SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.—San Clemente officially disapproved on April 5 of the storage of nuclear waste—several million pounds—at the permanently retired San Onofre nuclear power plant nearby, urging the U.S. Department of Energy to find a safer alternative location.
The city council unanimously approved a resolution stating the city does not consent to store the 3.6 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station north of San Diego County and south of San Clemente.
