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Tell Energy Commission: Don’t allow cracking nuclear waste canisters

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Donna Gilmore

Tell the California Energy Commission (CEC) to change state policy to require nuclear waste storage containers that won’t crack. Some of California’s thin steel storage canisters may already be cracking and could have a through-wall crack within 8 years, releasing … Continue reading →

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10/21/2015 Laguna Woods City Council approves San Onofre nuclear waste resolution

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Donna Gilmore

Laguna Woods City Council adopted San Onofre Resolution 15-02 regarding concerns about continued storage of 1,609 metric tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel at San Onofre.  It states that while waste remains on-site “…it must be stored in a manner that is … 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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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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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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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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04/17/2013 WRCB meeting: Once-through cooling nuclear reactors

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Donna Gilmore

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 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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