US$4.4 billion project to be completed within 20 years

Southern California Edison has submitted its US$4.4 billion plan to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to decommission its San Onofre nuclear plant on the California coast. The plant was shut down in June 2013.

The plan, called a Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report, includes the timetable for major decommissioning work expected to begin in early 2016 and be completed within 20 years, SCE said in a statement. The cost covers dismantling the two units at San Onofre, managing used fuel and restoring the site.

SCE also submitted an environmental impact evaluation as part of its report.

SCE has set aside US$4.1 billion in a decomissioning trust funds and has said no further customer contributions will be needed for the project.

*NEWS SOURCE