San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Sabotaged?

Officials at the idled San Onofre nuclear power plant are investigating why coolant was found in an important piece of safety equipment during recent maintenance and are trying to determine whether it was an accident or sabotage, according to federal regulators and the plant’s operator.

Plant officials told regulators on Oct. 30 that they discovered coolant mixed with oil that helps run an emergency diesel generator in Unit 3, federal and utility officials confirmed Thursday.

“They don’t know right now how the coolant got in there,” said John Reynoso, a Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector at San Onofre.

Southern California Edison, the plant’s operator, is conducting a “comprehensive internal investigation” into the incident, which presented no risk to the public, according to Edison’s statement.

“While the investigation has not resulted in any evidence of tampering, that scenario has not been ruled out,” Edison stated.

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