Tag Archives: nuclear power

6/4/2013 San Diego Seminar – Fukushima Daiichi Disaster: Lessons for California

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

If you missed this excellent seminar, follow this website (enter email on right side of this screen), and we’ll update you when we post video and documentation from the seminar. Here is Arnie Gundersen’s slide presentation, with compelling information about … 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 by

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

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

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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Dan Hirsch: Why San Onofre is not safe to restart

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

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 by

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 →

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

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

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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01/22/2013 San Diego Unified School District Board meeting — San Onofre on agenda

Posted on January 21, 2013 by

UPDATE: San Diego Unified School District Board approves the San Onofre resolution.  The resolution, introduced by board members Richard Barrera and Kevin Beiser, said “the San Diego Unified School District believes restarting the defective Unit 2 nuclear reactor at San … Continue reading →

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Nightmare of Nuclear Waste

Posted on January 16, 2013 by

An excellent educational video showing the many problems of nuclear waste. Learn more about radiation monitoring. Learn more about radiation health risks.    

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1/8/2013 San Francisco CPUC prehearing conference on San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant

Posted on January 7, 2013 by

Please attend the January 8th 2013 California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) public prehearing conference to show your concerns about the San Onofre nuclear power plant. Groups from around the state are gathering at this first hearing in the San Onofre investigation … Continue reading →

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NRC launches two proceedings about San Onofre’s future

Posted on November 8, 2012 by

Here is a statement from Damon Moglen, director of Friends of the Earth’s energy and climate campaign, on today’s decision by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on FOE’s petition regarding the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant: In today’s decision, the Nuclear … Continue reading →

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