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Public Watchdogs urges California Coastal Commission to delay approval of SONGS demolition.

October 11, 2019October 14, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Today, Public Watchdogs filed documents urging the California Coastal Commission to postpone the approval of Southern California Edison’s plan to demolish the spent fuel pools and other structures at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Get the letter here. Get details for attending the meeting here. Public Watchdogs argues that the vote is premature due to pending litigation, that “special conditions” imposed by Coastal Commission…

Public Watchdogs files 2.206 petition with NRC to halt unsafe storage of spent nuclear fuel at SONGS.

September 30, 2019October 7, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

September 24, 2019 — Today, the nonprofit advocacy group Public Watchdogs announced that it has filed a 2.206 petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission requesting an immediate halt to the ongoing transfer and storage of deadly nuclear waste at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The public has the right to ask the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to take enforcement action through Title 10…

Public Watchdogs reply in support of Temporary Restraining Order

September 27, 2019October 7, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

September 27, 2019 – Today, Public Watchdogs filed its formal reply to Southern California Edison‘s, objections to our request that the court order an immediate halt to the burial of spent nuclear fuel on the beach at San Onofre State Beach Park. Get the reply here.

Public Watchdogs files lawsuit to halt burial of nuclear waste

August 30, 2019September 22, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

The nonprofit consumer group Public Watchdogs has filed a lawsuit to halt the transport of nuclear waste into steel-lined silos on the beach at San Onofre State Beach Park. Public Watchdogs is the only advocacy group engaged in litigation against the beachfront San Onofre Nuclear Waste Dump owned and operated by Southern California Edison. Public Watchdogs has retained the services of former Department of Justice prosecutor, Chuck La Bella to coordinate a disciplined team of attorneys and subject matter experts in opposition to the project.

PUBLIC SAFETY THREATENED BY FEAR OF RETALIATION AT SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP

August 9, 2019September 4, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

One year ago today, on August 9th, 2018, everything changed at the San Onofre High-Level nuclear waste dump. A whistleblower stepped forward and changed the course of history with an alarming disclosure that Southern California Edison and the NRC had violated the law …

Nuclear Regulatory Commission has no “Plan B” for a canister failure at San Onofre

August 8, 2019September 4, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Dateline August 8, 2018 — During today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Webinar, (get the Public Watchdogs Video Capture Here) a top NRC official admitted that the beachfront San Onofre Nuclear Waste Dump, which is owned and operated by Southern California Edison, has no backup plan for repairing or safely storing a damaged nuclear waste container. During the public question-and-answer segment of the Webinar, Donna Gilmore, a…

Edison resumes burial of deadly nuclear waste at public beach

July 17, 2019September 4, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

The San Onofre State Beach Park Nuclear Waste dump, known by the Orwellian term “ISFSI” or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation,” has been portrayed as a safe and clean storage facility for nuclear waste, but critics say that water and nuclear waste don’t mix, and that this particular dump is the most dangerous in the U.S.A.

Did Holtec “persuade” federal employees with cash incentives?

July 11, 2019September 4, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

The next time you hear a government employee or government contractor defending Holtec International, or awarding the company a juicy federal contract, keep in mind that the employee who made the decision may have benefited from gifts of cash or entertainment from Holtec. At least that’s what is alleged in this blockbuster story by the Philadelphia Inquirer. Kris Singh, CEO of…

New Government Accountability Office Report highlights failure of NRC to protect public against “dirty bombs”

July 10, 2019September 4, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

The non-partisan congressional Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a troubling report on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s failure to protect the public from “Dirty Bombs” The GAO was chartered by Congress to investigate and audit how taxpayer dollars are spent by federal agencies. This report is a bombshell, yet it has been largely ignored since its publication last April The new report is titled COMBATING NUCLEAR…

Radioactive emergency sirens at San Onofre are being removed … but that doesn’t mean there is no risk.

July 8, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Southern California Edison has announced that it is removing all of its radiation alert sirens from nearby communities that are close the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). Now that the plant is closed, 3.6 million pounds of deadly radioactive nuclear waste are being buried 108 feet from the beach. When the beachfront nuclear waste dump is completed, it will contain 72 giant, thin-walled canisters…

NRC June 3 2019 Webinar now available at PublicWatchdogs.org

June 3, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

The June 3, 2019 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Webinar is now available at the Public Watchdogs YouTube Channel. The NRC has promised that it will publish a video of today’s deeply disturbing Webinar, but we doubt they”ll get around to publishing it for several weeks, so we have published it here. The webinar was is supposed to reassure the public that the NRC is actually doing…

NRC refuses to fine Holtec for violating Federal nuclear safety laws, underscoring its complete failure to protect the public

May 5, 2019May 7, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Holtec had two violations, the NRC said: failure to establish adequate design control measures of components important to safety, and failure to perform evaluations before making changes. A base civil penalty of $36,250 was considered and rejected due to Holtec’s “prompt and comprehensive” corrective actions, which outraged some critics. “The failure by the NRC to fine Holtec for breaking the law shows that it isn’t serious about protecting the public’s safety,” said Charles Langley, executive director of Public Watchdogs, in a statement.

NRC “enforcement decision” represents a miserable failure to regulate.

April 26, 2019May 9, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Today, the nonprofit public safety advocacy group, Public Watchdogs, reacted to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission email touting an “enforcement decision,” at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s beachfront nuclear waste dump, by calling the agency a “miserable failure.” Breaking news: April 26, 2019, 3:50PM NRC “Enforcement Action” against Holtec shows a complete failure to regulate USA’s nuclear waste stockpile. Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced…

Public Watchdogs sues State Lands Commission to stop destruction of Spent Fuel Pools

April 25, 2019May 9, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Dateline San Diego, April 26, 2019 —Today, Public Watchdogs announced that it has filed a second legal action against the beachfront San Onofre Nuclear Waste Dump owned by Southern California Edison (Edison). Get the lawsuit here. The lawsuit aims to prevent the tear-down of the spent nuclear fuel pools, which currently hold more than two-million pounds of nuclear waste that is lethal to human life for…

Public Watchdogs PSA aims to put Southern California Edison on the ropes

April 11, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Press Advisory: 9-Year-Old Girl Strikes blow for justice in “hard-hitting” nuclear awareness PSA Today, Public Watchdogs announced that it has launched a hard hitting television and social media campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of deadly radioactive waste being stored at San Onofre State Beach Park in San Diego California. Get the official press release. The public service announcement, which stars a ferociously cute nine-year-old girl,…