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Sarah “Steve” Mosko writes that Orange County residents need to support efforts to revoke the California Coastal Commission’s granting of a permit for storing nuclear waste near San Onofre State Beach.
No one knows for sure whether living near a NPP can cause cancer, but on Sept. 8 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) terminated a study designed to find out.
Over the objections of residents and business leaders, the water board approved the lease for a natural gas power plant.
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) questions whether Southern California Edison violated laws by not revealing “serious problems” to investors.
Tuesday’s event comes as regulators announce an “expansive investigation” into whether the plant’s operator rejected safety measures that could have prevented a radiation leak last year.
A small amount of hydrogen gas has been leaking since Sunday, according to an NRC inspector. It presents no danger to the public or plant workers.
The plant was shut down in January after discovery of a small radiation leak that has been linked to rapid tube wear.
The top nuclear regulator suggests that problems at the San Onofre power plant indicate the need for rule changes.
Senator formally requests documents on the approval of design changes following reports of a missing record and detailed allegations of an improper approval process.
Plant operator’s presentation to regulators didn’t include major design changes that an expert says should have been reviewed by the government.