Commentary: Group discusses status of San Onofre’s nuclear waste
It was good to gather around a table with 20 people who care about what’s happening at San Onofre, where 3.5 million pounds of radioactive...
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Commentary: After Granholm visit, more questions than answers
Will the federal government deliver on its obligation to open a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel during our lifetimes?...
Oceanside to join cities in push for longterm spent fuel solutions
OCEANSIDE — The Oceanside City Council is considering joining a coalition of Southern California cities that is pushing the federal government to find an off-site,...
Commentary: The oil spill is bad. So is deadly contamination you can’t see or smell
Reporting on the Orange County oil spill has us drawing comparisons and thinking about the state of nuclear waste safety....
Judge denies petition to halt SONGS demolition
REGION — A Los Angeles judge has denied a Del Mar-based organization’s petition challenging the California Coastal Commission for its decision to approve the demolition...
Commentary: Nuclear industry doesn’t deserve $50 billion subsidy
While the bill purports to respond to the climate crisis, the misdirection of funds to nuclear perpetuates climate problems, not solutions....
Commentary: Countering a love letter to the nuclear industry
By Bart Ziegler In his May 27 commentary, “Correcting the record on SONGS,” Al Bates writes a love letter to the nuclear industry. Bates fiercely...
Commentary: Correcting the record on SONGS
As a nearly 40-year resident of Encinitas, I want my community to have the facts about how spent nuclear fuel is safely stored there....
Edison releases plan for moving spent fuel, pushes for federal responsibility
REGION — In mid-March, Southern California Edison released its plans for the future offsite relocation of spent nuclear fuel currently stored at the San Onofre...
Environmental advocacy group files lawsuit to stop SONGS demolition
REGION — The Samuel Lawrence Foundation, a Del Mar-based environmental advocacy group, is suing the California Coastal Commission to overturn the agency’s approval of the...
San Onofre plant manager Lou Bosch to retire
REGION — After working 35 years at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Lou Bosch is retiring next month after spending the last six years...
Commentary: Edison panel should build trust, not stone walls
Southern California Edison’s ratepayer-funded Community Engagement Panel is a sham....
Boerner Horvath’s bill protecting San Onofre State Beach awaits governor’s signature
REGION — San Onofre State Beach is one step closer to being fully protected from any new infrastructure development. Assemblywoman Tasha Boerner Horvath’s (D-Encinitas) bill, AB...
Spent fuel storage process complete at San Onofre
REGION — At long last, all 73 canisters of spent nuclear fuel have been downloaded into dry storage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station....