Behind The Scenes In The CPUC Investigation Into San Onofre

Governor Brown has the power to shut down San Onofre. He appointed 4 of the 5 CPUC Commissioners. He also can  also influences the state Water Resources Control Board. They can force Edison to comply with the ban on once-through cooling. This would be prohibitively expensive for Edison. Time to put this problem at the Governor's doorstep and also tell our state elected representatives to represent us instead of Edison. We have a surplus of power in California and the state's electric grid operator has plans to get us through another hot summer without San Onofre.

The steam generators are the worst in the nation, showing decades of wear after less than two years of wear and leaking radiation after less than one year. Onofre has the worst safety complaint record and highest rate of retaliation against employees who report safety problems. Get the facts at sanonofresafety.org. See NRC reports and reports from independent experts. Learn how you can help.

March 20, 2013 at 6:16 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

San Onofre's Future Still Hangs In The Balance

To learn more about these and other issues with San Onofre and to learn what you can do to help, go to http://sanonofresafety.org/

See charts with NRC data showing why San Onofre has the worst safety record and worst record of retaliation against employees who report safety concerns. Hear interviews from whistleblowers.

See charts comparing San Onofre's steam generators with all others in the nation. It will be obvious why Unit 2 is one of the worst in the nation and should not be restarted.

See government data showing California has a 40% surplus of power WITHOUT San Onofre and CAISO's plants to take us through another hot summer without San Onofre.

Learn why history has shown us we cannot count on the NRC to protect our interests above the nuclear industry's interests.

December 20, 2012 at 9:56 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

NRC To Host Public San Onofre Meeting Tonight

Edison told us these steam generators were the best technology the industry had to offer and would last at least 40 years. Instead they leaked radiation in one year and have set a new record for worst steam generators in the nation, according to NRC data. Now Edison wants to restart this defective equipment without fixing it first and the NRC has not told them "no".

This, along with San Onofre's worst nuclear safety record in the nation and highest rate of retaliation against employees who report safety problems says it all.

Concerned citizens oppose Edison's re-start of their defective nuclear reactors. We demand a full, transparent Adjudicatory Hearing and License Amendment process, including evidentiary hearings with sworn testimony and cross-examination which include experts independent of the NRC, Edison and the nuclear power industry. This public meeting tonight cannot be considered a substitute for this process. Given how we arrived at this point and the serious loss of faith by the public in the NRC and Edison as a result, we can see no reason why all five NRC Commissioners would not want this as well. That process should be started immediately.

SanOnofreSafety.org

October 9, 2012 at 10:41 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )