power outage puts Calif. nuclear plant offline

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—The San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California has shut down because of a massive power outage that's affecting millions in California, Arizona and Mexico.

87 posted on 09/08/2011 6:09:44 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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To: justa-hairyape
According to this report, they do have offsite power available at San Onofre for cooling.

SCE'S San Onofre nuclear plant trips Thursday

The shutdown was proceeding safely and off-site power was available to power San Onofre's safety systems.

94 posted on 09/08/2011 6:15:13 PM PDT by justa-hairyape
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