3 Million pounds of deadly nuclear waste are stranded in temporary storage canisters in a highly vulnerable configuration at San Onofre, with no end in sight. Irvine Mayor Larry Agran is taking the lead in protecting southern California by developing a local plan to better secure the waste while it remains there.
Tag: San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Mosko: Garden Grove Was a Warning, San Onofre Is the Test
The possible explosion of a Garden Grove tank containing a chemical listed as an eye, skin and mucous membrane irritant triggered evacuation of ~50,000 residents. This is a stark reminder of the importance of insuring the highly radioactive nuclear waste stranded at San Onofre is stored in the safest possible configuration.
Posted inGovernment
OC’s Biggest Civic News as Angel Stadium is Back in Play
Anaheim officials could be gearing up to negotiate another Angel Stadium deal, a key player in the Anaheim corruption scandal wants to reverse his guilty plea – these are some of the biggest headlines in Orange County.
Posted inALL TOP STORIES
Irvine Eyes Helping Secure San Onofre’s Radioactive Waste
Irvine City Council members voted to join some groups working to find solutions to safely remove and store highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel at the San Onofre Generating Nuclear Station.
Posted inWater, Power & Waste
Irvine Looks to Become Local Leader for Handling Toxic Waste
As Mayor Larry Agran is leading the charge for Irvine to take over local leadership dealing with a decommissioned nuclear power plant, city leaders are also grappling with ways to keep their local hazardous waste disposal program alive.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Girand: Trains vs. Beaches – Nuclear Waste Transport Options
Not only do other transportation options exist, but the frailty of the coastal rail segment suggests it would be one of the least likely solutions for transporting San Onofre’s waste.
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Edmonds: Nuclear Energy is Not Clean Energy
Nuclear energy is not clean or cheap energy – it leaves behind highly-radioactive waste and costs billions in taxpayer subsidies. In Orange County, we have nuclear waste being stored 108 feet from breaking waves. California must stop producing nuclear energy and expand the use of renewable energy options.
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Mosko: Home and Business Owners Alert – Property is Not Insured Against Radiological Accidents at San Onofre
There is a growing consensus among nuclear safety experts and activists that San Onofre’s aging nuclear waste storage canisters and their beachside location present a growing risk to the public of radiological accidents. Home and business owners should be aware that property insurance policies do not cover any radiological incidents.
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Dobken: Anti-Nuclear Activists are a Key Reason for Nuclear’s Increasing Popularity
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.
