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San Onofre and High Burnup Nuclear Waste Experiment

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Donna Gilmore

It’s been two years since San Onofre nuclear reactors were shut down. However, we’re still at risk from the tons of nuclear waste generated by the reactors. A nuclear waste accident could result in permanent evacuation of parts of Southern California … Continue reading →

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High Burnup Fuel Fact Sheet

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Donna Gilmore

High Burnup Nuclear Fuel  Pushing the Safety Envelope by Marvin Resnikoff [1] and Donna Gilmore [2] January 2014 Click to print or download High Burnup Fuel Fact Sheet   As commercial reactor economics have declined, utilities, with the acquiescence of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

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 Donna Gilmore

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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