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  • Thousands of sardines die at San Onofre nuclear plant

    02/05/2004 8:20:27 PM PST · by knak · 42 replies · 303+ views
    SAN ONOFRE, Calif., – Thousands of large sardines, some up to a foot long, died this week when they were sucked into intake tunnels at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, officials said. About 13,500 pounds of the thin, silvery fish were killed in a 24-hour period between Monday and Tuesday, said Ray Golden, spokesman for Southern California Edison, which is the majority owner of the plant. The fish appeared to have been swimming near shore to escape choppy seas off the coast of northern San Diego County, Golden said Wednesday. The mass fish deaths were an oddity, according to...