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Old 08-02-2016, 08:53 PM
 
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So this makes me not want to live in OC. Are others concerned??

Why San Onofre's nuclear waste stays on the beach | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
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Old 08-02-2016, 09:00 PM
 
Location: Laguna Niguel, Orange County CA
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So this makes me not want to live in OC. Are others concerned??

Why San Onofre's nuclear waste stays on the beach | SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
We are waiting and hoping Harry Reid leaves so that we can ship it.
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Old 08-02-2016, 09:14 PM
 
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When is that going to happen if it happens??
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Old 08-02-2016, 10:30 PM
 
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We currently live in bay area and plan to move/retire in OC in a few years. Other than heavy traffic, the nuclear remnant/waste at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is our biggest concern. We will always worry until 2032. Sometimes, I wonder if house prices in OC would be different without the nuclear power plants in San Onofre.
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Old 08-03-2016, 11:54 AM
 
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.Sometimes, I wonder if house prices in OC would be different without the nuclear power plants in San Onofre.
You think the housing prices would be even higher without San Onofre?

47 years in OC and I have literally never heard anyone express concern about living too close to San Onofre until this thread.
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Old 08-03-2016, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Laguna Niguel, Orange County CA
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It's not even operating. It's risk is small. There is spent material there, but it will hopefully get resolved.
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Old 08-03-2016, 01:05 PM
 
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There is 3.6 million nuclear pounds of waste just sitting there. It's not something to take lightly especially if you have kids.
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Old 08-03-2016, 05:35 PM
 
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47 years in OC and I have literally never heard anyone express concern about living too close to San Onofre until this thread.
If so, then why they were shut down after spent millions of dollars upgrading prior to 2012. It's unsafe.
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Old 08-03-2016, 06:06 PM
 
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Yes, they were shut down because it was determined that it would be unsafe to continue using them without major and expensive retrofitting and upgrades. There have also been improvements to wind and solar power generation which can be used as an alternative to nuclear power.

Nevertheless, I simply restate that I have lived within about 50 miles of San Onofre for my entire life (the first reactor was built before I was born), and the potential danger of the reactors is not something that I have ever heard expressed as a concern among residents of this area.

I think it is probably normal for residents of an area to take potential threats more lightly than outsiders. People in California tend to consider the threat of earthquakes as less consequential than residents of other states (some of whom won't even visit California for fear of "The Big One" happening during their stay.) And, for example, to my way of thinking Oklahomans are remarkably blase about tornadoes.
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Old 08-03-2016, 06:13 PM
 
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We currently live in bay area and plan to move/retire in OC in a few years. Other than heavy traffic, the nuclear remnant/waste at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is our biggest concern. We will always worry until 2032. Sometimes, I wonder if house prices in OC would be different without the nuclear power plants in San Onofre.
You probably get scared crossing the street too.....
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