NEI Nuclear Notes

The reaction to the closure of San Onofre in the California Press has been mixed, to say the least. The anti-nuclear feeling out there has faded a bit, as demonstrated by the failure to get enough signatures for ballot measure to close San Onofre and Diablo Canyon, but there’s still a fair amount of it. Still, this leads to a Jekyll-Hyde response to the closure. Here, as exhibit A, is the Sacramento Bee . Take it away, Jekyll: But San Onofre and California's one remaining nuke, Diablo Canyon, delivered more than 15% of the state's electricity. San Onofre, located in northwest San Diego County, supplied power to 1.4 million homes. The plant cannot be replaced solely with sun and wind, at least not with current technology. Still to be answered: Will the bills of Edison customers go up because of the utility's need to purchase more expensive power from elsewhere? Your turn, Hyde: Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and anti-nuclear energy activists hailed the c...

A few weeks back, we asked our readers to participate in an LA Times poll on the continued operation of the San Onofre nuclear power plant . Earlier today, the San Diego Union-Tribune posted their own poll on the ultimate fate of the facility: If you support the continued operation of the plant, please take a moment to vote.