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As San Onofre's Radioactive Waste Goes Underground, Opponents Search For Alternatives

Alison St John

As the San Onofre nuclear power plant is decommissioned, the twin domes visible from Interstate 5 will disappear. But thousands of highly radioactive spent fuel rods will remain.
Environment

Edison Reveals Design Flaws In New Canisters Storing Nuclear Waste At San Onofre

Alison St John

Southern California Edison stopped loading spent nuclear fuel rods into canisters at San Onofre after discovering a design flaw in the containers used to store the nuclear waste.
Environment

Former 'Navy Mayor' Urges Reassessment Of San Onofre's Nuclear Waste Risks

Alison St John

The former “Navy Mayor” of San Diego is asking top brass at Camp Pendleton to consider moving the spent fuel from San Onofre to a site on the base, further from the beach. Retired Adm. Len Hering said he believes the risks of storing the nuclear waste next to the ocean have not been correctly assessed.
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San Diego County Climate Plan Under Fire

Erik Anderson

The San Diego Sierra Club is back in court challenging San Diego County’s latest Climate Action Plan.
Environment

Edison Names Panel Of San Onofre Nuclear Waste Advisors

Alison St John

Southern California Edison has engaged a panel of experts to advise the company on how to move nuclear waste off the storage site near the beach at San Onofre.
Military

Navy Cancels Plan For Hybrid Engines On Destroyers

Steve Walsh

The Great Green Fleet, launched in San Diego in 2016, touted many of the Navy's efforts to lessen reliance on fossil fuel. Those programs are now under scrutiny in the Trump Administration.
Environment

Sempra Energy President, CEO To Retire

City News Service

Debra L. Reed 's retirement announcement comes just four days after regulators in Texas approved Sempra's deal to buy the largest utility in the Lone Star State.
Environment

New Hope In Effort To Move Nuclear Waste Off San Onofre Beach

Alison St John

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a technical review of a license for an interim storage site for nuclear waste in New Mexico. It’s a hopeful sign for those fighting to find an alternative to burying spent nuclear fuel 100 feet from the beach at San Onofre.
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High-Tech Battery Research Comes With Ethical Dilemmas

Maureen Cavanaugh

Michael Lipkin

When you think about battery research, ethical issues may not be the first to come to mind. But scientists who work with batteries know better.
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Consumer Watchdog Urges CPUC To Reject San Onofre Settlement

Alison St John

A consumer watchdog group is opposing a settlement agreement that charges ratepayers about $2 billion for the shutdown of San Onofre.