San Onofre Canister Drop Incident

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This topic collects information regarding the San Onofre Canister Drop Incident on August 3, 2018

Background

On August 3, 2018, a 50-ton canister was being lowered into the underground vault when it came to rest on the edge of the guide ring, about 18 feet above the bottom of the vault. According to whistle-blower David Fritch, the canister was only held by a fraction of an inch while the crane system lowered and the support rigging became slack. The crane lowered all the way down and the workers were unawary of the danger for nearly an hour. They then noticed that it was not correctly loaded and raised the crane system to regain control, and then lowered it into the vault.

At the August 9 CEP meeting, SCE did not report on the incident until David Fritch reported it in the public comment period.

Later, it was also revealed that the canisters tend to scape along the alignment ring, causing scratches and gouging. The certification for the canister system said no scratches would exist on the surface. The NRC stopped further loading to review that situation but eventually approved the continuation of loading operations.

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Project Name San Onofre Canister Drop Incident
Project Description Review of the August 3, 2019 near-drop of 50-ton canister 18 ft.
Project Founder Ray Lutz
Project Curator Ray Lutz
Project Type Issue Oversight
Project Parents Stop Nuke Dump
Related Keywords Nuclear Waste, Settlement To Move San Onofre Waste, Shut San Onofre
Project Status Active
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Topic revision: r3 - 05 Aug 2019, RaymondLutz
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