The anti-nuclear activist movement continues to lose favor with the public by not presenting factual information about nuclear energy and spent nuclear fuel. John Dobken, public information officer at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), explains how a recent op-ed misled readers by omitting facts, and in some cases, getting the science completely wrong.
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Mosko: Southern California Edison Obfuscates to Hide Risks of Nuclear Energy
Professor emeritus Roger Johnson’s op-ed posted May 27 agues the need for study of cancer risks in communities near San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and other nuclear energy plants nationwide. Southern California Edison’s rebuttal uses tricks (called obfuscation), not facts, at every turn to confuse and lull the public into a false sense of safety about nuclear power and its deadly waste.
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Dobken: Misinformation about Nuclear Doesn’t Serve the Public Interest
Despite our access to facts and data, and a review of history, anti-nuclear activists continue to spread misinformation about nuclear energy and radiation science. This practice does not serve the public interest, particularly as we face the existential threat of climate change.
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Annual High Tide Spurs Concerns About Future Safety of San Onofre Nuclear Waste Stock Near South OC
Sea level rise and questions about the integrity of radioactive waste storage canisters are propelling local anxiety over the decommissioned San Onofre nuclear reactor.
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Mosko: Public Safety at Stake in Debate Over Nuclear Waste Storage at San Onofre
Highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel will be stored onsite at San Onofre for the foreseeable future. SoCal Edison will save untold $millions should the public be swayed to trust in Edison’s promises that their thin-walled dry canister storage system can’t fail and that a national repository will magically materialize in time to save the day. Safe nuclear waste storage activists want the waste moved now to more robust, thick-walled casks with safety features lacking in thin-walled canisters.
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Dobken: Misleading Readers About Spent Nuclear Fuel Serves No Purpose
Securing a long-term solution to spent nuclear fuel storage has proved daunting in the U.S. Making the task more difficult is the amount of misinformation put forward by some regarding the nature of spent nuclear fuel and its storage. John Dobken, San Onofre nuclear plant public information officer, argues for a science and fact-based discussion of the issue.
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Dobken: Correcting the Record on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage at San Onofre
Since the retirement of the nuclear reactors at San Onofre in 2013, activists have turned their attention to spent nuclear fuel storage at SONGS. In doing so, they’ve painted a picture that isn’t accurate, omits facts, and only serves to mislead the public about this very safe practice.
