O.C. poll surprises: Reconsider nuclear power, ban internal combustion engines?

While some activists oppose the tear-down of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station almost as ardently as they opposed its operation, a strong majority of Orange County residents would reconsider nuclear power as a source of carbon-free energy — so long as new plants weren’t built near their neighborhoods.
Low tide at San Onofre State Beach shows cobblestone rocks, with the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear site in the distance. (Photo courtesy of Jim Serpa)
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