Petrov’s Choice: How a Computer Error Nearly Started World War III in 1983
On September 26, 1983, Lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov saved the world from a nuclear disaster. A system made a mistake. A human being chose not to follow the order.
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Signs of the Times: Radiation warnings on Interstate 5
Someone has been posting enormous radiation warning signs over the I-5 freeway in San Clemente. The signs mimic the color and layout of official California freeway road signs. The sign is an obvious reference to the 3.6 million pounds of deadly radioactive “spent” nuclear fuel stored at the non-functioning San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The so-called “spent” fuel is radioactively deadly for more than 25,000 years,…
US DOE chooses “Sensible Photonics” and “Guided Wave” to detect damaged nuclear waste canisters at San Onofre using ultrasound
The U.S. Department of Energy is attempting to use sound waves (ultrasound) to monitor wear and tear on canisters that store deadly radioactive spent nuclear fuel
Why 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 and make the world safer for humans and other life forms.
The lie of “green nuclear” is killing California’s energy independence
The Salton Sea is in the middle of the Lithium Valley which is located inside California’s vast Colorado Desert. While the Trump administration performs backflips to rebrand nuclear energy as the “green” savior of the decade, it is ignoring the reality right under our feet. Pushing for high-risk, multi-decade nuclear projects isn’t just a bad policy—it’s a direct assault on the renewable progress California has already…
A 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 in middle of the night. The ensuing consequences were varied and numerous. Three Mile Island…
Bombing Iranian power plants is a war crime
What happens if Iran bombs our power plants? According to the Geneva Convention’s Rules of War, which have been ratified by the U.S.A. (and the Islamic Republic of Iran), the law forbids the bombing of power plants, even if those power plants are located on a military base. The 1977 Geneva Convention, Article 56, states that bombing power plants and water infrastructure is a war crime,…
Harvard cancer study finds more cancer victims near nuclear power plants.
Study shows that people near operating nuclear power plants get cancer more often.
New Harvard Study Links Cancer to Proximity to Nuclear Power Plants
Cancer rates are higher for people who live near nuclear power plants. That is the conclusion of a new report from a Harvard research team. According to the study, more than 20,000 cancer victims in Massachusetts contracted the cancers because they were living too close to a nuclear power plant. The study's summary has this blunt conclusion: "Residential proximity to nuclear plants in Massachusetts is associated...
Earthquake strikes 2.7 miles from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
At 12:36 PM yesterday, Sunday,December 7th, the United States Geological Survey(USGS) reported that a 3.3 earthquake occurred only 2.7 miles away from the San Onofre nuclear waste dump. The facility, located at the site of the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), is home to more than 3.6 million pounds of deadly, radioactive “spent” nuclear fuel, or SNF placed in 73 (seventy-three) ‘scratched and damaged’ canisters. The earthquake at...
Copy of California Highway Patrol Report on getting hit by shrapnel during the Vance/Hegseth tour of Camp Pendleton
This is the original California Highway Patrol (CHP) report with details on how the Marines, under the courageous leadership of the Secretary of the War Department, Pete Hegseth, accidentally shelled Highway Patrol vehicles and CHP officers on October 18, 2025. Get the CHP report. New Yorker article on Mr. Hegseth’s ascent. “No decision more clearly reveals Donald Trump’s disdain for this country’s armed forces than his…
Cash-Strapped Electricity Ratepayers offered bank loans to pay bills!
US Bank is now offering loans so that families can “finance” sky-high high electric bills It’s no secret that San Diego County residents are victimized by the highest utility rates in the nation. We pay as much as three times more than other states, which may be why almost one out of every four customers of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) are behind on their…
Assembly Bill 305 is all wrong for Californians who don’t want nuclear power expanded
Let your elected officials in the Assembly know that you are watching! Get our list of Talking Points on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) AB 305 is the very first item on the Committee on Natural Resources Hearing Agenda at 2:30pm Monday, April 21 (don’t be late to this virtual meeting!) California’s nuclear industry has influenced a legislative change that provides an “exemption” to that allows “Small…
Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) are a BIG Problem for California
Talking Points on SMRs and AB 305 Click HERE to get this document as a one-page pdf. Situation Analysis: After the Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima disasters, no nuclear power plants have been built in the USA. In 1976, California also banned all new nuclear reactors until the federal government delivers a safe storage solution for radioactive nuclear waste, also known as “Spent Nuclear Fuel…
Whistleblower exposes Corruption at Hanford nuclear waste dump
Documentation of corruption at Hanford nuclear waste dump Thank goodness for the courage and sacrifice of Whistleblowers! Public Watchdogs’ Director of Development, Nina Babiarz, was talking with one of our Board members who resides in Washington state. Familiar with our situation at San Onofre, he described to her the daily news coverage in Washington focused on a series of horrific taxpayer overcharges and safety lapses at…