tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post5795590297450032493..comments2023-08-27T03:12:18.044-07:00Comments on Ace Hoffman's Nuclear Failures Reports: Head of NRC says SanO reactors won't restart "for months"...Ace Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15783994798725897466noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-29808257104491888962012-09-14T17:48:08.256-07:002012-09-14T17:48:08.256-07:00The SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) started on...The SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) started on Jan 31, 2012 and therefore has been going on for about 8.5 months... http://is.gd/f47HCu<br /><br />Therefore at $65 Million per month, SoCal ratepayers have been charged (8 months X $65 Million Dollars per month) 552.5 Million Dollars which has gone to SCE and SDG&E for no electricity generated!<br /><br />Said another way SoCal ratepayers have paid about HALF A BILLION DOLLARS in what I believe will be the biggest Energy Boondoggle in US History!<br /><br />If a bank in CA was robbed and they stole a couple of million dollars, it would be on both the Local and National news, yet MSM in Southern California is almost silent about SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) half a billion dollar Utility "heist".<br /><br />Ask yourself why, then ask all your elected Leaders why they are silent!<br /><br />Each day we wait for a refund is costing all of US about 2 million Dollar more.CaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-61952557642544367022012-09-14T17:14:54.807-07:002012-09-14T17:14:54.807-07:00Excellent article (with comments) in San Diego’s K...Excellent article (with comments) in San Diego’s KPBS.org<br />Proposed Changes To San Onofre’s Decommissioning Fund<br />http://is.gd/a3kWXq<br />snip<br />Southern California Edison and SDG&E have collected money for the fund from ratepayers over the life of the plant, to pay decommissioning costs when it ultimately shuts down.<br /><br />Electricity ratepayers have already paid more than $3 billion into the fund for San Onofre. It’s estimated that decommissioning Units 2 and 3 will cost $3.7 billion.<br /><br />PREDICTION: SORE (San Onofre Reactor Emergency) will prove to be the most expensive nuclear Debacle in the World not counting the Trillion Dollar Eco-Disaster triple meltdown in Fukushima Japan; so the question now is who will pay for it, SoCal rate payers or the shareholders of SCE and SDG&E who have had record profits every year for the past few years!<br /><br />Unless the NRC refuses to allow SCE to restart SanO, the NRC will become an accomplice to the biggest nuclear rip off the World has ever known thanks in part to the CA CPUC not doing their job by asking for a full investigation and CA Gov. Brown for "Looking the other way" while the CPUC fails the public's trust...<br /><br />I hope both CA Senators Feinstein and Boxer will become vocal before it is too late!CaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-40894558318733808302012-09-14T14:45:06.365-07:002012-09-14T14:45:06.365-07:00Cont:
The NRC's biennial inspection team, whic...Cont:<br />The NRC's biennial inspection team, which completed its work in early June, concluded that responses to questions and topics during focus group sessions with SONGS employees did not reveal any indication that safety was not the highest priority for our station. <br /><br />The inspection team also reported that SONGS' implementation of our Corrective Action Program (CAP) and the overall performance related to identifying, evaluating and resolving problems was effective. The formal results of this report come at a great time for our station and further emphasizes the tremendous strides we have made over the last couple of years and the need to stay focused on and vigilant in our efforts as Nuclear Professionals. While we still have hurdles before us, successes like this speak volumes on our ability to efficiently and effectively clear them as long as we refuse to be distracted from the tasks at hand. <br /><br />Congratulations on completing yet another step toward ensuring that this will be our finest hour! Be definitely proud, but never satisfied! <br /><br />PeteCaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-63415863495141331672012-09-14T14:29:21.236-07:002012-09-14T14:29:21.236-07:00Here are the Latest NRC Finding on SONGS Safety Vi...Here are the Latest NRC Finding on SONGS Safety Violations. See for yourself and decide: <br /><br />From: Pete Dietrich, Senior VP and Chief Nuclear Officer (Broadcast) <br />To: Date: 07/30/2012 06:39 AM<br />Subject: Formal SONGS NRC Biennial PI&R Inspection Report Notes Successes and Zero Findings <br /><br />FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY <br /><br />To: All SONGS Employees and Contractors<br /><br /> Last week, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released the formal results of its biennial Problem Identification and Resolution (PI&R) Inspection. I am proud to tell you that NRC conclusions, after examination of more than 250 documents and processes, did in fact echo the preliminary outstanding success we reported to you in mid-June following the exit meeting. There were ZERO findings, which is a testament to the engagement, leadership, ownership and dedication of SONGS employees that we witness each and every day. The results report made special note of SONGS' achievement in establishing a safety conscious work environment in which employees feel free to raise safety concerns both to the licensee (SONGS) and to the NRC without fear of retaliation. <br />CaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-61172889389077495342012-09-14T14:28:30.204-07:002012-09-14T14:28:30.204-07:00Cont:
Some SONGS Managers and Leaders encourage e...Cont:<br /><br />Some SONGS Managers and Leaders encourage employees to write these notifications, so they can know what the employee is seeing negative in the plant. Instead of correcting the situation, which can be very expensive at times and may be a bad reflection on their performance. Therefore, they then use these as tools of retaliation. As a result, workers are continuously being retaliated, wrongfully terminated, retired and demoted for raising concerns about nuclear safety, either internally or with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. SONGS Employees Concerns and Human Resources Departments have been totally ineffective in stopping the Ruthless and Cheap Tactics deployed by the these Managers/Supervisors in retaliating against the Nuclear Whistle Blowers. These tactics involve documenting Employee’s Low Performance on PDPs, rigging pre-planned and fake collaborative evidence to demonstrate unusual behavior and angry patterns of employees and sending these employees for Drug Testing, MMPI (a > 500 -Question Psychological Test) and to the Industrial Psychologist for evaluation. The end result is demotion, disciplinary action, termination and some times these employees cannot seek employment at another Nuclear Power Plant. SCE Leaders work with their attorneys, investigators and cook up the evidence with their well-trained supervisors and favorite employees. They spend a lot of money in preparing clean files, show it to the NRC. NRC comes and interviews pre-selected employees, plus some of the employees are afraid to say any thing to the NRC. NRC’s/SONGs role in protection of workers from retaliation at SONGS in compliance with the Federal Laws has been less than Satisfactory. <br />CaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-85269009711175455982012-09-14T14:27:42.531-07:002012-09-14T14:27:42.531-07:00More from who I call, "Nuclear Deep Throat&qu...More from who I call, "Nuclear Deep Throat" about what is wrong at San Onofre; which if proven factual, exposes a "fleet wide" MAJOR nuclear safety issue that the NRC needs to "FIX" ASAP:<br /><br />I'm aware of more than 15 anonymous notifications written by former and current songs employees. Employees wrote these notifications in first six months of 2012 expressing nuclear safety concerns for steam generators, cyber security, excessive collection and use of ssn, songs fatigue management, unprofessional conduct by management, vacation policy and policy conflicts, etc. Employee write these notifications thinking no body knows their identity and they will be safe from management retaliation. It costs a SONGS a lot of money to address these chronic safety concerns.<br /><br />However anonymous notifications are NOT confidential. As soon as the SAVE button on the SONGS SAP Computer System is clicked, the SONGS Management can see the contents and name of the writer of an anonymous NN. This is in violation of Energy Reorganization Act of 1978 & Nuclear Regulatory Commission Policy, “Freedom of Employees in the Nuclear Industry To Raise Safety Concerns Without Fear Of Retaliation.”<br />CaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478338160174751106.post-69141215181998669942012-09-14T14:25:26.956-07:002012-09-14T14:25:26.956-07:00Great Article Salute!
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Please see much more on th...Great Article Salute!<br />+<br />Please see much more on this topic and check all the related comments out on these sites:<br /> (Note: Some comments may still be in moderation...):<br /><br />KPBS http://is.gd/baSv0R<br />Patch http://patch.com/B-csyR<br />NRC http://wp.me/p1fSSY-NMCaptDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07050270886707234885noreply@blogger.com