Category: Nuclear Power
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.
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
San Onofre insider says NRC should not allow nuclear restart
10News reports.
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »