Rep. Levin Raises Questions about San Onofre Nuclear Waste Transfers, Sewage Spill

摘要

Rep. Mike Levin, who made his concerns about nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station a prong in his successful 2018 congressional campaign, has sent a letter to the CEO of the parent company of the utility that operates the plant posing questions about two separate events disclosed last week. Levin's letter submitted four queries following a decision by Southern California Edison, amid restrictions put into place during the COVID-19 crisis, to continue having workers move heavy canisters_filled with used-up nuclear fuel from one area of the plant to another. Levin also asked about a sewage spill that released about 7,000 gallons of partially treated wastewater about one mile into the Pacific from the plant, known as SONGS for short. The letter was sent to Pedro Pizarro, chief executive of Edison International, based in Rosemead and asked for responses to the questions by April 13.