On the topic of environmental disasters, could you imagine trying to deal with contamination from a far deadlier kind of waste that you can’t see or smell and that remains toxic for hundreds of thousands of years? The oil spill has us thinking about the state of nuclear waste safety.
Author Archives: Bart Ziegler, PhD
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Ziegler: Is San Onofre Safe? With Minimal Data, There’s No Clear Answer
As Southern California Edison dismantles the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, officials are defending their radiation monitoring. But their data is inadequate. As decommissioning proceeds, and with 3.6 million pounds of nuclear waste to be left behind afterward, the public deserves robust, real-time monitoring.
