Author: Public Watchdogs
NRC sued in U.S. District Court for failing to respond to FOIA requests
Complaint documents “reckless and feckless” regulation by the NRC Whistleblower at SONGS (get video) GET THE COMPLAINT GET THE ACCOMPANYING PHOTOS A new District Court complaint portrays an agency that is either dangerously incompetent or a brazen liar that is working at the behest of the utilities is is supposed to regulate. On Thursday, January 20, San Diego attorney Michael J. Aguirre sued the United States…
Expert issues dire warning about flood risks at the San Onofre Nuclear Waste Dump
If the ocean were to swamp the so-called Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, we could have an unsurpassed disaster on our hands, an uncontrolled criticality, one that has never occurred in the U.S. commercial power industry.
Today’s tsunami warning triggers concern by nuclear safety advocates
Public Watchdogs, a nonprofit advocacy group, is expressing deep concern for the public’s safety regarding the 3.6 Million pounds of deadly radioactive nuclear waste stored on the beach, 108 feet from the Pacific Ocean, in a USGS designated tsunami inundation zone.
U.S. Supreme Court kicks nuclear cans down the road to our children
For Immediate Release Public Watchdogs learned today that the Supreme Court of the United States has denied our petition for a hearing regarding the right of private citizens to sue utilities over safety issues involving toxic high-level nuclear waste. At issue is the storage of highly radioactive “spent” nuclear fuel. 3.6 million pounds of this fuel, which is deadly once it is “used up” or “spent,”…
Public Watchdogs, Supreme Court Case Documents, Public Watchdogs v. Southern California Edison
This page contains all the documents filed at the United States Supreme Court in Public Watchdogs v Southern California Edison et al. You may view the original Supreme Court web page here. No. 20-1676 Title: Public Watchdogs, Petitioner v. Southern California Edison Company, et al. Docketed: June 2, 2021 Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Case Numbers: (19-56531) Decision Date: December…
In memory of Phil Maxwell, Public Watchdogs Board Member
Phillip Quinten Moskal Maxwell has passed away peacefully.
Click here for a pdf version of Nina Babiarz’s presentation to the Coalition for Nuclear Safety on October 15, 2021 https://publicwatchdogs.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Public-Watchdogs-CNS-10-15-21.pdf
Opinion: Why nuclear power is NOT clean energy, by Tim Forkes, Los Angeles Post Examiner
Let’s be clear: nuclear power is not clean energy. If it was it wouldn’t need to be stored in stainless steel containers encased in several feet of cement. Cleaning up our nuclear messes has to be part of our efforts to slow down the climate crisis. It is part of the problem.
Los Angeles Judge issues final decision on San Onofre lawsuit
A final decision has been made on a lawsuit to save the spent fuel pools at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) by the Samuel Lawrence Foundation
Public Watchdogs Answer to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s August 30, 2021 Letter on “Credible” risk
More than a year ago, our consultant, Paul Blanch, asked the NRC a very simple question: How does NRC define a risk when it says it is “not credible”? After almost eleven months the NRC finally responded, but utterly failed to answer the question. Now, Southern California Edison has triumphantly published the NRC’s ridiculous reply on its web site under the pretense that it is been…
Supreme Court orders Department of Justice and Edison to respond to Public Watchdogs’ petition on San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS)
Public Watchdogs’ Supreme Court lawsuit moves forward.
Public Watchdogs’ Supreme Court case featured in SCOTUSBlog
The highly respected SCOTUSBlog, which covers significant legal actions before the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), has singled out Public Watchdogs’ as a “Featured Case” for the Public Watchdogs’ lawsuit against Southern California Edison. At issue is whether or not current laws give federal courts jurisdiction over the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Get the Public Watchdogs petition here. On August 2, the Supreme…
A Controversial Nuclear Waste Cleanup Could Put a Critical Legal Question Before the U.S. Supreme Court
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…