Southern California Edison (SCE) said it is taking precautions against wildfires that are threatening the shut down San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
Fires at nearby Camp Pendleton prompted SCE to post personnel near the south boundary of the plant and to evacuate 13 non-essential employees from the area. The workers that remain are dousing vegetation with water as a precaution. Other personnel have been dispatched to Camp Pendleton to assist with firefighting efforts on the base.
The fire that broke out on Camp Pendleton has burned 6,000 acres, according to Reuters. The nine wildfires have burned more than 9,000 acres in total.
SCE announced in June that it was decommissioning SONGS. The plant has been shut down since January 2012.
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