On August 3, 2018, a 100,000 pound thin-wall cask filled with deadly irradiated nuclear fuel got caught on a flange while being lowered into the steel-lined concrete vault of the waste storage site, known as an ISFSI (independent spent fuel storage installation). The cask got stuck on a ¼” guide ring for about an hour over an 18-foot drop.
Imagine being able to get real-time radiation readings from YOUR community in the event of a nuclear disaster at San Onofre! WHO: Fellow citizens who are concerned about radiation in our communities. WHAT: We want you to request Real-Time Radiation Monitoring (Click here for LIVE SAFECAST RADIATION READINGS one mile from the beachfront nuclear waste dump at San Onofre) WHEN: Now. WHERE: …
CBS Update on radioactive waste at failed San Onofre nuclear reactors Experts disagree on safety of nuclear waste storage at SONGS. Public Watchdogs vs. David G. Victor The burial of millions of pounds of nuclear waste is now underway at San Onofre. The radioactive waste, which is deadly to all human life for at least 250,000 years, is being stored 108 feet from the beach. Yet…
11 reasons why storing nuclear waste 108 feet from San Onofre State Beach is a bad idea To get a copy of this document as a print-friendly pdf, click here Situation Analysis: Southern California Edison has completed the burial of 73 gigantic cans of deadly radioactive nuclear waste from the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The waste is being stored 108 feet from the…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
The free showing of SOS, the San Onofre Syndrome will be rescheduled. The FREE showing (Get Trailer) will be sponsored by the San Diego-based Samuel Lawrence Foundation with the support of Public Watchdogs and San Clemente Green. SOS, the San Onofre Syndrome, is an inspiring tour de force for citizens who are concerned about the deadly side effects and consequences of nuclear power and…
In this episode of Libbe HaLevy’s popular broadcast, Nuclear Hotseat, Libbe interviews Public Watchdogs’ co-founders, Charles Langley and Nina Babiarz about the extraordinary legislative treachery swirling around California Assembly Bill 305 (AB305), and how it is designed to pave the way for a massive rollout of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) in California. If AB305 is successful, “small” nuclear reactors could be deployed in every California…
Media Advisory California Assembly to vote for MORE nuclear power plants, today, Monday, April 21, 2:30 PM Today, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This two minute video does the best job we’ve ever seen of explaining the long-term horror of nuclear waste. What do you think? Please comment. We would love to hear your opinion.
This two minute video does the best job we’ve ever seen of explaining the long-term horror of nuclear waste. What do you think? Please comment. We would love to hear your opinion.
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…