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All Holtec nuclear waste thin-wall canisters likely damaged from inferior Holtec downloading systems

Posted on May 16, 2019

All Holtec thin-wall stainless steel canisters (only 1/2″ to 5/8″ thick) are likely damaged from Holtec’s inferior canister downloading system. The downloading system lacks precision, resulting in metal to metal scraping and gouging of canister walls.  This significantly shortens the … Continue reading →

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1/24/2019 NRC meeting on defective San Onofre Holtec nuclear waste storage system

Posted on January 23, 2019

On January 24th the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hear Southern California Edison’s (SCE) reasons to continue to load 44 more Holtec nuclear waste canisters, even though they know every thin-wall canister loaded in the Holtec nuclear waste storage  system … Continue reading →

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1/23-24/2019: NRC ASLB Holtec New Mexico CIS Nuclear Waste meeting

Posted on January 22, 2019

On January 23rd and 24th at 8AM to 4PM PST the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) holds oral arguments on the Holtec Spent Fuel Storage application for the proposed New Mexico Consolidated Interim Storage (CIS) … Continue reading →

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NRC ignores Holtec design problem that gouges walls of all San Onofre nuclear waste canisters

Posted on January 9, 2019

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) admitted today they plan to ignore the Holtec engineering design problems that cause gouges in the walls of all San Onofre nuclear waste storage canisters. So far 29 canisters are loaded.  An additional 44 canisters … Continue reading →

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11/29/2018: NRC admits San Onofre Holtec nuclear waste canisters are all damaged

Posted on November 29, 2018

The Holtec nuclear waste storage canisters at San Onofre are lemons and must be replaced with thick-wall casks. 11/29/2018 Oceanside:   The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) admits in their November 28, 2018 NRC Inspection Report and Notice of Violation, ML18332A357 (page … Continue reading →

Posted in Action Alert, California Coastal Commission, California Energy Commission, CPUC, Events, holtec, NRC, Nuclear Waste, Press Release, Southern California Edison | 18 Comments

San Onofre defective Holtec nuclear waste storage system is a lemon and must be recalled

Posted on November 8, 2018

The Holtec nuclear waste dry storage system (Hi-STORM UMAX) is a lemon and is putting California’s safety, economy and security at great risk. It must be recalled. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Southern California Edison, California Coastal Commission (CCC), and … Continue reading →

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04/26/2016 Sacramento DOE nuclear waste meeting: DOE ignores cracking risk in storage plan

Posted on April 25, 2016

30 years after Chernobyl, Department of Energy meets in Sacramento to discuss storage of hundreds of U.S. “Chernobyls” in a can   Over 2000 U.S. thin-walled canisters cannot be inspected, repaired, maintained, monitored, and some may already be cracking. April … Continue reading →

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