San Onofre precautionary evacuation cancelled

SAN CLEMENTE - The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) notified the County of San Diego that the ALERT at the plant due to an ammonia leak at one of its units was cancelled at 6:07 p.m. SONGS reported that its onsite emergency response team contained the release and cleaned up the hazardous material at the unit. The leak had no impact on radioactive material or cooling units.

The San Diego County Emergency Operations Center has been deactivated.

SAN CLEMENTE - An ammonia leak in a water-treatment system at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station's turbines prompted an alert at the...