Charles Langley

A Controversial Nuclear Waste Cleanup Could Put a Critical Legal Question Before the U.S. Supreme Court

June 15, 2021July 8, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

A California public advocacy group says private parties should be able to make claims against a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license holder in federal district court, especially when deadly radioactive waste is at stake. Get the Petition at https://bit.ly/3xlXWXf Get this advisory as a printable pdf. San Diego, Calif. (June 15, 2021) – A California public advocacy group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to…

Whitepaper Landing Page, work in progress,

June 14, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Exciting Headline here!

Los Angeles Judge issues tentative decision on San Onofre lawsuit

June 5, 2021June 18, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

A tentative decision has been made on a contentious lawsuit to save the spent fuel pools at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) by the Samuel Lawrence Foundation

Public Watchdogs files Petition for Certiorari with U.S. Supreme Court

May 28, 2021June 4, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Today, public Watchdogs filed legal documents with the United States Supreme Court, requesting that the highest court in the land reverse a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the radioactive nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). SONGS was shuttered due to a radiation leak on January 31, 2012. The hot nuclear waste, which is radioactive and deadly for at…

Holtec brags at Chernobyl 35th Anniversary that its product is 7 orders of magnitude better than what USA regulators require

April 28, 2021June 18, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Holtec celebrates years of money-making opportunities as mourners mark the tragedy that is Chernobyl.

10 AM Saturday! Zoom presentation on San Onofre Nuclear Waste and Federal Litigation

April 20, 2021July 16, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

This Zoom teleconference event is free, but you must register here in advance. This coming Saturday, April 24, at 10AM, Public Watchdogs will be presenting a status report and update on the ongoing legal and regulatory battle to safely store eternally deadly nuclear waste at the site of the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Click here to register. This event is hosted by the…

California is breaking green energy records. Now we need to find better ways to store that energy.

April 14, 2021April 15, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Yesterday, California achieved the astonishing feat of generating 80% of its daily power from renewable energy sources, but this news is often a mixed blessing that energy advocates need to understand. Here’s why: The problem is that there have been many times in the summer when the California Independent System Operator (ISO) has been overwhelmed with too much green energy production. When the “grid” starts producing too…

Request Letter for Amicus Curiae

April 9, 2021April 9, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

If you are reading this letter, it is likely that you have been invited to write an amicus brief for our upcoming Supreme Court case, where we intend to seek review of a recent Ninth Circuit decision that essentially shields from judicial review the decommissioning activities of the NRC and its commercial partners. As you may be aware, Public Watchdogs is committed to holding the U.S….

Amicus

April 8, 2021June 2, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Welcome to our Amicus Curiae page! Public Watchdogs is in the process of certifying a case for the U.S. Supreme Court. We are seeking amicus briefs (friend of the court briefs) from credible organizations. Below are the relevant documents in pdf format. Introductory Letter from Public Watchdogs. Conformed Copy of Ninth Circuit Decision, February 23, 2021 cv-01635 – 67 Mandate Re 12.29.2020 Judgment.pdf Effective 2021-02-23 19…

Engineer blasts San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Community Engagement Panel as “not credible”

April 2, 2021April 5, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Paul Blanch, a prominent engineer and energy consultant with more than 50 years of experience with nuclear energy issues is questioning the credibility of a citizen panel designed to provide public oversight of the decommissioning at the the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) beachfront nuclear waste dump. The nuclear reactors at SONGS were permanently shut down in 2013 when unlicensed equipment at the facility…

Some people call today’s meeting the “Community Enragement Panel” …

March 18, 2021March 17, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

… but whatever you choose to call it, it will be going on as a virtual meeting at 5:30 PM today, March 18 with the usual updates on the latest decommissioning activities at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). For details on how to attend from your phone or computer, ask questions, or to speak publicly, please visit the SONGS Community public relations Web site…

Shocking disclosures on Nuclear Safety Exposed in NRC Petition Review Board with Public Watchdogs, Stuart Scott, and Paul Blanch

March 17, 2021April 23, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

On March 9, 2021, Public Watchdogs was granted a Petition Review Board meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in response to safety allegations levied by our consultant Paul Blanch. Public Watchdogs has formally asserted that the beachfront Nuclear Waste Dump, or “Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation” (ISFSI) at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), is operating in a flood plain and tsunami inundation…

Public NRC Meeting on San Onofre! Tuesday, March 9, 11:00am Pacific Time

March 5, 2021April 23, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

This event ended March 9, 2021, but you can get the video here Get Edited Video, Part One, here: https://youtu.be/lZPTklqZ9DU Get Edited Video, Part Two, here: https://youtu.be/H_msZL5jSXs Get the unedited VIDEO of this event here: https://bit.ly/3avCVAv (This version is unabridged, with dead air, etc.) Announcement Please mark your calendar for next Tuesday, March 9, 11AM California time, when one of the heaviest hitters in the…

Holtec’s corporate shell game, and why it is unfit to handle nuclear waste at Indian Point

February 23, 2021June 11, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

How Holtec avoids responsibility for nuclear waste disasters with a vast network of dummy shell companies.

Letter of apology to people who were locked out of today’s NRC meeting

February 11, 2021April 15, 2021 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Get the video of this event here. Today, Public Watchdogs sent this letter of apology to the hundreds of supporters who tuned in online and on the phone expecting to hear an expert presentation by Public Watchdogs on the dangers of radioactive nuclear waste storage at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (get background here). On Thursday, February 11, 2021, 12:37:17 PM PST, Charles Langley…