Category Archives: nuclear power

12/17/2013 San Clemente City Council Meeting – San Onofre nuclear waste

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

San Clemente City Council unanimously passed Resolution 13-53 regarding the urgency of removing the dangerous nuclear waste from San Onofre, based on geographic conditions and dense population. The resolution was submitted as a comment to the NRC Waste Confidence Generic Environment Impact Statement … Continue reading →

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10/19/2013 San Clemente Symposium: Decommissioning San Onofre and the dangers of high burnup fuel

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

The Coalition to Decommission San Onofre and the Sierra Club Angeles Chapter organized this San Clemente community symposium with world renowned nuclear experts to discuss San Onofre decommissioning, nuclear waste issues and radiation dangers. Below are handouts, presentations and video … Continue reading →

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10/8 and 10/9/2013 NYC and Boston: Fukushima Lessons

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

See videos of New York, Boston and San Diego Fukushima Lessons seminars: New York 10/8/2013 https://new.livestream.com/FukushimaLessons/newyork. Video and transcript of Arnie Gundersen‘s New York presentation. Boston 10/9/2013 https://new.livestream.com/FukushimaLessons/boston. The New York and Boston webcasts will be available at the above links … Continue reading →

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10/01/2013 San Diego: CPUC hearing on San Onofre costs

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is holding its first Public Participation Hearing (PPH) in San Diego on how much the captive ratepayers of Southern California Edison (SCE) and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) should pay for the defective … Continue reading →

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09/26/2013 Carlsbad NRC meeting: Decommissioning San Onofre

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

Meeting summary http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1332/ML13322A422.pdf   Presentations http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1326/ML13268A003.pdf   Meeting Transcript http://pbadupws.nrc.gov/docs/ML1331/ML13317A029.pdf   Note 10/27/2014: NRC’s Larry Camper, said a separate meeting will be scheduled regarding high burnup fuel. However, this was never scheduled. Edison plans to store high burnup fuel in a … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

This historic seminar is available on video at these locations: Ecolological Options Network’s EON3 YouTube playlist Citizens’ Oversite Projects Arnie Gundersen’s slide presentation provided compelling information about radiation from Fukushima and the scientific case as to why it would be a nuclear … Continue reading →

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Letter from wife of San Onofre Nuclear Operator to Governor Brown

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

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 by Donna Gilmore

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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Dan Hirsch: Why San Onofre is not safe to restart

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

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 Donna Gilmore

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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