Category: Nuclear News
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State Slams feds’ Santa Susana Cleanup Plan
VCStar reports
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California to be Nuclear Free by 2025
In a stunning turn of events, Pacific Gas & Electric, the operator of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant on the Central California coast, announced in 2016 that it was abandoning...
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DOE’s Draft EIS Violates Federal Law, DOE’s Written Agreement with California and Leaves Up to 94% of Contamination at SSFL Not Cleaned Up
On January 6, 2017 the Department of Energy (DOE) released its draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for its proposed cleanup of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL),...
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Fig Leaves No Cover for Drinking Water Radiation Rollback
Final Approval for Radical Radiation Rise in Water Supplies after Nuclear Release Washington, DC — In a not so lovely parting gift, the Obama administration today formally adopted a policy...
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Year-Long Investigation into LA’s Nuclear Secrets
All five parts of this ground-breaking investigative series can be watched by clicking here. In 2015, The investigative team from NBC4 Los Angeles, led by producers Joel Grover and Matthew...
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Are the EPA’s Emergency Radiation Limits a Cover for Fukushima Fumbles?
Read the report here.
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CBG’s 2016 Annual Report
2016 was a productive year for CBG and a busy year for nuclear issues. Read our annual report here (.pdf)
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Environmental Protection Agency’s New Emergency Plan for Drinking Water Concerns Many
NBC News for the bay area reports on EPA’s latest efforts to allow higher levels of radiation in drinking water.
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New Plan May Allow Higher Radiation Levels in Drinking Water
NBC New York reports, here.
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Critics Question Plans For Nuclear Waste Storage At San Onofre
NBC San Diego reports, here.
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A flawed missile defense system generates $2 billion in bonuses for Boeing
The Los Angeles Times reports here.
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Closure Approved
Read the story here.
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The Diablo Canyon deal marks the death of nuclear power in the U.S. — or does it?
Michael Hiltzik asks whether Diablo Canyon’s closure signals the death of the nuclear power industry in the United States.
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The new nuclear arms race
LA Times opinion piece. Read it here.