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Edison resumes burial of deadly nuclear waste at public beach

July 17, 2019July 22, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

The San Onofre State Beach Park Nuclear Waste dump, known by the Orwellian term “ISFSI” or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation,” has been portrayed as a safe and clean storage facility for nuclear waste, but critics say that water and nuclear waste don’t mix, and that this particular dump is the most dangerous in the U.S.A.

Does Holtec International bribe federal employees to get its contracts?

July 11, 2019July 24, 2019 Public Watchdogs Leave a comment

Is Kris Singh, the CEO of Holtec International a crook?

Edison’s Mad Plan

December 27, 2018February 4, 2019 Public Watchdogs 2 Comments

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.