Author: CBG
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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...
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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.” KPBS reports.
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EPA Relaxes Public Health Guidelines For Radiological Attacks, Accidents
NTI reports on the Obama Administration’s efforts to deregulate the cleanup of nuclear accidents.
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Watchdog Groups Blast White House-Backed Nuclear Cleanup Study
nextgov.com reports.
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White House Supports Rollback of Cleanup Standards for Nuclear Incidents
In a stunning reversal, it appears that the Obama Administration is poised to rollback cleanup standards for nuclear incidents: The White House has endorsed a plan to relax long-held standards...
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San Onofre Liable To Break Down At Full Power
A consultant hired by Edison concludes in a report that it is too “risky” for Edison to bring the plant to full power for more than 11 months, and that...
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DTSC Leaders Have Owned Major Stock in Companies the Department Oversees
NBC reports that the Department of Toxic Substances Control is essentially a “captured” regulator.
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San Onofre uncertainty mirrored across industry
The OC Register reports.
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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...
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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...
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Edison rejects Sen. Boxer’s claim about San Onofre generators
The Los Angeles Times reports.
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CBG Releases 2012 Annual Report
Below you will find a link to CBG’s 2012 annual report as well as a link to our annual report archive. The annual report discusses CBG’s work for the year....
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Excessive Radiation Found at SSFL
After a three-year study, the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed that the SSFL site suffers from excessive levels of radioactive contamination. CBG’s Dan Hirsch is quoted by the Ventura County Star...