CBG News
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ATSDR Rejects Petition to Repudiate SSFL Health Studies, Cleanup
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced on December 7th that it will reverse course on plans to get involved at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL). The announcement comes after months of public outcry over ATSDR’s prior decision to accept a petition that asked the agency to repudiate studies that showed potential health risks from SSFL and to weigh in against the site’s cleanup agreements. The petition was submitted by a former manager at SSFL and current consultant to the Department of Energy, which is one of the polluters at SSFL.
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CBG & Other Organizations Oppose Petitions to NRC to Relax Radiation Protections and Declare Radiation Good For You
Read the letters here: Comments to NRC Opposing Hormesis Petitions for Rulemaking NRDC & CBG Comments LNT Docket 19 Nov 2015
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Stand-down order at San Onofre questioned
The plant is closed. but radioactive material remains The San Diego Union Tribune Reports
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Edison Never Told Federal Regulators Of San Onofre Equipment Design Flaw
KPBS reports here.
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NBC4 SSFL Investigation – LA’s Nuclear Secret
NBC4 has revealed the results of a year long investigation into the Santa Susana Field Laboratory! The first two segments of the investigation, "LA's Nuclear Secret" air on September 21 and 22.
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Lead contamination found at up to 10,000 southeast L.A. County homes
The California Enivornmental Protection Agency, however, says that no action needs to be taken since lead has not yet been found in the blood of residence! Read this extraordinary article...
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Local State Regulators Face Tough Questions Over Lead Contamination Near Exide Battery Plant
CBS Los Angeles reports.
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Senate panel OKs head of Department of Toxic Substances Control
The LA TIMES reports here.
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Study: Earthquake could exceed nuclear power plant design
Bakersfield Now reports. Daniel Hirsch, a lecturer on nuclear policy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a critic of the nuclear power industry, called the findings “deeply troubling.”...
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Who Controls the SSFL Cleanup – Boeing or the Public? Next SSFL Work Group February 4, 2015
Join us on at the next SSFL Work Group meeting to learn new developments about the contamination and cleanup at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Wednesday, February 4 at 6:30 PM...
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Dan Hirsch Testifies Before Senate Environment Committee on Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant
Read an article about the testimony here. Read Dan Hirsch’s Senate testimony here. Read Sam Blakeslee’s testimony here.
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CBG’s 2014 Annual Report!
In this year’s annual report, we discuss a recent court decision blocking radioactive waste shipments to unlicensed disposal sites. Earlier this year, CBG reported that Boeing had been shipping radioactive...
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NRC Official Calls for Shutdown of Diablo Canyon
New Earthquake Fault More Capable Than Reactor Was Designed to Withstand Read AP article here Read formerly secret NRC inspector’s report here
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Legal Case Filed to Shut Diablo Canyon
Read news article here and the legal brief here.
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Green groups say EPA rules would weaken radiation standards
The Hill reports.