Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman to join NRC inspectors today at San Onofre

SAN ONOFRE - The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is scheduled to visit the troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station today, joining NRC inspectors who have been investigating a small leak at the plant in northern San Diego County for the past two months.

Gregory Jaczko is scheduled to be accompanied by Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Republican Rep. Darrell Issa in his discussions with plant managers.

''They are going to be discussing the issues of the steam generators," in which hundreds of tubes have shown unexpected wear, agency spokesman Victor Dricks said. Testing...