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…
Are we customers or “victims?” It’s Official: According to a new study by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics SDG&E customers are paying the highest rates for electricity in the continental USA. These rates are even higher than “outlier” states such as Hawaii, and Alaska. A significant portion of the higher costs are due to a lax regulatory environment, increased expenditures on deferred-maintenance fire prevention and…
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…
New Jersey Monitor, an independent news organization is reporting that Holtec, the company that made the nuclear waste storage canisters for the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) has admitted that its employees embezzled money and duped its CEO into a $70 million loss from questionable investments in the cannabis industry. Holtec’s spokesperson, Patrick O’Brien, has stated that no public money from nuclear power decommissioning…
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…
Public Watchdogs is cited as a source for documents in this Federalist article on the involvement of Kamala Harris in the cover-up of criminal activity at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). The Federalist pulled its punches on this story by not releasing it until Election Day, November 5, 2024. The gist of the story, which ran on November 5, 2024, is that Harris…
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If the world survives the so-called “Nuclear Renaissance,” it may well become known as humanity’s Second Dark Age, where a handful of greedy plutocrats decided to use primitive last-century nuclear technology to power an energy-gobbling AI infrastructure.
Shhh … Don’t tell anybody, but if only 2% of the drivers that were ripped off by an illegal gasoline trading scam bother to fill out the settlement claim form, each person could receive as much as $85 or more from the settlement fund. Let us know what you think in the comments As the table below shows, there are are roughly 22 million drivers who…
Introducing the Invisible Settlement Notice This “Notice of Proposed Settlement” from the Superior Court of California is a failure in our opinion. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments. Below is a scan of the undated “dwarf” postcard that was mailed to California gasoline victims in late September and early October of 2024. Click here for details on how to claim your money. Then…
If you live in California and purchased gasoline between February 20, 2015 and November 10, 2015 in San Diego or Los Angeles Counties, (plus eight other counties)*, then you are probably eligible for a refund thanks to a legal action by the California Department of Justice. Some of you may have received a postcard notification. Submit a claim online here at: https://calg.calgaslitigation.com/ Now the bad news. …
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UPDATE: On 09-25-24, we finally received a name-redacted copy of the radiation spill report filed by a BNSF railroad worker to the California Department of Health. Get the Department of Health report. Sept. 10, 2024 – HazMat Spill Report Get the official San Benardino Fire Department Hazardous Materials (HazMat) spill report, with photos of the leaking containers, internal reports, and more. Get the document here….
UPDATED 09-25-24: California Public Records Act response with a letter from the NRC explaining the spill. See also a name-redacted copy of the official San Bernardino Fire Department report, including photos, on the recent spill of radioactive water from a rail shipment headed toward Clive Utah for disposal, and this report to our members. The spill came from water left inside a 100-ton, 37-foot high steel…
This is what you need to know: If this radiation leak had not been discovered by a railroad worker, and witnessed by local Hazmat responders, we would probably never know about it. This is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) report on the recent leak of radioactive water from the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in a San Bernardino railroad yard. The junked nuclear equipment…
There has been yet another radiation leak involving the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), and we need your attendance at a virtual meeting at 2pm Thursday to hold them accountable. Even if you remain silent your presence will put extreme pressure on Edison to tell the truth! (and as you know, “truth-telling” is not a part of Edison’s corporate culture). On Thursday, June 5…