Major Design Flaws Uncovered at Calif. Nuclear Plant; Watchdog Groups Petition for Closure
<div class='node-body'><p>Federal regulators have announced this week that major design flaws were the leading cause of a malfunction and radiation leak at California's San Onofre nuclear power plant in January. Nuclear Watchdog groups are now calling on officials to keep the reactors shut down.</p>
<p>The ocean-side twin-reactor plant north of L.A. has been idle since January, after a tube break in one of four steam generators released traces of radiation.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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