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Publication of SONGS Hazardous Waste Event Report No. 58027

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an Event Report involving the improper handling of hazardous waste material at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). SONGS was shuttered in 2013 after it blew hazardous radioactive steam into the atmosphere from a defective Replacement Steam Generator (RSG). The California Department of Toxic Substance Control (DTSC) noted that in violation of the SONGS' permit, and California...

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Edison “Engagement Panel” on SONGS, this Thursday, 5:30pm

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To attend the meeting at 5:30PM on Thursday, November 13, click here. Click here to attend As a Public Watchdogs member, you are probably one of the most informed and educated people in our community regarding our community’s biggest concern: The 73 scratched and gouged canisters that are located 108 feet away from the mighty Pacific. With nowhere for that radioactive waste to go, we are...

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Copy of California Highway Patrol Report on getting hit by shrapnel during the Vance/Hegseth tour of Camp Pendleton

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This is the original California Highway Patrol (CHP) report with details on how the Marines, under the direction of the Secretary of the War Department, Pete Hegseth, launched potentially deadly metal fragments at Highway Patrol vehicles and CHP officers by accident on October 18, 2025.  Get the CHP report.

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“Critical” leadership is missing at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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As of June 25, 2025, four mission-critical executive-level leadership posts have been left vacant by the Trump administration at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Those posts are the Chairman,  an unidentified Fourth Commissioner,  the Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs,  and the Deputy Director for Nuclear Material,  Administrative, and Corporate Programs.  Click here for a full size pdf of the thumbnail below. 2025-07-01-NRC-Org-Chart

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Donald Trump’s Executive Order to “reinvigorate” the nuclear energy industry

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Reinvigorating the Nuclear Industrial base, Executive Orders, May 23, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States originally pioneered nuclear energy technology during a time of great peril.  We now face a new set of challenges, including a global race to dominate in…

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Donald Trump’s Executive Order to “Reform” the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Reactor Testing Program

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  Reforming Nuclear Reactors Testing at the Department of Energy, Executive Orders, May 23, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  The United States led the development of civilian nuclear power through the Atomic Energy Commission, the National Reactor Testing Station (now known as Idaho…

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Donald Trump’s Executive Order to Eviscerate the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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ORDERING THE REFORM OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION May 23, 2025 By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  Abundant energy is a vital national- and economic-security interest.  In conjunction with domestic fossil fuel production, nuclear energy can liberate America from dependence on geopolitical rivals.  It can…

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Your California State Senate and Assembly Member contact info, District Maps, and Bios for Orange and San Diego Counties

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Updated: May 23, 2025 Finding a California politician’s phone number can be time consuming and frustrating.  That’s why Public Watchdogs has done the research for you.  Below is a complete list of San Diego and Orange County Senate and Assembly members with maps showing the boundaries of each district. When “Redistricting” takes place, your District’s elected official representation may change as well. Make sure you know…

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URGENT! CA Assembly to vote for MORE nuclear power plants, Monday, 2:30 PM

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On Monday, April 21, 2025, the California Assembly is slated to vote on AB 305, a “stealth exemption” that will enable the nuclear industry to begin building build small nuclear power plants in California by exempting “Small Modular Reactors” or “SMRs” from existing law. The vote on Assembly Bill 305 will occur at the Committee on Natural Resources Hearing at 2:30pm on Monday, April 21st.  AB…

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Radioactive Releases from Nuclear Power Plants: A Cause for Concern

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By Roger Johnson, PhD, contributing editor  All nuclear power plants regularly discharge radioactivity into the environment.  They produce large quantities of radioactive materials and some of it gets discharged into the atmosphere, waterways, and surrounding land.  The public needs to know more about these radioactive emissions, especially since they are conducted frequently and in secret.  Ionizing radiation is a known carcinogen, and since cancer is becoming the number one…

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CHIEF BLACK FOX SPEAKS: Nuclear Waste and Native American Prophecy

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Editor’s Note:  Delbert Everett Pomani Jr, who we all knew as Black Fox, passed away at the age of 63 on May 17, 2024.  He gave generously of his time and spirit when he was in San Diego helping us fight the construction of a high-level radioactive nuclear waste dump at San Onofre State Beach Park.  That park, with its rolling and gentle surf, is located…

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Partial list of Holtec shell companies

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In February of 2021, Public Watchdogs researched Holtec shell companies in New Jersey, Delaware, and Florida.  We located more than 30 corporations operated by Holtec, but this list is by no means complete. Multiple holding companies and subsidiaries are a useful way to hide and launder money, or to limit legal liability. Holtec Shell Company Name ID Number City Type State 1 HOLTEC DECOMMISSIONING INTERNATIONAL, LLC…

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