Radiation News Roundup October 11, 2014 Japan is braced for the strongest storm of the year, the Super Typhoon Vongfong, which threatens to rake a wide swath of the nation battering winds and torrential rain this weekend, as it makes its way towards the Okinawa island chain. independent.co.uk Typhoon winds up to 110 mph to hit Fukushima Daiichi, storm surge advisory issued. enenews.com Consumers stand to receive refunds and credits totalling $1.3 billion due to the premature closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant under a settlement proposed by the California Public Utilities Commission. world-nuclear-news.org NRC oversight of the 2009-2010 retrofits at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station might have prevented the problem with replacement steam generators that led to the facility’s permanent closure in 2013, according to a report from the Office of the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. utilitydive.com
