Dive Summary:
- Southern California Edison (SCE) has reported that the prolonged outage at the damaged San Onofre nuclear plant has topped $317 million for the year; the plant has been offline since January.
- SCE officials said that it has cost $221 million to replace lost output from the plant, while inspection and repairs to steam generators have cost $96 million.
- The utility currently has a plan under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that would allow the plant to reopen on a 5-month trial period at 70-percent capacity.
From the article:
Inspection and repairs of giant steam generators inside the two-unit nuclear plant - which has been offline since January when a radiation leak was discovered - have cost the utility $96 million, officials of SCE's parent, Edison International, said during an earnings call.
Power to replace lost output from the 2,150-megawatt plant has cost an additional $221 million, SCE officials said. ...