Troubled US nuke plant aims to restart reactor

October 04, 2012 22:59

The operator of a troubled US nuclear power plant today proposed to restart one of the plant's twin reactors, months after a break in a tube carrying radioactive water.

The San Onofre nuclear power plant is a major source of power in the stretch of Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego, but it has been shut down since January 31. Investigators later found that a botched computer analysis led to excessive wear on hundreds of tubes inside the plant's steam generators.

About 7.4 million Californians live within 50 miles of San Onofre, which can power 1.4 million homes.

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