Senators want safety review of Calif. nuke plants
By Foon Rhee, Sacramento Bee
As Japan struggles with nuclear reactors crippled by the earthquake and tsunami, California’s two U.S. senators called on federal regulators today to make sure the state’s two commercial nuclear power plants are safe.
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer pointed out that about 7.4 million people live within 50 miles of the San Onofre plant in San Diego County and about 424,000 live within 50 miles of the Diablo Canyon plant near San Luis Obispo.