Let's do another triptych today. This one is of the San Onofre nuclear power plant, which has been closed for the past decade and is now undergoing decommissioning.
And just how long will this take? According to the ultimate authority, "Decommissioning San Onofre will take numerous years until the process is complete." Okey doke.
Also: "In February 1996, 4 kittens were found at the plant. The kittens were adopted by plant workers."
And now for the pictures. The top photo shows San Onofre from Interstate 5 in late afternoon. The middle photo shows it at dusk from the side of the road. The third one shows it at night.
Reminds me of my high school girlfriend.
They did that joke, using San Onofre, in one of the Naked Gun movies.
Socal should be using the reactors to generate water for themselves. To totally decommission a reactor will take centuries. I know the one in Blair Nebraska, the body running that one have to save up enough dollars? to pay for guards for some ten thousand years, once it is decommissioned.
May well use the plant until we can straighten out our climate crisis. Instead, we seem to be recommissioning coal plants.
If you want to make a difference for climate change, loudly and vociferously advocate for nuclear power.