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Letter from wife of San Onofre Nuclear Operator to Governor Brown

Posted on May 15, 2013

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Office of the Governor State Capitol, Suite 1173 Sacramento, California 95814 . May 2, 2013 Dear Governor Brown, Nearly a year ago I wrote a letter to you voicing my concerns about the San Onofre … Continue reading →

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Public Comments due 5/16/2013: Stop NRC from lowering San Onofre safety standards

Posted on May 15, 2013

UPDATE 5/17/2013: The public comment period is closed.  However,  Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene can still be filed by June 17, 2013. Thousands of comments have been received. Thanks to all those who submitted comments! All public comments … Continue reading →

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04/23/2013 Los Angeles City Council to decide on San Onofre

Posted on April 22, 2013

UPDATE: The L.A. City Council voted 11 – 0 to approve the resolution. Please attend Tuesday’s April 23rd 10 a.m. Los Angeles City Council meeting to support the proposed San Onofre Safety Resolution. Southern California Edison is doing everything it … Continue reading →

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04/17/2013 WRCB meeting: Once-through cooling nuclear reactors

Posted on April 15, 2013

The Water Resources Control Board (WRCB) Nuclear Review Committee will meet April 17th in Sacramento to discuss nuclear plant once-through cooling issues.  The Review Committee must provide a final report describing the results of special studies and must present their … Continue reading →

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04/03/2013 MD NRC meeting: Edison request to lower San Onofre safety standards

Posted on April 1, 2013

UPDATE: The NRC announced plans to approve Edison’s request to lower San Onofre’s safety standards and may do so in less than the normal 30 day comment period –removing obstacles to a restart of the seriously defective San Onofre Unit … Continue reading →

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Chernobyl Health Effects

Posted on March 3, 2013

by Wladimir Tchertkoff, 51 min, 2004 In 1995, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Hiroshi Nakajima, tried to inform on Chernobyl by organizing in Geneva an international conference with 700 experts and physicians. This tentative was blocked. … Continue reading →

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Dan Hirsch: Why San Onofre is not safe to restart

Posted on March 1, 2013

Dan Hirsch UCI 10/16/2012 presentation on why the San Onofre nuclear power reactors should not be restarted. A “must watch” short video that presents the facts everyone needs to know. Read the 9/12/2012 San Onofre Report referenced in the above … Continue reading →

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02/21/2013 Costa Mesa CPUC meeting on San Onofre

Posted on February 21, 2013

Please attend today’s California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) public participation hearing regarding San Onofre nuclear power plant.  The CPUC does not appear to understand the urgency of the situation and has a long drawn out process that seems to care … Continue reading →

Posted in Action Alert, CPUC, Events, NRC, nuclear power, Nuclear Waste, Once-Through Cooling (OTC), SDG&E, Senator Barbara Boxer, Southern California Edison, Steam Generator | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

02-12-2013 Capistrano Beach NRC meeting on San Onofre restart plan

Posted on February 2, 2013

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will meet with the public on February 12th to discuss the status of its review of Southern California Edison’s proposed plan to restart San Onofre Reactor Unit 2 WITHOUT fixing it first. The NRC expects to … Continue reading →

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What Part of Fukushima Do You NOT understand?

Posted on January 29, 2013

Original song by Tom English & Chris Blanchard. Vocals - Tom English, Guitar – Chris Blanchard, 1st umbrella – Gary Headrick, 2st umbrella, Donna Gilmore.  Taken outside the 11/30/2012 NRC public meeting on Edison’s plan to restart its aging, crippled San … Continue reading →

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