Eleven reasons why burying nuclear waste on the beach is a bad idea
This one page pdf is our most popular handout because it covers the key facts everyone should know about San Onofre. Get it here.
Why the California State Lands Commission final report on San Onofre isn’t fair.
Part III The California State Lands Commission Final Environmental Impact Report is finished. And it isn’t fair. ( C’mon … only six weeks for the public to review a 750 page document? ) February 11, 2019, 4:50 PM — Today, the California State Lands Commission unleashed its “FEIR” (Final Environmental Impact Report) on the decommissioning of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station with a deadline…
Yucca Mountain is a choice between “Horrible” and “Atrocious”
The worst possible place to store nuclear waste is 108 feet from the beach at San Onofre State Beach Park Tom Elias is the only syndicated columnist (28 newspapers) that I know of who actually takes the time to understand and report on complex infrastructure issues such as San Onofre’s nuclear waste, and the possibility of storing the waste at Yucca Mountain. In this story, Will…
November 8th NRC Webinar on San Onofre Video and Transcript
Finally! The NRC has published the video of its November 8, 2018 Webcast! Sometimes, getting the Federal Government to move takes an Act of Congress. That’s why we invoked the Freedom of Information Act to force the NRC to actually make its public records public for the November 8, 2018 San Onofre Special Inspection Webinar. Below are links to the video of the November 8th Webinar,…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission January 24, 2019 Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference (PEC)
Video Exclusive: The San Onofre Predecisional Enforcement Conference on San Onofre, January 24, 2019. We have published this as a public service because the NRC is actively refusing to publish videos or transcripts of its webinars and webcasts promptly. The sound quality on the first video is poor due to a microphone problem, which we corrected in the second video. To read our commentary on the…
“Poor Planning” resulted in near-miss at San Onofre Nuke Plant
Dateline San Diego: Edison admits that poor planning and lack of management oversight caused “near-miss” at failed nuclear power plant FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01-24-19 Today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission Pre-decisional Enforcement Conference (PEC) webinar was the final step in the process of determining what punitive action — if any — will be taken against Southern California Edison’s documented failure to obey Federal law during the transfer of…
Attend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Webinar, Jan 24, Noon CA Time!
Do you trust the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to do the right thing? If not, we hope you will register for tomorrow’s NRC Webinar on the ongoing near-miss nuclear accidents at the failed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station at 12:00PM Noon PST, Thursday January 24. Even if you can’t give it your full attention, tuning in on your phone, your tablet, or your computer will make a tremendous difference….
Holtec CEO admits to at least 51 loose or broken bolts in its nuclear waste containers
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Webcast suggests possible collusion between the NRC and Holtec DATELINE: January 9th, 2019, San Diego CA In a Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) webcast today, Holtec, the manufacturer of the nuclear waste containers used at the decommissioned San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) admitted in an NRC Enforcement Conference that as many as 51 modified bolts, known as Shim Standoffs (SSOs), have broken in the four…
Details on the January 9th NRC Webcast
The NRC is holding a public webcast on Wednesday, January 9th at 10:00AM California time). HOW TO WATCH The NRC doesn’t want you to attend this webcast, so they aren’t publishing the web address until tomorrow, but our watchdogs sniffed out the page where the webcast hyperlink will appear. To view the webcast on your phone or PC, Go to the NRC video page (at https://video.nrc.gov/) at 10:00 AM Pacific Time…
Edison’s Mad Plan
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.
Please attend the NRC’s Webinar on “near-miss” nuclear disasters at San Onofre, Nov 8 at Noon.
On November 8, 2018, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a webinar in response to what the NRC called the two “near-miss” and “near-hit” radiation disasters that happened in July and August of this year. But instead of alerting the public to these close calls, the NRC participated in a cover-up of the events, which occurred in violation of Federal reporting laws (see our post…
Email from NRC’s Victor Dricks confirming that NRC will not inspect canisters during its inspection of Songs
Email confirming that canisters at San Onofre will not be inspected during the NRC’s sham inspection of San Onofre.
San Onofre Community Action Kit
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: …
Public Watchdogs’ Sunflower Campaign a “Blooming Success.”
On April 24, we launched our “Flower Power” campaign to “grow awareness” about San Onofre by distributing thousands of free sunflower seeds at local community events. In a few weeks, we’ll be sending out another 52,000 seeds to people who responded to our online petition in support of our lawsuit to nip the bud on Southern California Edisons’ Beachfront Nuclear Waste Dump at San Onofre Get…
Why storing nuclear waste 108 feet from San Onofre State Beach is a bad idea
Get this document as a PDF If nothing is done, Southern California Edison, will complete the burial of 73 giant canisters of deadly radioactive waste 108 feet from the beach at San Onofre State Park on land leased from Camp Pendleton. Use these talking points when you are communicating the situation at San Onofre. As of this date, 29 of the 73 canisters have been buried. 1. Nuclear waste…