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June 9, 2026 3:09 pmUshering in a Dark Age of Nuclear, the U.S. Energy Department is promoting nuclear as an energy solution
The Department of Energy (DOE), wants you to believe that somehow, the new designs for nuclear power plants are “advanced” technology. Don’t you believe them. “Advanced Nuclear,” and “Small Modular Reactors” are nothing more than the same old stuff in a shiny new bag. These “new” reactors are dangerous and filthy. ...
Read more →June 9, 2026 12:28 pmRecording of live Southern California Edison Community Engagement Panel Meeting, June 4, 2026, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)
Public Watchdogs has posted a recording of the June 4, 2026 Community Engagement Panel Meeting on its YouTube Channel.
Read more →May 7, 2026 11:00 amInfant Mortality, Christi Brinkley, and a Nuclear Lububu?
In this week’s Nuclear Hotseat, Episode #775, Three-Mile Island Survivor and author, Libbe Halevy features Joseph J. Mangano, an epidemiologist who is working with Christi Brinkley on the Radiation Public Health Project and its latest study, titled Worsening Newborn/Infant Health in San Luis Obispo County and the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Reactors....
Read more →April 8, 2026 4:36 pmWhy a new fungus that devours nuclear waste changes nothing
The fungi have amazed scientists because of their ability to grow in conditions that are lethal to most life forms. Some scientists believe this may be linked to the way these organisms interact with radiation at a cellular level. The hope is that these fungi could somehow devour nuclear waste...
Read more →March 28, 2026 4:40 pmA Three-Mile Island Evacuation Story: Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Today is the 47th anniversary of the USA’s worst nuclear disaster. Nina Babiarz, our Director of Development, was there. By Nina Babiarz Every anniversary of the Three-Mile Island (TMI) meltdown puts me in a reflective mood. It was so much more than just that moment the meltdown occurred at 4 am...
Read more →March 24, 2026 3:55 pmBombing Iranian power plants is a war crime
What happens if Iran bombs our power plants? The 1977 Geneva Convention, Article 56, states that bombing power plants is a war crime. Despite this prohibition, many have have argued that the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is a legitimate military target because it is located on Camp Pendleton, a...
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