CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN LUIS OBISPO : Nuclear Power Plant Accidentally Shut

A technician accidentally removed the wrong fuses and shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, causing two valves to malfunction and release steam into the air, an official said. No radioactive material was released in Friday’s incident and no one was injured, but a safety system was activated and operators had to declare an “unusual event,” said Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Greg Cook. That is the lowest classification of incident that must be reported at a nuclear power plant. Pacific Gas & Electric, which operates the seaside plant, notified county, state and federal authorities.