Nuclear Policy
EPA Dramatically Weakens Radiation Protections
How Safe is Nuclear Power? Implications for San Onofre (video)
San Onofre’s Questionable Safety (report)
Excessive Radiation Found At SSFL
CBG’s Dan Hirsch Asks: Is Sano Safe? (video)
CBG’s Dan Hirsch Co-Authors Op-Ed On Nuclear Power
Please click here to read the piece published in the San Diego Union Tribune. In the piece, CBG’s Dan Hirsch concludes that two-thirds of a century after the first reactor waste was created, the United States still has no viable solution for the toxic waste generated by nuclear reactors. . . . Read more
San Onofre Nuclear Plant To Close
In a stunning victory for the community and for activists, Southern California Edison announced today that it would permanently close all reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant. The news comes after at least one NRC official expressed serious concerns over Edison’s former plan to restart the facility at reduced . . . Read more
Major Blow Dealt To Restart Efforts For Crippled San Onofre Reactor
The NRC Atomic Safety & Licensing Board has dealt a major blow to efforts to restart the crippled San Onofre reactor. The Board has ruled that the restart is a de facto license amendment proceeding which requires an adjudicatory hearing to determine if the reactor s safe. A recent CBG study on San Onofre was cited by the judges . . . Read more
Worst Week Since Fukushima: 4 Major Setbacks in 3 Days are Latest Stumbles for U.S. Nuclear Power Industry
Statement by
Daniel Hirsch
Rather than the nuclear revival hoped for by the industry, the gearshift has been thrown hard in reverse. Instead of a proliferation of new plants, existing reactors are getting shut down long before their licenses expire. And this is due largely to short-sighted safety shortcuts by the industry . . . Read more
EPA Dramatically Weakens Radiation Protections
EPA has just issued (April 15, 2013) new Protective Action Guides (PAGs) for dealing with radioactive releases. The new PAGs are in many ways worse than the extremely weak PAGs Bush tried to push out in the last days of that Administration that Obama pulled back. The PAGs eliminate requirements to evacuate people when thyroid . . . Read more
Edison Proposes Getting San Onofre License Amendment Now and Holding Safety Hearing After the Fact.
CBG’s Hirsch calls it “Hang ‘em now. We’ll give ‘em a fair trial later.”
San Onofre’s Troubles Deepen
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the repair costs for San Onofre are exploding. Meantime, after years of employee complaints, KPBS reports that federal regulators are now looking into claims that San Onofre’s cyber-security training is outdated, at best. The San Diego Union Tribune also reports that 70% . . . Read more
DOE Proposes Unrestricted Recycling of Radioactive Metals Into Consumer Goods
In a stunning development, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed reversing a twelve year old policy that prohibits the use of recycled radioactive scrap metal materials in consumer goods.
In a letter to Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, CBG’s Dan Hirsch notes that the proposed policy change would “allow . . . Read more