Watching San Onofre

FALLBROOK – The non-partisan group Public Watchdogs spoke at the Hilltop Center about the status of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Feb. 7. The station started generating power in 1968 and is approximately 20 miles as the crow flies from Fallbrook. The station was closed in January 2012 after an unrepairable equipment failure resulted in a release of radioactive steam into the environment.

Charles Langley, executive director at Public Watchdogs, described the ongoing nuclear waste storage project including the problems surrounding the procedures, near misses and the secrecy from the...