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…
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 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…
Today is the 47th anniversary of the USA’s worst nuclear disaster. Nina Babiarz, our Director of Devlopment, 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…
At the close of the last 2025 Southern California Edison Community Engagement Panel (CEP) meeting, the Chair, Dan Stetson mentioned that the CEP panel members and Edison were planning to conduct a session to determine the agendas for the upcoming 2026 CEP meetings. The details would include dates, venues, topics, and issues. Mr. Stetson also indicated that community members and groups could provide Edison with recommendations…
What happens if Iran bombs our power plants? The 1977 Geneva Convention, Article 56, states that bombing power plants is a war crime. Despite this prohibition, many have have argued that the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is a legitimate military target because it is located on Camp Pendleton, a military base. According to the Geneva Convention’s Rules of War, which have been ratified by…
Public Watchdogs has recorded and published the latest San Onofre Community Engagement Panel (CEP) meeting on the disposal of deadly high-level radioactive nuclear waste (they prefer to call it SNF or “spent nuclear fuel”) at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (“SONGS”). Background: SONGS was shut down after a defective piece of experimental equipment released radioactive steam into the air on January 29, 2012. The…
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…
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…
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