Press Release-08-101, NRC Meeting June 11 in Dana Point, California, to Discuss Proposed Partial Release of San Onofre Site

Press Release-08-101: NRC Meeting June 11 in Dana Point, California, to Discuss Proposed Partial Release of San Onofre Site

ML081480287
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Site:	San Onofre
Issue date:	05/27/2008
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NRC MEETING JUNE 11 IN DANA POINT, CALIF., TO DISCUSS PROPOSED PARTIAL RELEASE OF SAN ONOFRE SITE Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will conduct a public meeting in Dana Point, Calif., on Wednesday, June 11, to discuss San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station's proposed release of a portion of its Unit 1 site for unrestricted use.

The NRC is reviewing plans by Southern California Edison, the plant's operator, to release the area containing the offshore portion of Unit 1's circulating water system. The agency will only authorize the release if it poses no threat to public health and safety.

The NRC will hold the meeting at the Dana Point Marina Inn, 24800 Dana Point Harbor Drive, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. NRC staff presentations will describe the overall process for reviewing applications to release sites and how the agency plans to inspect the site. The public will also have the opportunity to ask questions and comment on the proposal.

San Onofre Unit 1 began operations in March 1967 and permanently shut down in November 1992. Southern California Edison has been decommissioning Unit 1 for several years. The company's application is available from the agency's electronic database, ADAMS, by entering ML080580468 at this address: http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm . Help in using ADAMS is available by calling the Public Document Room.

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