Category: Nuclear Safety
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PG&E overlooked key seismic test at Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
In a bombshell report, the San Francisco Chronicle investigates an allegation that PG&E updated equipment at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, located in San Luis Obispo County, California, without...
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Legal Case Filed to Shut Diablo Canyon
Read news article here and the legal brief here.
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SSFL Transportation Options Task Force Issues Report
The full report, “Overview of Alternative Transportation Options for Santa Susana Field Laboratory Cleanup,” may be read by clicking this link.
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EPA Considering Further Weakening Radiation Standards
Sixty-Nine Groups Oppose Action Despite a marked increase in official estimates of how dangerous radiation is, EPA is now considering further weakening its existing lax radiation standards. CBG prepared a...
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Crews rush to clean up contaminated nuclear lab, rocket site outside of Los Angeles by 2017
The Washington Post reports on cleanup efforts at SSFL.
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CBG Releases Report Showing Radioactive Waste Was Sent to Recyclers and Landfills Not Licensed or Designed for Nuclear Waste
The Committee to Bridge the Gap has released a 114 page study by Daniel Hirsch and Ethan Miska disclosing that the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and the Department...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...